Mar 1, 2021 4:36 PM
Holiday Film Puts Drug War on Trial
Director Lee Daniels has taken Johann Hari’s drug war history, Chasing the Scream, mixed it with Victor Hugo’s Les…
Andra Day portrays Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday.
Mar 1, 2021 4:36 PM
Director Lee Daniels has taken Johann Hari’s drug war history, Chasing the Scream, mixed it with Victor Hugo’s Les…
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…
James Erskine’s documentary Billie includes vintage photos that have been digitally colorized by artist Marina Amaral.
Dec 5, 2020 11:56 AM
How does one craft a biography of Billie Holiday with a surprise ending?
She is perhaps the most intensely…
Resonance Records’ Sonny Rollins album, Rollins In Holland, will be available as part of Record Store Day Black Friday (Nov. 27). The album’s packaging includes many photos, including this shot of bassist Ruud Jacobs (left) and Rollins performing on May 5, 1967.
Nov 30, 2020 10:06 AM
For vinyl collectors, the day after Thanksgiving traditionally has been a time to rush to a local independent retailer…
Bettye LaVette wanted to push up the release of her version of “Strange Fruit” to coincide with the recent wave of social justice protests.
Aug 25, 2020 3:04 PM
Bettye LaVette loathed Billie Holiday’s famous protest song, “Strange Fruit,” when she first heard it. She…
A live Alice Coltrane recording from 1972 marks a turning point in her music.
Jun 12, 2020 8:50 AM
Festivals in the States still aren’t happening, though some in Europe are moving ahead despite the uncertainty around…
Jimmy Cobb (1929–2020)
Dec 9, 2020 4:10 PM
Drummer Jimmy Cobb—famous for a discography that includes appearances on numerous Miles Davis albums, including…
Dee Alexander explores the more obscure songs of Billie Holiday on her latest Delmark release.
Dec 31, 2019 9:32 AM
“I can’t remember a time when Billie Holiday’s music wasn’t in my life,” says Dee Alexander, the Chicago…
Ella Fitzgerald is one of the classic jazz artists whose albums will be reissued by Verve in 2016.
Aug 21, 2019 11:43 AM
Verve Records will celebrate its 60th anniversary throughout 2016 with a series of historic reissues and new…
