Dec 12, 2023 9:52 AM
Aaron Parks: Back from the Edge
On a steamy midsummer night in New York, Aaron Parks cut a solitary figure as he lingered in the cool semi-darkness of…
Parks has battled and triumphantly come back from bouts of manic behavior that left him “getting pretty abstract,” he said, to the point that he had to cancel a tour and seek help.
Dec 12, 2023 9:52 AM
On a steamy midsummer night in New York, Aaron Parks cut a solitary figure as he lingered in the cool semi-darkness of…
Gerald Clayton directs the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Orchestra.
Oct 19, 2021 2:08 PM
Though reduced to just a third of its usual capacity, the 64th Monterey Jazz Festival (Sept. 24–26) somehow pushed…
Bassist Christian McBride (left), saxophonist Joshua Redman, drummer Brian Blade and pianist Brad Mehldau reconvened in the studio after more than two decades for RoundAgain.
Dec 31, 2020 8:44 AM
In 2020, DownBeat sought to cover the breadth of jazz, while also working to represent what was going on in the country…
Dayna Stephens released two career-expanding albums this year: the studio effort Liberty and Right Now! Live At The Village Vanguard.
Jan 15, 2021 3:38 PM
Saxophonist Dayna Stephens’ worldview differs from that of most people.
As the survivor of a rare kidney disease,…
Terri Lyne Carrington, seen here in New York at Power Station at BerkleeNYC, is the first female instrumentalist to top the Jazz Artist category in the DownBeat Critics Poll.
Aug 31, 2020 11:39 AM
The global protests following the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis might yet herald important social…
Lakecia Benjamin performs during this year’s Winter Jazzfest, which ran Jan. 8–18 in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
May 26, 2020 9:52 AM
Set up in early May, the Jazz Coalition is rallying support for musicians unmoored from their regular incomes during…
Aaron Parks returns for a second album alongside his Little Big ensemble. Little Big II: Dreams Of A Mechanical Man (Ropeadope) is due out May 8.
May 5, 2020 9:03 AM
Pianist Aaron Parks writes compositions that bring together jazz, rock and electronica, while his Little Big quartet…
Pianist Aaron Parks’ Little Big ensemble is set to issue its second full-length, Little Big II: Dreams Of A Mechanical Man, on May 8.
Apr 10, 2020 10:00 AM
After two years of touring with his quartet Little Big—and a year of collaboration with artists such as drummer Terri…
Mark de Clive-Lowe was raised in New Zealand playing piano, moved to the UK during the 1990s and pursued electronic music before moving to Los Angeles and working around the edges of jazz.
May 19, 2020 4:47 PM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Ted Nash revisits Bernstein and Sondheim for Somewhere Else: Songs From West Side Story.
Dec 27, 2019 9:07 AM
The list below is a round up of the 5-, 4.5- and 4-star reviews that ran in print editions of DownBeat during 2019. If…
Drummer and bandleader Terri Lyne Carrington’s latest recording, Waiting Game, reflects a multiplicity of sonic concepts—r&b, jazz and hip-hop among them.
Dec 2, 2019 12:21 PM
With her new band’s debut, Waiting Game, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington now dons another hat as an activist.…
Kasia Pietrzko performs during the Jazz Forum Showcase in Szczecin, Poland, which ran Oct. 1–3.
Jul 3, 2020 11:01 AM
On Oct. 1 at Radio Szczecin, where the eight participating bands in Jazz Forum Showcase Powered by Szczecin Jazz…
Keyboardist Aaron Parks performs with his Little Big ensemble Oct. 9 at Mr. Musichead Gallery in Los Angeles as a part of the Angel City Jazz Festival.
Nov 6, 2019 7:35 PM
Rocco Somazzi has exceptionally good taste.
At a trendy eatery in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles, the…
Terri Lyne Carrington’s Waiting Game is set for release Nov. 8 on Motéma Music.
Sep 3, 2019 3:26 PM
Drummer, bandleader and educator Terri Lyne Carrington is set to release an ambitious double album, Waiting Game, which…
Vocalist Gregory Porter performs at the Funchal Jazz Festival, which ran July 11-13, in Madeira, an archipelago southwest of Portugal.
Jul 22, 2019 12:11 PM
Madeira is a volcanically formed, mountainous archipelago of sweeping hillsides and winding streets chockablock with…
Saxophonist Remy Le Boeuf (center), who also performs in The Le Boeuf Brothers with his twin Pascal, is set to issue his leader debut, Light As A Word, on May 24.
Apr 12, 2019 9:59 AM
Remy Le Boeuf is wholly ensconced in a singular sonic world on Light As A Word, the alto saxophonist’s leader debut…
Keyboardist Aaron Parks, bassist David “DJ” Ginyard, guitarist Greg Tuohey and drummer Tommy Crane collaborated on Little Big.
Nov 7, 2018 9:51 AM
Seventeen years into a distinguished career in the jazz business, Aaron Parks, 34, now focuses on his own projects, and…
Jul 13, 2018 3:31 PM
Whether playing in all-star student bands, attending the Manhattan School of Music or leading the Le Boeuf Brothers…
Children at the Mthunzi Orphan Center in Lusaka, Zambia, performed vocals on a track that features Kurt Rosenwinkel, Aaron Parks and Dave Douglas.
Dec 28, 2017 11:47 AM
Best known for his fluid electric guitar lines, Kurt Rosenwinkel is also the driving force behind Heartcore Records, an…
