By timOTHY ORR
September 05, 2019 •
ABOVE: Top to bottom, L-R columns: Allison Miller, Don Was, Antonio Sánchez, Angela Davis, Maxine Gordon, Kenny Barron & Dave Holland, Derrick Hodge, Chris Botti
Each year at the Monterey Jazz Festival, we are proud to include conversations and interviews with artists and to shed light on topics relevant to the jazz world. In 2019, we are...
By timOTHY ORR
August 29, 2019 •
ABOVE: The Next Generation Womein in Jazz Combo at the Jazz Education Network Convention in Reno, Nevada in January 2019. Photo ©Monterey Jazz Festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) has been committed to providing all young people with access to high-quality music education opportunities for nearly a half-century. In 2019, MJF created the first...
By timOTHY ORR
August 21, 2019 •
This is the fourth installment of musicians who are performing at the 62nd Monterey Jazz Festival who have participated on our jazz education programs over the years. Whether on the road or in the classroom, these arists have contributed back to the educational jazz world that brought out and nurtured their talents and creativity. Welcome back to...
By timOTHY ORR
August 15, 2019 •
ABOVE L-R: Christian McBride at MJF51 in 2008; Roy Hargrove at MJF60 in 2017. Photos ©Craig Lovell and Tomas Ovalle.
In 2018, the jazz world suffered a great loss with the death of trumpeter Roy Hargrove at age 49. An eight-time performer at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Hargrove epitomized the evolution of the jazz tradition for 30 years and made...
By timOTHY ORR
August 09, 2019 •
Continuing with our third installment of a four-part blog about the MJF education alumni who are returning to MJF62 for performances, we are proud to feature some of the musicians that have gone on to make significant contributions to the world of jazz and beyond. We hope you enjoy these talented musicians as much as we do, and we are looking...
