Bill Meredith

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George Brown, founding drummer for funk/R&B icons Kool & the Gang, displays his jazz and multi-instrumental talents on a second posthumous solo release. Drummer George “Funky” Brown (1949-2023) earned that well-deserved nickname as the founding drummer for Kool & the Gang, co-writing hits from the band’s early funk classic “Jungle Boogie” through later R&B vehicles... JAZZIZ Discovery Membership Required You must be a JAZZIZ Discovery member to access this content. Join Now

1 week ago | jazziz.com | Bill Meredith

Saxophonist Dan Moretti & Brazilia channel the Latin side of Wayne Shorter on Live at the Pump House Music Works (Roots Grooves). A 2017 inductee into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame, tenor saxophonist Dan Moretti is also nearing his 30-year anniversary as a professor at the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston.... You must be a JAZZIZ Discovery member to access this content. Already a member? Log in here

1 week ago | jazziz.com | Bill Meredith

Former NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt will present Metheny with the JFA’s Charlie Christian Award for a lifetime of creative guitar brilliance. At its 2025 Spotlight Jazz Concert Gala, the Jazz Foundation of America will present two headliners representing jazz’s past, present and future at City Winery in New York City on April 17. Vocalist Samara... JAZZIZ Discovery Membership Required You must be a JAZZIZ Discovery member to access this content. Join Now

1 week ago | jazziz.com | Bill Meredith

Eight emerging, improvising artists are paired with renowned bandleaders for apprenticeships through New Music USA and the Berklee Institute of Jazz & Gender Justice. They might be fire-starter words in modern politics, but diversity, equity and inclusion form the impetus of the Next Jazz Legacy program. Now in its fourth year, it’s led by New Music USA, a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing new music in all forms, and the Berklee Institute of Jazz & Gender Justice.

2 weeks ago | jazziz.com | Bill Meredith

International independent record store releases will include albums by Charles Mingus, Bill Evans, Freddie Hubbard, Vince Guaraldi and more on April 12. Vinyl albums have outlasted everything from reel-to-reel, 8-track and cassette tapes to CDs, iPods and streaming services in the minds and ears of many audiophiles. And the latest installment of the 21st Century phenomenon known as Record Store Day, celebrated on April 12, will include numerous jazz artists among its countless releases.