Moment's Notice

Although August winds to a close, the jazz scene is still wide-open. This week, the lauded esperanza spalding, Bobby Broom, and Chris Botti are stopping in town.

Plenty of offerings on the jazz scene this week, including two lauded vocalists and two saxophone quartets.

Following the weather, the jazz scene is hot this week, with Gregory Porter, Lalah Hathaway, and Jamison ross featured together at the Dell, bassist Hannah Marks at Chris', and more.

Summer means music festival season. This week features two jam-packed jazz festivals and more.

Herbie Hancock touches down in Philly, and Kamasi Washington joins Robert Glasper and Terrace Martin for Dinner Party. Plus the Steve Weiss Mallet Festival and more.

This week: Ravi Coltrane and The Philadelphia Orchestra celebrate Coltrane 100, along with an Alice Coltrane book event, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Sasha Berliner and more.

Be careful with these upcoming jazz performances, they're sure to add to the summer heat!

Although Independence Day has come and gone, jazz performances still abound.

Freedom means many different things, and as we barrel toward America’s 250th, we’re giving some thought about what it means to our music. You could do worse than to peruse what’s happening on the scene in the coming week, as laid out in Moment's Notice.

From post-rock band Tortoise to gayageum virtuoso DoYeon Kim, this week offers a wide variety of inventive sounds and styles.