These 25 Performers Could Shape Jazz For Decades
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Yazz Ahmed ,
Fabian Almazan ,
Lakecia Benjamin ,
Theo Croker ,
Yussef Dayes ,
James Francies ,
Nubya Garcia ,
Morgan Guerin ,
Jazzmeia Horn ,
Shabaka Hutchings ,
Jimmy Macbride ,
Makaya McCraven ,
Camila Meza ,
Hedvig Mollestad ,
Nduduzo Makhathini ,
Adam O’Farrill ,
Junius Paul ,
Alfredo Rodríguez ,
Joel Ross ,
Christian Sands ,
Veronica Swift ,
Luke Stewart ,
Camille Thurman ,
Kuba Wieçek
By DownBeat I Nov. 27, 2020
Veronica Swift has both a historical connection to the music and a desire to expand its artistic purview.
(Photo: Giancarlo Belfiore/Umbria Jazz)
Welcome to our enthusiastic, optimistic look at the future.
Below, DownBeat presents short profiles of two dozen musicians who, like Veronica Swift , have the potential to shape the direction of jazz in the decades to come. DB
Yazz Ahmed
Fabian Almazan
Lakecia Benjamin
Theo Croker
Yussef Dayes
James Francies
Nubya Garcia
Morgan Guerin
Jazzmeia Horn
Shabaka Hutchings
Jimmy Macbride
Makaya McCraven
Camila Meza
Hedvig Mollestad
Nduduzo Makhathini
Adam O’Farrill
Junius Paul
Tomeka Reid
Alfredo Rodríguez
Joel Ross
Christian Sands
Veronica Swift
Luke Stewart
Camille Thurman
Kuba Więcek
These stories originally were published in the November 2020 issue of DownBeat. Subscribe here .
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