Monthly Highlights

Tuesday, April 22 marks Earth Day – an annual event to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Stingray DJAZZ values this important initiative, and honors the instrument traditionally at the root of a jazz performance, on what also happens to be the birthday of one of its most important pr…

From April 24 to 26, 2025, annual trade fair and festival jazzahead! is taking place in the German city of Bremen. jazzahead! brings together musicians, bookers, agents, organizers, jazz experts, and music enthusiasts at the world’s largest jazz event. In 2025, jazzahead! pays special attention to t…

Like every month, Editor’s Choice presents a hand-picked favorite of Stingray DJAZZ's editor-in-chief, Karen van der Stal. This month's choice fell on American blues singer and guitarist Popa Chubby. One of the most popular figures of New York's blues scene, Chubby describes his own style as "The St…

International Jazz Day is the world’s largest celebration of jazz. Since 2011, UNESCO's annual International Jazz Day has been raising worldwide awareness of the virtues of jazz as a force of peace, freedom, diversity, unity, and dialogue that enhances cooperation among people and is an effective ed…