Jul 28, 2017 10:36 AM
Clark Terry: Optimistic Pioneer
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…
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.
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On Nov. 9, the day after Donald J. Trump shocked the world, Larry Coryell was sitting in his Orlando home, cussing out…
Mose Allison
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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…
Bobby Hutcherson (1941–2016) performs at Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2008.
Sep 27, 2016 10:49 AM
The picturesque stretch of Highway 1 along the Pacific Ocean coastline between San Francisco and Santa Cruz may not be…
Freddy Cole (1931–2020)
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Freddy Cole is a singer and a pianist. Outside of a couple of showpieces he was compelled to compose by way of…
Cannonball Adderley
Apr 28, 2015 6:31 PM
There have been several group discussions transcribed in the course of jazz journalism. Most of them have been…
