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The Village Vanguard Fall Schedule:Fred Hersch This Week, Aaron Parks Next, and a November Packed with Legends

October 20, 2026

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Pete Cater’s Big Band Is Playing PizzaExpress Live on November 1 — His Final London Show for the Foreseeable Future

October 20, 2026

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Cricket Meets Live Jazz in Japan: The 9th Annual Embassy Cup Brings Taro Koyama to the Outfield

October 20, 2026

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The Newport Jazz Festival Benefit Auction Is Live — and Every Bid Supports Music Education and Artist Relief

October 20, 2026

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Dee Dee Bridgewater Is Touring Australia — Sydney Is Done, Perth Is Next, and Melbourne Has Been Canceled

October 20, 2026

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The Five Finalists for the 2026 Sassy Awards Have Been Announced — and They Are Coming to NJPAC on November 22

October 18, 2026

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Samara Joy on Tour, Cécile McLorin Salvant Goes Orchestral, Jeff Goldblum Hits the Miller Theater, and Tonight Is Singing with Swing

October 4, 2026

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The Sassy Awards Are Calling Your Name

September 7, 2026

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: Samara Joy
accepts award for Best Jazz Performance for "Twinkle Twinkle Little Me" onstage during the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony at Peacock Theater on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Singing with Swing: The Golden Revival of Jazz Vocals and the Soundtrack of Sunday Nights on The Improv Cafe’

March 8, 2026

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Singing with Swing on The Improv Café with Live Jazz, Big Band, and Swing – Every Song Played Is the Live Version

November 2, 2025

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Big Big Bands

The Glenn Miller Orchestra Is on the Road and Coming to Your Town — Plus, Swing with the Big Bands Is on Tonight

October 16, 2026

by The Improv Cafe' Swinging with Big Bands

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Labor Day Jazz, Miles at 100,and a Summer That Delivered

August 28, 2026

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The Improv Café Insider Jazz Report: Newport Goes Dark, the Village Vanguard Ignites, and the Battle of the Big Bands Is Coming to a Stage Near You

July 24, 2026

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The Improv Café: Where Every Note Is Live and the Summer of Swing Has Never Sounded This Good

June 26, 2026

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The Big Band Revival Is Real: How Large Jazz Ensembles Are Driving a New Era of Live Music, Education, and Cultural Preservation

June 19, 2026

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The Village Vanguard

The Village Vanguard Fall Schedule:Fred Hersch This Week, Aaron Parks Next, and a November Packed with Legends

October 20, 2026

by The Improv Cafe' Live at the Village Vanguard

Live at The Village Vanguard Tonight on The Improv Café: Where Jazz History Lives, Breathes, and Broadcasts in Real Time

April 21, 2026

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The Improv Café Goes Live at the Village Vanguard Tonight: Five Straight Hours of Pure, Unfiltered Jazz Recording from Vanguard!

March 3, 2026

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The Improv Café — Live at the Village Vanguard: where live jazz history still happens, one set at a time

February 3, 2026

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The Improv Café Spotlight the 2025’s Standout New Live Jazz Albums & New 2025 Village Vanguard Releases Along with Upcoming 2026

December 30, 2025

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The Blue Note

UK Parliamentary Jazz Awards Honor Knats and Jean Toussaint, TD James Moody Jazz Festival Comes to Newark, Rochester Launches a New Monthly Series, and Tonight Is Live at the Blue Note

October 14, 2026

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London Jazz Festival Drops Its Full Lineup, Big Band Season Heats Up, New Live Albums Arrive, and Tonight Is Live at the Blue Note

September 30, 2026

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Blue Note Opens London, Robert Glasper Takes Over October, West Orange Jazz Fest This Saturday, and the Village Vanguard Fall Schedule Is Set

September 17, 2026

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Philadelphia Just Did Something Remarkable for John Coltrane — and The Rest of the Jazz World Is Paying Attention, Detroit Jazz Festival, Montclair Jazz Festival, Immanuel Wilkins, More

July 29, 2026

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Summer as Newport, Montreal, Montreux, Blue Note, and the Village Vanguard Showcase the Future of Live Music

June 10, 2026

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The Village Vanguard Fall Schedule:Fred Hersch This Week, Aaron Parks Next, and a November Packed with Legends

October 20, 2026

by The Improv Cafe' Live at the Village Vanguard

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Pete Cater’s Big Band Is Playing PizzaExpress Live on November 1 — His Final London Show for the Foreseeable Future

October 20, 2026

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Cricket Meets Live Jazz in Japan: The 9th Annual Embassy Cup Brings Taro Koyama to the Outfield

October 20, 2026

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The Newport Jazz Festival Benefit Auction Is Live — and Every Bid Supports Music Education and Artist Relief

October 20, 2026

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Dee Dee Bridgewater Is Touring Australia — Sydney Is Done, Perth Is Next, and Melbourne Has Been Canceled

October 20, 2026

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The Inaugural Durham Jazz Festival Opens Tomorrow Night — and Ronnie Scott’s All Stars Are Already Sold Out

October 20, 2026

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Earshot Jazz Festival Is in Its Final Days — and the Coltrane and Miles Tributes Are at Their Peak

October 20, 2026

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Winter’s Jazz Club:The Room Where Chicago Listens

October 20, 2026

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The Five Finalists for the 2026 Sassy Awards Have Been Announced — and They Are Coming to NJPAC on November 22

October 18, 2026

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Selected from a record-breaking pool of more than 360 entrants across 38 countries, these five singers represent the next generation of jazz vocalists. One of ...

The Glenn Miller Orchestra Is on the Road and Coming to Your Town — Plus, Swing with the Big Bands Is on Tonight

October 16, 2026

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UK Parliamentary Jazz Awards Honor Knats and Jean Toussaint, TD James Moody Jazz Festival Comes to Newark, Rochester Launches a New Monthly Series, and Tonight Is Live at the Blue Note

October 14, 2026

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Samara Joy on Tour, Cécile McLorin Salvant Goes Orchestral, Jeff Goldblum Hits the Miller Theater, and Tonight Is Singing with Swing

October 4, 2026

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