Monterey Jazz News & Notes
July 17, 2023
Monterey Jazz Festival fashions! Yes, it’s a “thing!”
Come for the music. Come for the enhanced food court and artisan shops. Come for a weekend in Monterey. Come for the fierce fashions! Check out some iconic artists and...
July 11, 2023
The Road to Monterey: A Shared Past, Present and Future with Ambrose Akinmusire and Elena Pinderhughes
MJF frequently highlights musicians who have come through our jazz education programs. Two such artists at MJF66 share a parallel history, both in their past and present –...
July 10, 2023
The Road To Monterey: Setting Course with Herbie Hancock
It may be hard to believe 60 years has passed since the legendary and iconic pianist Herbie Hancock made his debut appearance at the sixth Monterey Jazz Festival on September...
July 6, 2023
The Road to Monterey: Azar Lawrence’s Epic Experience in Jazz
MJF is proud to present tenor saxophonist Azar Lawrence at MJF66 on the West End Stage at 8pm on Sunday, September 24. This powerful and spiritual-minded Los Angeles-based...
January 12, 2020
The Best of MJF Moments, 2010-2019
Now that the decade has moved on into the “roaring twenties,” there have a been a lot of “best of the 2010s” lists coming out. Looking back at MJF over the decade, we...
October 11, 2019
Kanoa Mendenhall: Another Fearless One
ABOVE: Christian McBride conducting his big band for the premiere of “Roy Anthony: The Fearless One" with Kanoa Mendenhall on bass. The 62nd Monterey Jazz Festival came...
August 15, 2019
Christian McBride Commission Piece Honors Roy Hargrove at MJF62
ABOVE L-R: Christian McBride at MJF51 in 2008; Roy Hargrove at MJF60 in 2017. Photos ©Craig Lovell and Tomas Ovalle. In 2018, the jazz world suffered a great loss with the...
August 1, 2019
An Interview with Katie Thiroux
Rising star Katie Thiroux is a bassist, vocalist, composer, educator, and bandleader. Coming from a musical family in Los Angeles, Katie began her career in music at age four...