By timOTHY ORR
January 12, 2020 •
Now that the decade has moved on into the "roaring twenties," there have a been a lot of “best of the 2010s” lists coming out. Looking back at MJF over the decade, we experienced a real change as the audiences and artists began to shift. Here are some of the key moments that show the evolution of jazz, the festival and the attitudes that surround...
By timOTHY ORR
October 11, 2019 •
ABOVE: Christian McBride conducting his big band for the premiere of "Roy Anthony: The Fearless One."
The 62nd Monterey Jazz Festival came to a close on September 29, and was an inspiration to many people, especially for those who know our jazz education alumni. In the center of it all was Kanoa Mendenhall, who played six sets on the Yamaha...
By timOTHY ORR
September 17, 2019 •
ABOVE: The Next Generation Jazz Orchestra performing at the Concert on the Lawn in 2014. ©Edie Ellis
You know that the Monterey Jazz Festival is close when the Concert on the Lawn takes place on the Thursday before the gates open. Inaugurated in 1990 and called the “Brown Bag Lunch Concert,” it's now called the “Concert on the Lawn.” Created for...
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...
