Apr 27, 2020 10:50 AM
WWOZ’s Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival Runs Through May 3
WWOZ 90.7 FM in New Orleans is planning to stream Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival, running 11 a.m.–7 p.m.…
Apr 27, 2020 10:50 AM
WWOZ 90.7 FM in New Orleans is planning to stream Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival, running 11 a.m.–7 p.m.…
Apr 3, 2020 2:50 PM
Singer-songwriter Bill Withers died on March 30 in Los Angeles due to heart complications, according to a family…
Dec 3, 2019 9:29 AM
DownBeat devised the term “Beyond” to apply to music that defies easy categorization—and no one is a better…
Nov 25, 2019 4:59 PM
Record collectors and vinyl fans are checking their bank accounts and mapping out their shopping routes for Black…
Oct 30, 2019 9:56 AM
There’s still some magic left, apparently.
While Dr. John died June 6, a posthumous studio set’s on the way, as…
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…
Jul 2, 2019 9:49 AM
Mac Rebennack, pianist-guitarist-vocalist, purveyor of funk and voodoo mythology and a true son of New Orleans, died of…
Jul 23, 2017 4:46 PM
It was like a Mardi Gras party June 15 when two New Orleans piano masters, Dr. John (aka John “Mac” Rebennack) and…
Nov 14, 2016 3:49 PM
The Jazz Foundation of America’s annual “Great Night In Harlem” gala, held this year at the Apollo Theater on…
Jul 19, 2016 4:09 PM
The third annual Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World festival will take place July 16 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park…
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…