 Jason Moran Wins
DownBeat Critics Poll
Jason Moran scored a triple-crown victory in the 59th Annual DownBeat Critics Poll, winning honors for Jazz Artist of the Year, Jazz Album of the Year and Pianist of the Year.
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Joe Lovano (left), David Liebman and Ravi Coltrane
 HEADLINES
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the recipients of the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award. More »
How can you tell when you’ve got a festival with heart? You know, the kind that keeps people coming back, where a sense of community (even among visiting tourists) emerges spontaneously? More »
Sonny Rollins was named Musician of the Year and Tenor Saxophonist of the Year at the annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards, presented on June 11 in New York. More »
Mitch Winehouse, the 60-year-old father of pop singer Amy Winehouse, has released his first record, Rush Of Love… and it’s swing in the Sinatra tradition. More »
REVIEWS // EDITORS’ PICKS
BY AARON COHEN
During the past few years, the archives of The Netherlands’ Sesjun Radio have been opened and DownBeat has been thrilled to review its …
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BY FRANK ALKYER
For those not familiar with the music of Ed Reed, he’s a jazz singer from California who made his “debut” in 2007 with Ed Reed Sings Love Stories …
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BY FRANK ALKYER
Things are happening in the world of the vibes with great young players like Stefon Harris, Jason Adasiewicz and Chris Dingman (and that's just …
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BY BOBBY REED
After achieving huge success with Capitol, Frank Sinatra founded his own label, and his initial recording for Reprise was Ring-A-Ding Ding!, …
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By FRANK ALKYER
For cellist Erik Friedlander, Bonebridge is a trip down memory lane. His father, Lee, was a photographer who took the family on assignment with him …
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By BOBBY REED
Musical marriages can be difficult. Monty Alexander, however, has the chops and the spirit needed to unite seemingly disparate genres. …
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By Aaron Cohen
The irascible, outspoken and often hilarious Voice of Cleveland, Harvey Pekar, may be best known as the author of a long-running autobiographical narrative depicted in the comic …
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By Bobby Reed
The DownBeat Editors’ Picks column is a forum where we occasionally shine a spotlight on a “Beyond” artist whose music cannot be easily categorized. …
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By aaron cohen
New York tabloids and vindictive gossip columnists had a field day in 1955 when Charlie Parker died in the residence of the Kathleen Annie Pannonica “Nica” de Koenigswarter, who became known as …
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JAZZ SCHOOL // TOOLSHED
Universal Audio has released the Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb plug-in for the UAD-2 platform. The plug-in captures all eight reverb programs available in original 224 firmware version 4.4, including every tunable parameter …
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Gon Bops’ new line of Mariano series congas and bongos are constructed from sustainable …
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Meisel’s new MPT-70 Pocketuner is less than 2 inches in diameter and will tune any instrument. It’s fully chromatic and features a range from B0–B7. The tuner has a built-in stand and keychain, as well as a large display …
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AER has expanded its Bottom Line series of electric bass combos with the Amp Three. Based on a 200-watt power amp, Amp Three employs a pair of 8-inch bass speakers. The smaller speakers enhance …
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Ace Products has introduced the RocknRoller Multi-Cart, the working musician’s best friend. The innovative gear-transporter transforms into eight different …
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