Dec 2, 2020 1:13 PM
New York’s Jazz Standard Announces Permanent Closure
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on and further economic stimulus from the federal government remains in limbo,…
The Mingus Big Band performs at the Jazz Standard in New York. The club announced its permanent closure on Tuesday amid a spike in new COVID-19 cases.
Dec 2, 2020 1:13 PM
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on and further economic stimulus from the federal government remains in limbo,…
Blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa is heading up the Fueling Musicians program, an emergency relief effort he launched during the pandemic.
Dec 2, 2020 8:46 AM
You can’t keep a hard-working bluesman down. Despite the pandemic-related lockdown, blues-rock superstar Joe…
Oberlin vocal instructor La Tanya Hall (foreground) and student Diana Gruber (on monitor) meet in two “real-time” rooms.
Dec 1, 2020 9:00 AM
What Does on-campus instruction look like and feel like during the pandemic? As students across the nation headed back…
Brian Charette plans to stream a set marking the release of a new album on Saturday.
Nov 30, 2020 9:58 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Veronica Swift has both a historical connection to the music and a desire to expand its artistic purview.
Nov 27, 2020 9:00 AM
Welcome to our enthusiastic, optimistic look at the future.
Below, DownBeat presents short profiles of two dozen…
Resonance Records’ Sonny Rollins album, Rollins In Holland, will be available as part of Record Store Day Black Friday (Nov. 27). The album’s packaging includes many photos, including this shot of bassist Ruud Jacobs (left) and Rollins performing on May 5, 1967.
Nov 26, 2020 1:29 PM
For vinyl collectors, the day after Thanksgiving traditionally has been a time to rush to a local independent retailer…
Online recording via asynchronous multi-tracking—long regarded as a convenient, cost-saving option for bands and long-distance musical partners—is rapidly becoming a necessity in today’s pandemic-afflicted world.
Nov 26, 2020 9:00 AM
Great recordings require a high level of cooperation from everyone involved. From initial concept through final…
This is Noah Preminger’s first Blindfold Test.
Nov 25, 2020 9:00 AM
Even before saxophonist Noah Preminger topped the Rising Star–Tenor Saxophone category in the 2017 DownBeat Critics…
John Beasley earned Grammy nominations in multiple categories, including Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.
Nov 24, 2020 4:52 PM
Big band leaders John Beasley and Maria Schneider, pianist Gerald Clayton, trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah and…
Veronica Swift is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 24, 2020 9:00 AM
Singer Veronica Swift returned home from a gig in Italy just in time to celebrate the birthday of her mother, acclaimed…
