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School Vibes: Nat Adderley Jr. Trio and MPack Music Bring Jazz, Soul, and Dancing Back to Historic Shady Rest November 2, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe' Rochester International Jazz Festival Sets Its 24th Edition for June 2027, and Early-Bird Club Passes Are Already Moving November 2, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe' Seattle’s Earshot Jazz Festival Turns 38 With a Centennial Salute to Coltrane and Miles, and Zaccai Curtis Brings Cubop Back to Life November 2, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe' The Story of Swing: Fly Me to the Moon Takes a Century of Big Band Glory on Tour, and Tonight the Swing Comes to You October 30, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' Swinging with Big Bands 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 Pete Cater’s Big Band Is Playing PizzaExpress Live on November 1 — His Final London Show for the Foreseeable Future 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It’s Hip to Be Square: Cory Weeds Turns Huey Lewis & The News Into Greasy, Swinging Organ Jazz November 2, 2026 The Improv Cafe'
Christian McBride Enters His Art Blakey Era: Ursa Major Debuts With Points of Light as Joan Osborne Reimagines Relish November 2, 2026 The Improv Cafe'
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Old School Vibes: Nat Adderley Jr. Trio and MPack Music Bring Jazz, Soul, and Dancing Back to Historic Shady Rest November 2, 2026 The Improv Cafe'
Rochester International Jazz Festival Sets Its 24th Edition for June 2027, and Early-Bird Club Passes Are Already Moving November 2, 2026 The Improv Cafe'
The Five Finalists for the 2026 Sassy Awards Have Been Announced — and They Are Coming to NJPAC on November 22 October 18, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' Singing with Swing
Samara Joy on Tour, Cécile McLorin Salvant Goes Orchestral, Jeff Goldblum Hits the Miller Theater, and Tonight Is Singing with Swing October 4, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' Singing with Swing
Singing with Swing: The Golden Revival of Jazz Vocals and the Soundtrack of Sunday Nights on The Improv Cafe’ March 8, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' Singing with Swing
Singing with Swing on The Improv Café with Live Jazz, Big Band, and Swing – Every Song Played Is the Live Version November 2, 2025 by The Improv Cafe' Singing with Swing
Wynton Marsalis Takes the World on Tour in Swinging Cities, a Farewell Season Salute to the Places That Shaped His Big Band November 2, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' Swinging with Big Bands
The Story of Swing: Fly Me to the Moon Takes a Century of Big Band Glory on Tour, and Tonight the Swing Comes to You October 30, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' Swinging with 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
Labor Day Jazz, Miles at 100,and a Summer That Delivered August 28, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' Swinging with Big Bands
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 by The Improv Cafe' Swinging with Big Bands
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 by The Improv Cafe' Live at the Village Vanguard
The Improv Café Goes Live at the Village Vanguard Tonight: Five Straight Hours of Pure, Unfiltered Jazz Recording from Vanguard! March 3, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' Live at the Village Vanguard
The Improv Café — Live at the Village Vanguard: where live jazz history still happens, one set at a time February 3, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' Live at the Village Vanguard
The Improv Café Spotlight the 2025’s Standout New Live Jazz Albums & New 2025 Village Vanguard Releases Along with Upcoming 2026 December 30, 2025 by The Improv Cafe' Live at the Village Vanguard
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 by The Improv Cafe' Live at the Blue Note
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 by The Improv Cafe' Live at the Blue Note
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 by The Improv Cafe' Live at the Blue Note
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 by The Improv Cafe' Live at the Blue Note
Summer as Newport, Montreal, Montreux, Blue Note, and the Village Vanguard Showcase the Future of Live Music June 10, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' Live at the Blue Note
It’s Hip to Be Square: Cory Weeds Turns Huey Lewis & The News Into Greasy, Swinging Organ Jazz November 2, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe'
Christian McBride Enters His Art Blakey Era: Ursa Major Debuts With Points of Light as Joan Osborne Reimagines Relish November 2, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe'
Wynton Marsalis Takes the World on Tour in Swinging Cities, a Farewell Season Salute to the Places That Shaped His Big Band November 2, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' Swinging with Big Bands
Old School Vibes: Nat Adderley Jr. Trio and MPack Music Bring Jazz, Soul, and Dancing Back to Historic Shady Rest November 2, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe'
Rochester International Jazz Festival Sets Its 24th Edition for June 2027, and Early-Bird Club Passes Are Already Moving November 2, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe'
Seattle’s Earshot Jazz Festival Turns 38 With a Centennial Salute to Coltrane and Miles, and Zaccai Curtis Brings Cubop Back to Life November 2, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe'
The Story of Swing: Fly Me to the Moon Takes a Century of Big Band Glory on Tour, and Tonight the Swing Comes to You October 30, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' Swinging with Big Bands
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
Pete Cater’s Big Band Is Playing PizzaExpress Live on November 1 — His Final London Show for the Foreseeable Future October 20, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe'
Cricket Meets Live Jazz in Japan: The 9th Annual Embassy Cup Brings Taro Koyama to the Outfield October 20, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe'
The Newport Jazz Festival Benefit Auction Is Live — and Every Bid Supports Music Education and Artist Relief October 20, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe'
Dee Dee Bridgewater Is Touring Australia — Sydney Is Done, Perth Is Next, and Melbourne Has Been Canceled October 20, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe'
The Inaugural Durham Jazz Festival Opens Tomorrow Night — and Ronnie Scott’s All Stars Are Already Sold Out October 20, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe'
Earshot Jazz Festival Is in Its Final Days — and the Coltrane and Miles Tributes Are at Their Peak October 20, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe'
Winter’s Jazz Club:The Room Where Chicago Listens October 20, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe'
The Five Finalists for the 2026 Sassy Awards Have Been Announced — and They Are Coming to NJPAC on November 22 October 18, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' Singing with Swing
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
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 by The Improv Cafe' Live at the Blue Note
Samara Joy on Tour, Cécile McLorin Salvant Goes Orchestral, Jeff Goldblum Hits the Miller Theater, and Tonight Is Singing with Swing October 4, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' Singing with Swing
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 by The Improv Cafe' Live at the Blue Note
Harvard Gets Avant-Garde, West Orange Jazz Fest Delivered, Smoke Honors Thelonious Monk, and Polish Jazz Takes London September 21, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe'
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 by The Improv Cafe' Live at the Blue Note
Blue Note Opens in London, Jazzfest Berlin Goes Big, Wynton’s Final Season, and the Best of Fall Jazz Close to Home September 12, 2026 by The Improv Cafe' The Improv Cafe'