A Place For Jazz

A typical jazz gig may last a few hours, but Skip Parsons’ regular gig lasted for decades, while his influence as a traditional-jazz stalwart echoes past his…

SCHENECTADY - A Place for Jazz saved its biggest for last on Friday when the biggest band of the season roared onstage at the Carl B. Taylor Auditorium at SUNY…

SCHENECTADY - Re-watching Ken Burns’s “Jazz” these days, I’d put Friday’s romp by the Bobby Watson Quartet at A Place for Jazz maybe within Episode 8 “Risk” -…

SCHENECTADY - When you’ve got one of the best jazz releases of the year, the natural inclination is to pump that sucker up like a hot-air balloon so the rest…

The nip of autumn weather was in the air as the Geoffrey Keezer Trio took to the stage. The opener was a cover. The origin of the tune was from an unexpected…

Best bet: Geoffrey Keezer Trio featuring Gillian Margot @ A Place for Jazz at SUNY Schenectady, Schenectady.Three-time Grammy-nominated pianist brings his…

Change happens. It’s inevitable, provided you don’t listen to those longtime campaigners who insist that “We’ve always done it THIS way!” Happily, the board…

“It’ll feel really weird to go to A Place for Jazz and not see Tommy,” said singer Jody Shayne Sunday between songs at Jazz Vespers. The several dozen jazz…

Much of the repertoire of jazz that originated from the 30s to 50s is based upon what is known as the Great American Songbook. Many of these songs came from…

SCHENECTADY - A Place for Jazz (APFJ) and SUNY Schenectady School of Music are presenting a special spring concert featuring the legendary vocalist Ann…

A Place for Jazz (APFJ) and SUNY Schenectady School of Music presents a special spring concert featuring the legendary vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway with…

The long-running A Place For Jazz Concert Series is returning after a more than two-year absence with a special springtime concert and a partnership with SUNY…