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Wayne Shorter is the composer and esperanza spalding wrote the libretto, the lyrics for "Iphigenia," the opera that will be performed at the Kennedy Center on Dec. 10 and 11. (Courtesy photo)

Jazz Pioneer Wayne Shorter Remains on a Mission

by Brenda C. Siler December 6, 2021

The National Philharmonic, led by Maestro Piotr Gajewski, celebrates American jazz with "Sounds of New Orleans: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong" Saturday, March 30, 8 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore's Concert Hall. Byron Stripling will perform Armstrong's greatest hits, including his signature version of "When the Saints Go Marchin' In."

Trumpeter, Singer Byron Stripling Salutes Louis Armstrong

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor March 27, 2019October 31, 2020

Ravi Coltrane (Courtesy photo)

Ravi Coltrane Charts Own Jazz Path

by Brenda C. Siler March 6, 2019October 31, 2020

Herbie Hancock

Entertainment, Lifestyle

Herbie Hancock Rocks the Strathmore

by Brenda C. Siler June 26, 2018October 31, 2020

Dianne Reeves

Top Artists Honor 2018 Jazz Masters

by Brenda C. Siler April 11, 2018October 31, 2020

Billy Strayhorn (Courtesy of jazzednet.org)

Books, Entertainment

Book Marks Centennial of Billy Strayhorn’s Birth

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor November 11, 2015October 30, 2020

Allen Toussaint performs at Stockholm at 2009. (Henryk Kotowski via Wikipedia)

Allen Toussaint, 77, New Orleans R&B Icon, Dies

by WI Webstaff November 10, 2015October 30, 2020

Pianist, composer and music director Ray Angry will reimagine the renowned "Sarah Vaughn with Clifford Brown" LP recording with an ensemble of talented musicians and vocalists at the Kennedy Center in Northwest on Oct. 24. (Courtesy of Kennedy Center)

Ray Angry: Taking Jazz to a New Stratosphere

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor October 21, 2015October 30, 2020

Ornette Coleman, Jazz Musician, Dies Aged 85

by Washington Informer June 11, 2015October 30, 2020

Jazz Musician Marsalis Cancels Venezuela Shows Amid Tensions

by Washington Informer March 12, 2015October 30, 2020