Jan 2, 2024 11:03 PM
Allies Bradfield, McCullough Launch Calligram Records
Texas tenorist Geof Bradfield’s playing possesses a steely grandeur and deep sophistication. He’s grown a…
Jan 2, 2024 11:03 PM
Texas tenorist Geof Bradfield’s playing possesses a steely grandeur and deep sophistication. He’s grown a…
Dec 27, 2023 12:44 PM
On July 6, the hottest day in recorded history, a new institution devoted to the man who gave the world “hot” jazz…
Dec 27, 2023 12:32 PM
A rigorous intellectual, Caroline Davis makes intensely visceral music that mines everything from the cardiology of the…
Dec 19, 2023 11:22 AM
Looking for that perfect last-minute gift? There’s plenty to choose from in this year’s edition of the DownBeat…
Dec 18, 2023 7:15 PM
’Tis the season. You enjoy Christmas music, but are leery of listening to the same old albums. Bored with, oh, the…
Dec 18, 2023 6:38 PM
Between Record Store Day’s still-fresh Black Friday releases and a bevy of reissues and new vinyl releases, there is…
Dec 18, 2023 6:26 PM
Smoke Sessions Records has expanded its growing list of vinyl offerings. In addition to the mammoth five-LP box of…
Dec 18, 2023 6:06 PM
Craft Recordings continues its deep-dive into jazz history with a slew of reissues featuring such brilliant artists as…
Dec 12, 2023 1:45 PM
Perhaps the highest-profile blues guitarist on the planet today, Joe Bonamassa has packed iconic venues all over the…
Dec 12, 2023 12:40 PM
What were the best albums of 2023? DownBeat’s annual list of the top albums reviewed in the magazine gives a glimpse.…