All About Jazz — On April 15th, overlooking New York City's Columbus Circle and Central Park in the Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center will premiere the first episode of a four-part series titled Icons Among Us: jazz in the present tense that the Document... more info

All About Jazz — B.B. King, Herbie Hancock, Dave Matthews Band and, surprisingly, the Black Eyes Peas have joined the bill at this years Montreux Jazz Fest. The Jazz festival is taking place in Switzerland between July 3rd-18th. Steely Dan and Rock Hall inductee J... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: WireImage Kings of Leon, Dave Matthews Band, No Doubt and Taylor Swift will take the stage for The Today Show’s annual summer concert series. Fall Out Boy, Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry and Flo Rida will also join Matt Lauer and Co. Get the co... more info

New York Times — B. B. King, Herbie Hancock, Black Eyed Peas and Lauryn Hill will be among the performers heading to Montreux, on the Lake Geneva shoreline, for the 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, Reuters reported. more info

AllHipHop — Former Fugees member Lauryn Hill will make a high profile appearance at this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival organizers announced today (April 2).   Hill will join some of the world’s biggest stars during the 43rd Annual Montreux Jazz f... more info

Reuters — GENEVA (Reuters) - B.B. King, Herbie Hancock, Black Eyed Peas and Lauryn Hill are booked to perform at the Montreux Jazz festival, one of Europe's most prestigious summer music events, organizers said on Thursday. more info

All About Jazz — For the first time ever, legendary guitarist {{Jimmy Herring = 17411}} is hitting the road under his own name, with a hand-picked ensemble of all-star musicians in support. Pioneering a daring hybrid which crosses rock energy with the sophistication ... more info

All About Jazz — After being first reported last month on our sister blog Culture Monster, the Hollywood Bowl has now dotted the I's and crossed the T's on its 2009 season, which was officially announced this morning. In addition to highlighting previously unannou... more info

JamBase — By: Trevor Pour Sometimes writers find a much easier task in defining an artist through their accomplishments in lieu of their qualifications. Such is the case of Mike Clark, a drummer whose rise to international acclaim occurred during his era w... more info

All About Jazz — Words by: Alex Borsody | Images by: Robert Chapman Eric Krasno/Joe Russo/Andy Hess/Erik Deutsch :: 02.28.09 :: Sullivan Hall :: New York, NY Krasno/Russo/Hess/Deutsch :: 02.28 :: NYC Another night at Sullivan Hall in NYC (Formerly the Lion's Den)... more info