Get a free Gigulate account now Login Signup
×

Join Gigulate,
it's free!

Start tracking your favourite bands and get access to automagical music news!
or login
RSS

Every story, every source. Never miss a thing.

With 'Emanon,' legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter finds a way to marry comic books and jazz

2982 days ago
L.A. Times - Entertainment — "Just before he died,” recalls Wayne Shorter, “Miles Davis called me and he said, 'Wayne, write something for me with a chamber orchestra, strings and everything. But put a window in so I can get out of there.'" In the 20th century, the s... more info

Jazz album of the month: Wayne Shorter: Emanon review – vivid and sublimely thrilling

2995 days ago
Guardian Music — Blue NoteIn his youth, saxophonist Wayne Shorter used to travel with his trumpeter brother, Alan, carrying instrument cases labelled Mr Weird and Mr Strange. Even then, the clues to his idiosyncratic art were already showing. The now 85-year-old Newa... more info

2018 Kennedy Center Honorees include Philip Glass, Cher, and Lin-Manuel Miranda

3031 days ago
Consequence of Sound — Country star Reba McEntire and jazz legend Wayne Shorter will also be honored this December. more info

Cher, Philip Glass, Wayne Shorter Among 2018 Kennedy Center Honorees

3031 days ago
Stereogum — Last year, LL Cool J became the first rapper to receive an award at the Kennedy Center Honors. This year, Hamilton will become the first musical to receive an award. The Kennedy Center has occasionally honored groups like the Eagles and creative part... more info

Kennedy Center 2018 Honorees Include Cher and ‘Hamilton.’ Will President Trump Attend?

3031 days ago
New York Times — Reba McEntire, Philip Glass and Wayne Shorter will also be honored at the Kennedy Center ceremony, which Mr. Trump skipped last year after some winners expressed discomfort with him. more info

Watch Ghost & Candlemass Members Cover “Enter Sandman” At Metallica’s Polar Music Prize Acceptance

3072 days ago
Stereogum — Winning the Polar Music Prize is a pretty big deal in the recording industry. Founded by ABBA's manager Stig Anderson, the prize celebrates the "power and importance of music." Last year, Sting and Wayne Shorter were the Laureates, and past honorees ... more info

Jazz album of the month review – Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas Sound Prints: Scandal

3135 days ago
Guardian Music — A beacon of group unity and flexibility with a smouldering title trackThe Sound Prints quintet, co-led by saxophonist Joe Lovano and trumpeter Dave Douglas, can surely book its place on the 2018 albums of the year lists thanks to the smouldering, Mil... more info

Herbie Hancock 'still learning,' as eclectic music icon works on new...

3176 days ago
Topix — Herbie Hancock, a 14-time Grammy Award-winner, is shown at a 2017 concert in Washington, D.C. If anyone is surprised that such hip-hop stars as Common, Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg have been recording with Herbie Hancock for the 77-year-old jazz key... more info

Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock elevate Detroit jazz fest's opening night

3358 days ago
Detroit Free Press — Thousands packed Campus Martius as the festival's 38th annual edition got under way             more info

Detroit Jazz Festival can't-miss picks

3360 days ago
Detroit Free Press — Artist-in-residence Wayne Shorter, legends like Herbie Hancock, Benny Golson, Jack DeJohnette, Chucho Valdes and more will be present for the largest free-of-charge jazz festival in the North America.             more info

Recent news history

Recent postings in the past month

30 days ago
Yesterday
Build a customised Wayne Shorter widget

Explore

About

What's Gigulate?

  • Find all the bands everybody is talking about in news and blogs. Then see them live. Faster.
  • The sharpest music minds plugged into the world's greatest music machine.
  • Find out more