The 2024 Bruce Lundvall Visionary Award will be given to Grammy Award-winning bassist, educator, conductor, producer, arranger and composer John Clayton. His professional career began at age 19 when he worked on a television series produced by composer Henry Mancini. Clayton has been a member of ...

Guitarist Russell Malone, who passed away at the age of 60 on Aug. 23, 2024, will be honored with a musical tribute to close out the first day of Jazz Congress. The concert will celebrate Malone, who was known for “a distinctive style that was precise and spare but at the same time warm and lusci...

It is no secret that men have dominated the jazz space since its inception. How do woman, woman-identifying and non binary jazz industry individuals move through these spaces, remain confident, resilient, and create space for more women in the music - both on the bandstand and behind the scenes? ...

12:30-1:45pm
In Conversation: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Patrice Rushen and Lakecia Benjamin ...