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Newport Jazz Fest Aimed to Please All
“Something for everybody” was the strategy of the Ed Sullivan Show, the most successful variety show in TV history,…
Samara Joy brought fans to their feet in the middle of her Newport set!
Aug 8, 2023 4:53 PM
“Something for everybody” was the strategy of the Ed Sullivan Show, the most successful variety show in TV history,…
The Irving S. Gilmore International Piano Festival features Diana Krall.
Apr 26, 2022 3:13 PM
Billed as “North America’s largest gathering of keyboard artists,” the 15th biennial Irving S. Gilmore…
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…
Norah Jones is slated to appear Aug. 7 at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.
Feb 26, 2020 11:29 AM
The Newport Jazz Festival has announced its slate of performers for this year’s edition, to be held Aug. 7–9 at…
Chris Stamey has written new material in the style of the Great American Songbook.
Aug 20, 2019 9:15 AM
Aging rock musicians from Rod Stewart to Bob Dylan have turned to the Great American Songbook to revive their creative…
Norah Jones is among the artists who pay tribute to Joni Mitchell on a new album and DVD.
Aug 15, 2019 10:15 AM
The two sold-out concerts staged in November at Los Angeles’ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, both in honor of…
Terence Blanchard performs with his E-Collective ensemble during the Umbria Jazz Festival, which ran July 11–21 in Perugia, Italy.
Aug 9, 2019 5:55 PM
During the 43rd Umbria Jazz Festival, which ran July 11–21 in Perugia, Italy, crowds gathered in the streets for free…
Emmylou Harris performs during Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration at The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 7.
Nov 15, 2018 10:19 AM
Joni Mitchell was running late.
It’s hard to be anywhere in Los Angeles at 6:30 p.m., unless you leave by 4:30.…
Love Is Here To Stay (Verve/Columbia) is the first album-length, one-on-one collaboration that Tony Bennett has recorded with his good friend Diana Krall.
Oct 1, 2018 9:34 AM
Breezing into his art studio on New York’s Central Park South, Tony Bennett hardly seemed fazed by the July heat.…
Wynton Marsalis is the newest inductee in the DownBeat Hall of Fame.
Nov 7, 2017 12:00 PM
DownBeat is proud to announce the results of its 82nd Annual Readers Poll.
Wynton Marsalis topped the Trumpet…
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…
Diana Krall has recorded a new rendition of “Blue Skies” for her forthcoming album, Turn Up The Quiet, which will be released on May 5.
Mar 10, 2017 3:35 PM
Fans of singer-pianist Diana Krall will want to check out her elegant rendition of “Blue Skies,” which appears on…
Diana Krall’s new album, Turn Up The Quiet, will be released by Verve on May 5.
Feb 10, 2017 6:19 PM
Fans of Diana Krall have two huge reasons to celebrate: a new album and a world tour. The album, Turn Up The Quiet,…
Dave Liebman (left) and Joe Lovano pay tribute to their friend and colleague, the late Michael Brecker, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Jan. 25.
Feb 7, 2017 3:45 PM
On Jan. 25, 10 years and 12 days after the iconic tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker died of myelodysplastic syndrome,…
Dr. John (pictured) is among the performers who will salute producer Tommy LiPuma on June 23 as part of the Tri-C Jazz Festival in Cleveland.
Jun 22, 2016 9:41 AM
The city of Cleveland will honor a hometown hero when Tommy LiPuma, one of the most successful producers in jazz…
Verve will release eight essential Diana Krall albums as 180-gram, 2-LP vinyl releases.
Jun 21, 2016 4:36 PM
As part of Verve Records’ 60th anniversary celebration, Verve/UMe will release eight essential Diana Krall albums in…
Christian McBride (left), Brian Blade, Aretha Franklin and Herbie Hancock rehearse for the International Jazz Day concert in Washington, D.C., on April 29.
Jul 11, 2016 12:41 PM
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted an all-star concert featuring Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Aretha…
