Lizz Wright

Today BRIC announced the eighth annual BRIC JazzFest, which will take place Oct. 20-22, with a guest curation by trumpeter Maurice Brown.

'Holding Space' will be the first release on Lizz Wright's own label, Blues and Greens Records. WBGO is proud to premiere a short film by the same name, created under pandemic conditions.

Ella Fitzgerald and The Apollo Theater — the two iconic names have been entwined since the dawn of her performing career, when she stepped out of…

Doug spoke with a number of musicians, producers and writers while organizing a WBGO News roundup of tributes to Aretha Franklin. Here are three…

Lizz Wright is well acquainted with the storytelling power of a journey. Her music, rooted in the gospel truths and rustic byways of this country, could…

Lizz Wright, “Seems I’m Never Tired Lovin’ You”Lizz Wright delivered a gift last year in the form of her sixth album, Grace. A statement of extravagant…

Before she honored the life and music of her “friend and sister” Geri Allen with a Winter Jazzfest concert at the New School, drummer Terri Lyne…

This year supplied no shortage of notable and often inspiring music — sounds that flirt in and outside jazz. Here are a few you should listen to.The…

The sixth TD James Moody Jazz Festival runs Nov. 4 through 12 at NJPAC, with more than a dozen concerts across a range of styles.Among the marquee events…

“I think this was a vintage year,” said Andre Menard, one of the founders of Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, and a friend of mine for 25…