James Hale

Aug 12, 2024 | downbeat.com | James Hale

Live, Chris Potter, Melissa Aldana, Lakecia Benjamin, Ambrose Akinmusire, Dave Holland, Keyon Harrold, Jason Moran By James Hale   I  Aug. 13, 2024 In its third edition since rebounding from senior management changes and COVID-related disruptions, the 44th Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, held June 27–July 6, didn’t seem to have dropped a beat this summer, drawing massive crowds to both its free plein air shows and paid indoor concerts.

Apr 9, 2024 | downbeat.com | James Hale

News, From the Magazine, Various Artists By James Hale   I  Apr. 10, 2024 Forty-five years after a handful of jazz enthusiasts in the Canadian cities of Montreal and Ottawa transformed their love affairs with jazz into annual summer festivals, the two events are navigating through changing times.

Jan 17, 2024 | tubefilter.com | James Hale

Marques Brownlee joins AI-based “community engagement engine” for creators

Nov 27, 2023 | tubefilter.com | James Hale

Oct 16, 2023 | downbeat.com | James Hale

By James Hale   I  Oct. 17, 2023 With her iconic bangs, sharp features and free-flowing sense of the absurd, Carla Bley, who died Oct. 17 of brain cancer at age 87, was unable to go unnoticed in the male-dominated jazz world of the ’70s and ’80s. Her distinctive, sometimes-absurdist/always-adventurous compositions made her impossible to forget.