Nov 23, 2021 1:50 PM
DownBeat 86th Annual Readers Poll Winners
The readers have spoken in the 86th annual DownBeat Readers Poll, paying special tribute to recently departed legends…
Roy Hargrove enters the DownBeat Hall of Fame.
Nov 23, 2021 1:50 PM
The readers have spoken in the 86th annual DownBeat Readers Poll, paying special tribute to recently departed legends…
Professor Longhair, left, with Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer in 1978.
Oct 12, 2021 2:28 PM
Farsighted and unsentimental, Bruce Iglauer has spent five decades elevating Chicago-based Alligator Records above…
George Benson is the newest inductee in the DownBeat Hall of Fame.
Nov 16, 2020 10:23 AM
DownBeat is proud to announce the results of its 85th Annual Readers Poll.
Readers have voted to induct…
Wayne Shorter (shown here in a scene from the documentary Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes) won three categories in the 2019 DownBeat Readers Poll: Jazz Artist, Jazz Album (for Emanon) and Soprano Saxophone.
Oct 21, 2019 6:56 PM
DownBeat is proud to announce the results of its 84th Annual Readers Poll.
Wayne Shorter is a huge winner in…
John Daversa accepts a Grammy for his arrangement of “Stars And Stripes Forever” at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10.
Feb 11, 2019 1:03 PM
The Recording Academy handed out Grammy awards in 84 categories on Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, but…
Buddy Guy has a slew of show dates set beginning Aug. 9 in California.
Jul 30, 2018 11:30 AM
In the aftermath of his hero B.B. King’s death, Buddy Guy certainly is the most revered blues musician on the planet,…
Shemekia Copeland (left) with Fifth Star honoree Buddy Guy in Chicago on Sept. 14.
Oct 17, 2016 9:41 AM
Chicago blues king Buddy Guy has a National Medal of Arts, a Kennedy Center Honors award, a truckload of Grammy and…
Shemekia Copeland headlines the Alligator Records 45th Anniversary celebration at the Chicago Blues Festival on June 10.
Jun 28, 2016 3:28 PM
Chicago blues kingpin Buddy Guy not only recorded John Hiatt’s “Where Is The Next One Coming From,” but he also…
