Limited vocals, complex instrumentals, improvisational sets and highbrow connoisseurs have a tendency to alienate listeners. The “point of entry is critical,” said Hans Schuman, founder and artistic ...

REDLANDS >> The multipurpose room at Clement Middle School was transformed into an old-time underground jazz club Thursday, as students learned the history of the blues courtesy of the Redlands Bowl ...

Metta Quintet begin their Spring Tour on April 9 in Los Angeles, followed by a series of dates, including one at the Harlem Stage on April 17. The band has hit the road in support of its ...

Hans Schuman knows the often numbing drudgery that running even a successful non-profit organization can mean. “There is that stretch of time when you’re not on the road, when you’re going to the ...

On November 29, the New York City-based nonprofit JazzReach launches its 2011-2012 national touring season with a special one-night-only event at The Jazz Standard in New York City. The event will ...

Jazzanooga, Chattanooga’s Jazz Festival, announced Monday that NYC based JazzReach and the Metta Quintet have been added to the April lineup. Jazzanooga draws fans from across the region for a month ...

But a little prologue. The first set I saw on Saturday at Winter Jazz Fest featured a band called the Metta Quintet. In its incarnation that night, it featured a killer front line of Marcus Strickland ...

The New York-based Metta Quintet will explore new artistic territory in a one-night show in Orange County on Jan. 27 celebrating the globalization of jazz music. In “JazzReach: Big Drum/Small World” ...

Every great musician starts from somewhere, including today’s crop of hip hop and R&B superstars. Artists like Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars are enormously talented in their own right, but there ...

Jazzanooga, Chattanooga’s Jazz Festival, announced Tuesday that NYC based JazzReach and the Metta Quintet will perform Friday evening at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center. Jazzanooga draws fans from ...