Dec 4, 2017 4:11 PM
Jon Hendricks & Annie Ross: Down for Double
“We took a long vacation,” Jon says.
“Yeah, 36 years,” Annie adds.
Except for a brief reunion in the…
1993 NEA Jazz Master Jon Hendricks at the 2014 NEA Jazz Masters event.
Dec 4, 2017 4:11 PM
“We took a long vacation,” Jon says.
“Yeah, 36 years,” Annie adds.
Except for a brief reunion in the…
Randy Brecker
Sep 30, 2017 10:19 AM
Trumpeter Randy Brecker has transcended the steps on the “musical bus” many times. Consider the fact he was one of…
John Abercrombie (1944–2017)
Aug 29, 2017 10:33 AM
There were no straight lines, no sudden leaps, no predictable trajectory in John Abercrombie’s coming of age as a…
Clark Terry (1920–2015)
Jul 28, 2017 10:36 AM
Clark Terry is a man of many parts. He is a staff musician at NBC in New York; he is one of the city’s most…
The Beatles
Jun 30, 2017 10:38 AM
A few weeks ago an unfounded rumor scurried through New York’s music circle: DownBeat’s coverage was going to go 60…
Art Blakey
Jun 5, 2017 1:23 PM
Art Blakey sat on the edge of the bed in a Detroit hotel room. Dressed only in a T-shirt and shorts, his powerful arms…
Terry Gibbs
Apr 25, 2017 2:29 PM
Can recordings alone make a successful band?
Almost any self-styled sage in the music business will assure you that…
Larry Coryell performs at The Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis on May 23, 2015.
Mar 6, 2017 10:13 AM
On Nov. 9, the day after Donald J. Trump shocked the world, Larry Coryell was sitting in his Orlando home, cussing out…
Mose Allison
Dec 2, 2016 4:35 PM
The current Schwann Catalog lists no less than 16 available albums by Mose Allison, representing just about a decade of…
Louis Armstrong was elected into the DownBeat Hall of Fame via the 1952 Readers Poll.
Oct 6, 2016 3:00 PM
Legends in jazz, blues and beyond can be elected into the DownBeat Hall of Fame by way of the annual Critics Poll…
