Erykah Badu leveled up yet again, embarking on a 25-date arena excursion dubbed the Unfollow Me tour with yasiin bey (fka Mos Def of Black Star) providing support.
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Stern Grove Festival, the nation’s oldest continual free summer music festival, kicked off 2023’s iteration on the afternoon of Sunday, June 18th with Grammy-award-winning jazz supergroup Snarky Puppy, with direct support from all-world guitarist Isaiah Sharkey.
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What’s on offer at Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa is the creme de la creme of contemporary Black American music, past, present, and future across three stages, all of it delivered in the breathtaking environs of Napa Valley.
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Reverence, respect, lineage, and legacy were on lustrous display last weekend at the venerable Blue Note New York, as Lettuce returned to the famed venue for the first time since 2018.
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On the heels of a fantastic NOLA Jazz Fest 2023, please welcome New Orleans-based guitarist/vocalist ARI TEITEL (The Rumble) to Episode 067. I’ve been keepin’ ears and eyes on Ari for the past few years as he continually made waves in this country’s greatest musical city.
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It’s a marathon, not a sprint, and maximizing your Jazz Fest requires a certain balance of discipline, focus, nutrition, libation, and righteous intention. The hot days stretch into long nights and flow into early mornings. Not for the easily fatigued, nor the faint of heart, the NOLA Jazz Fest experience remains a tradition like none other.
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Welcome STS9 bassist ALANA ROCKLIN! Based in Nashville, Rocklin has a diverse musical background and thorough collaborative resumé. Mentored by
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On Wednesday April 19th, Bicycle Day SF will once again host a phantasmagorical evening of live music and high art at The Midway SF in festive celebration of Albert Hofmann’s discovery of LSD 80 years ago to the day.
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For the penultimate night of their debut tour, Krasno Moore Project stormed into San Francisco and set up shop at The Chapel in The Mission. As has been their custom in several cities they visited on this run, KMP called upon some local cats to ably assist their new operation, welcoming Jazz Mafia for a few songs on a Friday night in Fog City.
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Hosted by STS9, Resonate Suwannee returned to the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL on March 30 through April 1. The event’s third iteration provided a phenomenal three-day experience, delivering high art and even higher vibes at one of the premiere festival venues in the U.S.
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