Feb 19, 2021 8:02 AM
Gary Bartz Bridges Generations
Gary Bartz has watched the slow roll of history drag on, first from the vantage point of his childhood home in…
Baltimore native Gary Bartz has remained uniquely engaged both musically and politically throughout his lengthy career.
Feb 19, 2021 8:02 AM
Gary Bartz has watched the slow roll of history drag on, first from the vantage point of his childhood home in…
Adrian Younge (left) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad take on the concept of jazz’s obsolescence with a new label and compilation of the same name: Jazz Is Dead.
May 4, 2020 9:11 AM
DJ culture is proving to be an unheralded hero of jazz education.
Sometimes, it’s DJs and producers digging for…
Whether riffing on his latest album, his dynastic jazz family, his formative experiences in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, his teaching experiences, his interest in science or his love of sports, Branford Marsalis speaks his truth.
Jan 6, 2020 11:38 AM
During 2019, DownBeat published hundreds of articles and album reviews. What’s below, though, are some features and…
Alex Malheiros (left), José Roberto Bertrami, Ariovaldo Contesini and Ivan Conti began playing as Azymuth in the early ’70s.
Jun 26, 2019 4:36 PM
Saquarema is a little town two hours outside of Rio De Janeiro, home to 50 miles of pristine coastland, fringed with…
