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Arkadia Records’ Re-inventive Spirit
In the often-fragile domain of record labels, technologies and means of production perpetually change — and sometimes…
A classic shot of Bob Karcy, left, with veteran saxophonist Benny Golson.
Oct 29, 2024 12:51 PM
In the often-fragile domain of record labels, technologies and means of production perpetually change — and sometimes…
Benny Golson soaks in the music during a late-career performance at Chicago’s Jazz Showcase.
Sep 24, 2024 1:22 PM
Benny Golson, one of the greatest composers and saxophonists of the bebop era, passed away Saturday, Sept. 21, at his…
Jimmy Cobb (left), Joe Segal and former DownBeat editor Dan Morgenstern appear at a NEA Jazz Masters awards luncheon on April 20, 2015, in New York.
Aug 14, 2020 1:54 PM
Few impresarios spent as many decades maintaining a home for jazz as Chicago’s Joe Segal, who died Aug. 10 at the age…
McCoy Tyner (1938–2020)
Mar 12, 2020 11:21 AM
A member of the classic John Coltrane quartet of the 1960s, as well as a powerful improviser and potent composer in his…
Jimmy Heath (1926–2020)
Feb 24, 2020 10:16 AM
Jimmy Heath, who died Jan. 19 in Loganville, Georgia, at age 93, was a master of multiple components of the jazz…
To mark the 70th anniversary of Prestige Records, a set of Miles Davis’ quintet recordings spanning 1955 and 1956 has been released on LP, replete with a bonus disc of live performances.
Dec 11, 2019 9:57 AM
Come for the 180-gram vinyl, stay for the recording of Steve Allen presenting Miles Davis with a DownBeat award.
In…
Keyboardist and composer Patrice Rushen’s catalog has been reinvigorated with the release of Remind Me (The Classic Elektra Recordings, 1978–1984).
Aug 5, 2019 5:58 PM
Patrice Rushen’s first appearance on Soul Train was not as a musical guest.
After Don Cornelius took the show from…
The book Art Kane: Harlem 1958 explores the origin of one of the most famous photos in jazz history and includes this version, identifying the 57 musicians.
Dec 8, 2018 12:39 PM
Many jazz fans have seen the iconic image, but few know its complete backstory. On Aug. 12, 1958, graphic designer and…
Pianist Vijay Iyer topped two categories in the DownBeat Critics Poll: Jazz Artist and Jazz Group (for the Vijay Iyer Sextet).
Jun 27, 2018 9:28 AM
Pianist Vijay Iyer, singer-songwriter Cécile McLorin Salvant, flutist Nicole Mitchell, trumpeter Amir ElSaffar,…
David Wong (left), Jimmy Heath, Kenny Washington and Benny Golson perform at the 92nd Street Y in New York on July 19.
Jul 24, 2017 8:10 PM
“Jazz is alive at the 92nd Street Y,” WBGO radio personality Rhonda Hamilton announced to the sold-out house that…
Benny Golson (left), Cécile McLorin Salvant, Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall, Ellis Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr. at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 26.
Jun 5, 2017 10:20 AM
Harry Connick Jr. strode onto the stage of Rose Hall on the evening of April 26 and proclaimed to attendees of Jazz at…
Saxophonist Benny Golson dazzled fans in Paris at a recent concert.
May 1, 2017 12:52 PM
In early April, 88-year-old Benny Golson played two nights at the Duc des Lombards in Paris. It’s a significant event…
A promotional still from the film Chasing Trane, which premiered April 14 at the IFC Center in New York City.
May 2, 2017 5:28 PM
Chasing Trane, the latest documentary from filmmaker John Scheinfeld, is an honest portrait of the consummate artist…
George Coleman (left) Eric Alexander and Adam Brenner perform at the Disability Pride NYC concert on Jan. 5.
Jan 17, 2017 3:56 PM
This year’s NYC Winter JazzFest, which includes several programs addressing the themes of political and social…
Mike LeDonne is the founder and organizer of the Jazz Legends for Disability Pride concert, which will take place Jan. 5, 2017, in Manhattan.
Dec 28, 2016 3:58 PM
Jazz Legends for Disability Pride is a concert fundraiser organized by keyboardist Mike LeDonne. LeDonne, whose name…
Dave King, drummer for the trio The Bad Plus, performs at the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 3.
Sep 27, 2016 11:49 AM
The 38th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, a free event held Sept. 1–4, was blessed with perfect weather, a large, diverse,…
