Nov 22, 2023 1:30 PM
Top 10 Historical Albums of the Year
Ahmad Jamal’s Emerald City Nights took top honors in the Historical Album category, as it did in the 2023 Critics…
Nov 22, 2023 1:30 PM
Ahmad Jamal’s Emerald City Nights took top honors in the Historical Album category, as it did in the 2023 Critics…
Thanks to the Emerald City Nights releases, Jamal’s legacy is stronger than ever.
Jul 27, 2023 3:37 PM
When Ahmad Jamal was first approached about releasing some of the recordings made during his many appearances at the…
Jul 27, 2023 4:08 PM
To see the complete Critics Poll results, just click on the August 2023 issue cover image below.
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Ahmad Jamal (1930–2023) with his trio at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.
Apr 19, 2023 12:47 PM
Pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal passed away April 16 in his home in Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, after battling prostate…
Emerald City Nights: Live At The Penthouse was recorded at a club that helped put Ahmad Jamal on the map.
Feb 21, 2023 12:10 PM
Truth be told, the music on Emerald City Nights: Live At The Penthouse was just as much of a surprise to Ahmad Jamal as…
The 1989 classic The Healer served as a true comeback for John Lee Hooker.
Dec 13, 2022 6:18 PM
Around this time of year, it’s sometimes just hard to stop! So, here are a few more great titles to check out!
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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…
Bassist Linda May Han Oh earned honors in two categories in the 24th annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards.
May 1, 2019 11:13 AM
Bassist Linda May Han Oh, pianist Ahmad Jamal and DownBeat magazine are among the honorees of the 24th annual Jazz…
Ahmad Jamal will release a new album, Marseille, on July 7.
Jul 2, 2020 9:44 AM
For nearly seven decades, Ahmad Jamal has influenced generations of pianists, from Red Garland to Aaron Diehl. His…
Ambrose Akinmusire will release A Rift In Decorum: Live At The Village Vanguard (Blue Note) on June 9.
Jun 6, 2017 3:00 PM
April showers bring May flowers. But what do May flowers bring? June album releases! There are plenty of reasons to…
John Scofield won two Grammy awards on Feb. 12.
Feb 14, 2017 7:47 PM
Guitarist John Scofield, reedist/bandleader Ted Nash and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Jacob Collier are among the…
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