Dec 17, 2018 9:00 AM
Eric Dolphy: The ‘Prophet’ of Freedom
Whether he was wielding his alto saxophone, flute or bass clarinet, Eric Dolphy was a godsend to the cadre of musicians…
Ambrose Akinmusire and Kris Davis perform in New York at Vision Festival, which ran May 23-28. Akinmusire’s Origami Harvest earned one of the few 5-star reviews in DownBeat during 2018. (Photo: Eva Kapanadaze)
Stacey Kent issued I Know I Dream: The Orchestral Sessions on OKeh. (Photo: Diane Sagnier)
13 O’clock Blues Band, Devil’s Dance (Free Note)
Kiran Ahluwalia, 7 Billion (Six Degrees)
Cyrille Aimée, Cyrille Aimée Live (Mack Avenue)
Eric Alexander, Song Of No Regrets (HighNote)
Karrin Allyson, Some Of That Sunshine (Kasrecords)
Arild Andersen, In-House Science (ECM)
Julian Argüelles, Tonadas (Edition)
Tim Armacost, Time Being (Whirlwind)
Tiffany Austin, Unbroken (Con Alma)
Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin Awase (ECM)
Roni Ben-Hur/Harvie S, Introspection (Jazzheads)
Nate Birkey, Rome (Household Ink)
Black Art Jazz Collective, Armor Of Pride (HighNote)
Blake/Correa, Streaming (Red Piano)
Blind Boys Of Alabama, Almost Home (BBOA)
Benjamin Boone/Philip Levine, The Poetry Of Jazz (Origin)
Borderlands Trio, Asteroidea (Intakt)
Geof Bradfield, Yes, And ... Music For Nine Improvisers (Delmark)
Craig Brann, Lineage (Steeplechase)
Jakob Bro, Bay Of Rainbows (ECM)
Rosa Brunello Y Los Fermentos, Volverse (CamJazz)
John Butcher, Last Dream Of The Morning (Relative Pitch)
Tania Chen, John Cage: Electronic Music For Piano (Omnivore)
Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Contraband Love (Red House)
César Cardoso, Interchange (Antenna)
Daniel Carter/William Parker/Matthew Shipp, Seraphic Light (AUM Fidelity)
Amy Cervini, No One Ever Tells You (Anzic)
Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop, Rev (Anzic)
Reginald Chapman, Prototype (Fresh Selects)
Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Free Of Form (Stretch Music/Ropeadope)
Jean Chaumont, The Beauty Of Differences (Misfitme Music)
Francesco Chiapperini Extemporary Vision Ensemble, The Big Earth (Rudi)
Scott Clark, ToNow (Clean Feed)
Nels Cline, 4 Currents, Constellations (Blue Note)
Steve Coleman And Five Elements, Live At The Village Vanguard Vol. 1 (The Embedded Sets) (Pi)
Shemekia Copeland, America’s Child (Alligator)
Marc Copland, Nightfall (Innervoicejazz)
George Cotsirilos Quartet, Mostly In Blue (OA2)
Sylvie Courvoisier Trio, D’Agala (Intakt)
Cowboys and Frenchmen, Bluer Than You Think (Outside In Music)
Dedekind Cut, Tahoe (Kranky)
Recordings that make up Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions sat in a Long Island home, untouched, for decades.
Dec 17, 2018 9:00 AM
Whether he was wielding his alto saxophone, flute or bass clarinet, Eric Dolphy was a godsend to the cadre of musicians…
Ambrose Akinmusire and Kris Davis perform in New York at Vision Festival, which ran May 23–28. Akinmusire’s Origami Harvest earned a 5-star rating in DownBeat during 2018.
Dec 28, 2018 9:00 AM
The list below is a round-up of the 5-star, 4.5-star and 4-star reviews that ran in print editions of DownBeat during…
Saxophonist and 2018 Kennedy Center Honoree Wayne Shorter delivers a speech Dec. 1 at a State Department dinner in Washington, D.C.
Dec 3, 2018 9:51 AM
Over the course of his fruitful career, prolific saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter has amassed numerous accolades,…
Josh Johnson (left), Alex Boneham, Jay Bellerose and Jeff Parker perform at ETA in L.A.’s Highland Park neighborhood.
Dec 20, 2018 9:00 AM
When bassist Anna Butterss moved to Los Angeles in 2014, her plan was to stay for no more than a year. Her main draw to…
Reedist Ingrid Laubrock said she relishes the freedom that comes with recording for independent labels like Relative Pitch and Germany’s Intakt, but remains skeptical of the music industry’s digital shift.
Jan 3, 2019 9:00 AM
Less and less, you dole out a buck per cut, $10 per album; more and more, you access a streaming service for a nominal…
