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Music, Culture & Soulful Conversation with host Alexis Lombre. Watch clips from our first two guests, Georgia Anne Muldrow and Lizz Wright. About Alexis Alexis Lombre is a an artist, pianist, vocalist, composer, and producer from Chicago. She discovered early that the true essence of music is not just about what you hear, but how it makes you feel. Her mission is to keep the 'Soul' in music alive. Her latest single, "Boundaries," a powerful anthem about standing up for onesel

Just Jazz and Just Jazz Magazine mourns the loss of vocalist Cassandra Wilson, who passed away on September 1st, 2026 at the age of 70. We send our condolences to her family, friends and fans across the globe and around the world. #ripcassandrawilson Just Jazz Cafe host LeRoy Downs had a chance to spend an hour chatting with Cassandra on Zoom during the Covid lockdown a few years ago for our Just Jazz Cafe Series. Enjoy.

The following article also appears in the Jazz Journalists Association News. A deeper photo gallery curated by the photographer for Just Jazz Magazine is included here. The legacy of the Newport Jazz Festival is uncontested. As the oldest jazz festival in North America (established in 1954), Newport is simply hallowed ground. Louis, Ella, Miles, Coltrane, Sonny, and countless others all left their marks through George Wein’s vision. And some 72 years later, under the stewards

The Just Jazz Student Jam is BACK and better than ever having recently kicked off the popular series on Monday, July 20th at our brand new location at the 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica, California. Leading the first jam in our new performance space was dynamic Long Beach trumpeter, Tatiana Tate. Coming off of a whirlwind weekend of high profile performaces, Tatiana was joined by dozens of friends and fellow musicians, high school, college and university music stud

Just Jazz Magazine Staff Photographer and Board Member Jim Brock covers the SMIJF.

"A Life in Jazz, Brought Together on JustJazz.TV." Hit the link below to read the article about Just Jazz TV from the folks at Go Daddy and .TV 🔥🔥🔥 #justjazztv #justjazz #godaddY CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

In the Spring of 2015 @leroythejazzcat and @itsfreddyhoops created The Jazz Creative. The show aired on several television stations around the country, was self-funded, edited and produced. Airtime was purchased on local stations reaching over 70% of the country as we attempted to showcase many of the local artists that we championed. One of those musicians was guitarist Jeff Parker, aka @jeffparkersounds newly arrived from Chicago. He performed with another AACM inspired art

"We Do This to Express Something", Kicking Off The Future Is Now Concert Series @ LMU

Monterey County Now. "It was a gloomy year for arts and culture broadly, but there are things to celebrate locally."

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Take a peek at just a few of Just Jazz Staff Photographer Jim Brock's Photos for our Just Jazz Magazine Year In Review. Visit the website at www.justjazz.tv or hit the link in the bio to see more great jazz photography by the best in the biz! We'll see you all in 2026. Courtesy @jimbrockphoto #justjazzmagazine #justjazzphotos #justjazztv #justjazz #justjazzfoundation #jazz #photos (left to right) KEYON HARROLD KENNY GARRETT RON CARTER TERENCE BLANCHARD CHIEF XIA

Just Jazz Foundation is a Non Profit 501c3, EIN #84-4817227. Your support helps us present live jazz music and create performance opportunities for both seasoned and aspiring young jazz artists and musicians. Our mission is to preserve, celebrate and pass along the cultural heritage of jazz and blues — America’s original art forms — through community education, live performance, and intergenerational collaboration . We seek support to expand our community-based jazz and blues

Jazz Isn’t (Just) What You Think It Is! Just Jazz Magazine welcomes Mia Arevalo as our newest contributing writer.

Check back soon for a full review by Mia Arevalo of two nights of great live jazz music and a peek into the future of jazz at the hottest new performance space in the Arts District in DTLA, Sound Dhaba, where, with the Just Jazz Foundation, presented a beautiful duo set featuring trumpeter Julien Knowles and alto saxophonist Devin Daniels and a killer set with rising jazz pianist Isaiah Harwood and Treekeeper featuring Isaiah on piano, Graeham Guerin on bass, Mark Ferber on d

Our friend and former Just Jazz Staff Photographer Hal Masonberg, who now lives in Barcelona, Spain and covers the local jazz scene, posted some fantastic photos and a review of a recent performance by Just Jazz Concert Series and Hancock Institute alum and current Blue Note Records Pianist Paul Cornish, playing at the extraordinary Festival de Jazz de Barcelona. The trio features Paul on piano, Jermaine Paul on bass and Jonathan Pinson on drums. About Pinson, Masonberg wrote

Hello, Eric, Tina, Teodross, and John, On behalf of all of us at Boston Court, I want to thank you for such a truly glorious evening of music, and, as ever, Fred. LeRoy and Just Jazz for introducing us to your brilliance. That was a truly stunning concert, the jazz was on fire, and all of your playing was so thrilling. And I loved that you kicked off with the venerable Thelonious Monk and then played so many of your own fantastic compositions, what a gift. Each of you are in

Nubya Garcia The recently concluded granddaddy of jazz festivals, the Newport Jazz Festival, delivered a stunning array of classic...

To say there is something special about the world’s longest running jazz festival (with Monterey Jazz a close second) is stating the blatantly obvious. It is steeped in the tradition of giants, founded in 1954 by pianist and band leader George Wein who produced the event over six decades, remaining true to the adventure of the music throughout. But what really strikes me is how people listen, from Gen Alpha on up. Riveted to the experience of the creative act itself in a way

I’ve been covering legacy music festivals for close to 20 years, including the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals, where I am one of the few photographers from west of the Mississippi. But one festival had eluded me all this time, Monterey Jazz. Monterey’s roots are almost as deep as Newport’s (1958 for Monterey and 1954 for Newport) and the two are tentpoles to celebrating the art form in North America, and worldwide. So, it was with great anticipation and a kid’s excitement

Dayramir González at MEAM The are some musicians who are extremely skilled craftsmen. There are others who have a deep soul for expression. Then there are those who exhibit both. Cuban jazz pianist Dayramir González is one of those musicians. The piano is but an extension of his thoughts, his feelings, another body part that moves and dances with the rhythms of both his inner and outer worlds. This past September, González visited both Spain and Catalunya for a solo mini-tour