Award-winning Pianist-Composer Shuteen Erdenebaatar Explores Home, Memory, and the Gobi Desert on Her New Quartet Album Bright Folk, out November 20, 2026 via Motéma To the bright folk who carry light through the darkest skies, Who plant quiet dreams and help them rise, Whose warmth remains across distance and time, You are the stars that … Read More
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are proudly open this October with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch The Hot Sardines, Emily Day & Cosmo Alleycats, AMANDA GREEN & FANTASTIC FRIENDS, THE MICHAEL BRECKER QUINDECTET featuring DONNY MCCASLIN Artistic & Musical Director: Meg Okura, Ron Carter Foursight Quartet (Week 1), … Read More
The Return of Ron-tober: Legendary Bassist Ron Carter is Back at Birdland Jazz Club All October Long Ron Carter brings his Jazz Quartet, a duo with Bill Frisell, the Great Big Band and the Foursight Quartet for his annual residency at Birdland NEA Jazz Master and bass virtuoso Ron Carter returns to Birdland Jazz Club, … Read More
Catherine Russell Marks Her 70th Birthday and a Year of Milestones with Special Guest Cyndi Lauper at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater, October 2-3 More info, including tickets, here. 3x GRAMMY nominated vocalist Catherine Russell turns 70 this year, and she’ll mark it with two nights at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater on … Read More
Vocalist Tyreek McDole presents CHROMA, a reflective commentary on home and an homage to songbooks past, contemporary, and future – out November 6th via Artwork Records Building off the momentum of his debut Open Up Your Senses (Artwork Records, 2025), critically acclaimed vocalist and arranger Tyreek McDole has become a mainstay on the jazz scene, … Read More
Caroline Davis, Grey Mcmurray and Qasim Naqvi Turn Unspoken Rapport into Composed Form on Trappings of Sleep, out October 30, 2026 via Red Hook Records Trappings of Sleep, the equal-billing trio recording from saxophonist Caroline Davis, guitarist Grey Mcmurray, and drummer Qasim Naqvi, arrives October 30, 2026 via Red Hook Records. Across nine pieces of … Read More
EYAL VILNER BIG BAND ANNOUNCES A VERY SW!NG OUT HOLIDAY — A 13-TRACK CELEBRATION OF FRIENDSHIP, COMMUNITY, MUSIC AND DANCE ARRANGER AND BANDLEADER EYAL VILNER REIMAGINES CHRISTMAS, HANUKKAH AND NEW YEAR’S FAVORITES THROUGH SWING-ERA BIG BAND, BEBOP, HARD BOP AND JAZZ DANCE FEATURING VOCALIST IMANI ROUSSELLE AND TAP DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER CALEB TEICHER OUT NOVEMBER … Read More
Ryan Middagh presents A Merry Bari Christmas: a celebration of Christmastime, the jazz family that is the big band, and the baritone saxophone – out October 30, 2026 via EarUp For so many, the Christmas season is a time of eager anticipation, exuberant hopefulness, and joyful celebration, as composer-bandleader-saxophonist Ryan Middagh can aptly attest. “As … Read More
B Natural and Music Works International Announce Strategic Merger to Strengthen Global Artist Representation NEW YORK, NY – B Natural and Music Works International (MWI) today announced a strategic merger of MWI’s European operations with B Natural, creating an expanded international artist representation agency focused on delivering broader global opportunities and enhanced support for artists worldwide. … Read More
