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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

Just Jazz and the Non-Profit Just Jazz Foundation launches 10 City, 12 Concert 2026 West Coast Future Is Now Concert Series Tour @ Loyola Marymount University's Murphy Recital Hall on Grammy Sunday, February 1st @ 5PM with masterclasses, local student musicians and Grammy Nominated and 2023 Herbie Hancock Piano Competition winner Jahari Stampley. Additional cities & venues to be announced soon. Jahari Stampley   Family Trio Family bands are nothing new in jazz, but there’s ne

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