By J. R. Carroll
The academic calendar winds down in May, but jazz in New England just begins the transition to summer in a month packed with tributes and celebrations.
Substitute vodka for cachaça and you get a caipiroska; mix three Russians and two South Americans and you get Tridos, an intoxicating twist on Latin jazz. They’ll [...]

By J. R. Carroll
If January inspires a desire for warmer climes and a trip to the tropics isn’t in the cards, you can still come in out of the cornstarch and dry your mukluks as musicians who’ve brought their traditions to Boston from around the world turn up the heat.

Zili Misik and their distinctive mix [...]

By J. R. Carroll
After the New England Conservatory’s well-deserved turn in the limelight last month in celebration of the 40th anniversary of their jazz studies program, the Berklee College of Music comes to the fore in November with a strong series of performances on- and off-campus.

Photo by Jesus Angel Hernandez de Rojas, available under a [...]