Jan 23, 2024 1:05 PM
Blindfold Test: Emmet Cohen
Emmet Cohen’s first DownBeat Blindfold Test transpired on the only day in September that didn’t involve traveling…
Emmet Cohen, right, with one of his heroes, Houston Person.
Jan 23, 2024 1:05 PM
Emmet Cohen’s first DownBeat Blindfold Test transpired on the only day in September that didn’t involve traveling…
“One of our main goals is to invite people into the music who may not have known they liked jazz,” says Cohen.
Jan 24, 2023 12:18 PM
A pressing question is routinely faced by musicians deprived of live music outlets during COVID times: “What did you…
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…
Maria Schneider’s 1995 Monterey Jazz Festival commission Scenes From Childhood is streaming now.
Jul 27, 2021 12:16 PM
The summer livestream calendar has been slowing down, but here are five great events to check out online this week,…
Terri Lyne Carrington, Artist of the Year
May 18, 2021 2:20 PM
The Jazz Journalists Association announced its 2021 winners for its JJA Jazz Awards with drummer Terri Lyne Carrington…
Pianist Emmet Cohen’s new album, Future Stride, includes five of his compositions.
Jan 19, 2021 8:43 AM
In the summer of 2020, pianist Emmet Cohen asked himself a key question: “What would Louis or Dizzy do in this…
Anat Cohen is set to stream a Jazz House Kids presentation on Wednesday.
Dec 18, 2020 1:07 PM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Emmet Cohen is set to issue his first album on Mack Avenue, Future Stride, Jan. 29.
Oct 12, 2020 2:48 PM
Emmet Cohen’s latest album, Future Stride, works to encompass the bounty of recorded jazz history.
Cohen, who in…
Allan Harris is among the performers planning to stream live sets this week.
Jun 22, 2020 8:54 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Emmet Cohen holds his first-place trophy at the American Pianists Association finals at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis on April 6.
Jul 16, 2019 1:10 PM
The American Pianists Association crowned Emmet Cohen as the winner of its 2019 competition on April 6 in Indianapolis.…
Ambrose Akinmusire and Kris Davis perform in New York at Vision Festival, which ran May 23–28. Akinmusire’s Origami Harvest earned a 5-star rating in DownBeat during 2018.
Sep 26, 2019 4:45 PM
The list below is a round-up of the 5-star, 4.5-star and 4-star reviews that ran in print editions of DownBeat during…
Vibraphonist Roy Ayers performs last year in Pittsburgh.
May 11, 2018 12:06 PM
Pittsburgh’s contributions to the jazz firmament stretch from seminal figures like Roy Eldridge, Kenny Clarke and…
Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington (left) leads her band at the venue Warmdaddy’s on April 24 as part of the inaugural Philadelphia Jazz Festival.
Apr 27, 2017 7:14 PM
The one constant about jazz is that it is always changing. This was gloriously illustrated at the inaugural…
