Aug 9, 2022 2:44 PM
Newport Artists Talk Music, Working & Milestones
In stories and signage, the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival paid homage to beloved founder George Wein, who died last…
Drummer/bandleader Nate Smith describes the lows and highs of touring.
Aug 9, 2022 2:44 PM
In stories and signage, the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival paid homage to beloved founder George Wein, who died last…
Ashley Kahn and Brandee Younger are set to discuss the legacy of Alice Coltrane on Wednesday.
Feb 5, 2021 10:31 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Top row from left: Nduduzo Makhathini (Photo: Nailah Makhathini); Brandee Younger and Dezron Douglas at their home in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City (Photo: Courtesy of Artists); Chick Corea (Photo: Toshi Sakurai, Courtesy Chick Corea Productions). Bottom row from left: Christian McBride (Photo: R. Andrew Lepley); Stanton Moore at his home in New Orleans (Photo: Lauren Del Rio); Wolfgang Muthspiel and his 4-year-old daughter, Flora, at their home in Vienna (Photo: Courtesy of Artist); Kris Davis (Photo: ©Caroline Mardok).
Jun 17, 2020 8:56 AM
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Musicians around the globe had gigs, recording dates, mixing sessions—stuff to…
Mark de Clive-Lowe was raised in New Zealand playing piano, moved to the UK during the 1990s and pursued electronic music before moving to Los Angeles and working around the edges of jazz.
May 19, 2020 4:47 PM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Mark Guiliana performs during Winter Jazzfest, which ran at various venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn between Jan. 8 and 18.
Feb 3, 2020 4:47 PM
Winter JazzFest’s already tremendous musical scope has been widening in recent years to include crucial ideas and…
Whether riffing on his latest album, his dynastic jazz family, his formative experiences in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, his teaching experiences, his interest in science or his love of sports, Branford Marsalis speaks his truth.
Jan 6, 2020 11:38 AM
During 2019, DownBeat published hundreds of articles and album reviews. What’s below, though, are some features and…
Chick Corea’s Trilogy, which also includes bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade, are set to play the 2019/20 Symphony Center Presents Jazz series in Chicago on Nov. 1.
Oct 7, 2019 9:40 AM
The 2019/2020 Symphony Center Presents Jazz series in Chicago is set to return Nov. 1.
During the past two-plus…
Brandee Younger’s Soul Awakening is a meticulously curated collection of music she recorded between 2012 and 2013.
May 20, 2019 2:21 PM
Harpist and composer Brandee Younger often faces a curiously inexhaustible question: What kind of music do you play?
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Seeing guitarist Jeff Parker perform sparked new ideas for drummer Makaya McCraven.
Jan 22, 2019 9:42 AM
Makaya McCraven uses various means to create and redirect energy, as evidenced on his latest album, Universal Beings…
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah performs Sept. 29 at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival in Chicago.
Oct 12, 2018 9:29 AM
In its 12th year, Chicago’s Hyde Park Jazz Festival presented an almost preposterous amount of quality music on Sept.…
Brandee Younger curated a portion of the Women’s Jazz Festival at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, which begins March 6.
Mar 6, 2017 5:02 PM
Jazz harpist Brandee Younger is shining a much-needed light on her long-overlooked instrument. In the process, she’s…
Dec 14, 2021 3:34 PM
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