Tag: Jazz

Ethiopian-born and Brooklyn-raised cultural activist Meklit will bring a blend of jazz, folk, and global roots to the stage at Lafayette Theater.

Learn 5 new things about the group before their Purdue Jazz Fest headlining performance on Friday, January 22nd.

The DIVA Jazz Orchestra will let the music speak for itself as they help ring in the 2016 Purdue Jazz Festival with their roaring sound and sublime swing.

Philip Glass was inspired by David Bowie to compose two symphonies. The English rocker’s influence runs deep.

Here is a list of 10 reasons why you should see Cécile McLorin Salvant during her upcoming performance later this month.

Grammy-nominated jazz artist Cécile McLorin Salvant will grace the stage of Loeb Playhouse with a jazz repertoire that spans decades.

Purdue Convocations’ 2015-16 season, will feature more than 25 events, including an array of Broadway musicals, lectures, opera, theatre, music and concerts.

The Purdue Jazz Festival’s 25th anniversary will kick off with Chris Potter Underground, which will perform on Friday, January 16 at 8:00 p.m. at Purdue University’s Loeb Playhouse.  This performance is presented by Purdue Convocations. Digging into the funk and jazz...

Béla Fleck has been nominated in more different Grammy® categories than anyone in the awards’ history—country, pop, jazz, bluegrass, classical, folk, spoken word, composition, and arranging. See Béla Fleck live at Purdue University on November 14 with Brooklyn Rider. Q:...

Melissa Aldana's third album and her first for Concord Records - entitled "Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio" - has been released today Tuesday June 24 in the US. The album also features master bassist Pablo Menares (also from Chile) as...

Accelerando, the latest album by the Vijay Iyer Trio, has gotten such rave reviews that it hardly bears writing a new one, so I’ll simply point the way for you. Whether you read about music in DownBeat, or The New...