May 3, 2022 2:09 PM
GroundUP Reveals Dynamic Festival Lineup
The fifth annual GroundUP Music Festival, set to take place May 6–8 at the North Beach Bandshell in Miami Beach,…
The collective Snarky Puppy will perform music from their upcoming album during this year’s GroundUP Music Festival.
May 3, 2022 2:09 PM
The fifth annual GroundUP Music Festival, set to take place May 6–8 at the North Beach Bandshell in Miami Beach,…
While recording There Is A Tide, Chris Potter was able to focus on thinking like a producer.
Dec 30, 2020 8:55 AM
An uncanny lightness runs through There Is A Tide, saxophonist Chris Potter’s latest full-length album, one where he…
Dayna Stephens released two career-expanding albums this year: the studio effort Liberty and Right Now! Live At The Village Vanguard.
Jan 15, 2021 3:38 PM
Saxophonist Dayna Stephens’ worldview differs from that of most people.
As the survivor of a rare kidney disease,…
Vocalist Sheila Jordan is set to mark her 92nd birthday with a livestreamed performance on Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Nov 19, 2020 10:57 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Kurt Rosenwinkel released Angels Around on his own label, Heartcore Records.
Dec 14, 2020 2:37 PM
Kurt Rosenwinkel was three dates into an eight-city tour of Sweden in mid-March. Asked where, exactly, he could only…
Dayna Stephens is set to release his first recording as the leader of a trio, Liberty.
Jan 21, 2020 4:11 PM
It almost doesn’t feel like it, but Dayna Stephens has issued eight albums in just over a 10 years. His ninth,…
French violinist Théo Ceccaldi performs with his ensemble, Freaks, during the Belgrade Jazz Festival, which ran Oct. 21-28 in the Serbian capital.
Nov 8, 2019 1:41 PM
On the penultimate evening of the 35th annual Belgrade Jazz Festival, which ran Oct. 21-28 in the Serbian capital,…
Eric Harland (left), Chris Potter and James Francies have recorded a new album, Circuits.
Apr 16, 2019 9:22 AM
Saxophonist Chris Potter’s new album, Circuits, simultaneously is a step forward and a return to earlier territory.…
Drummer Eric Harland teamed with tenor saxophonist Daniel Rovin and bassist Austin White to found the label GSI Records.
Nov 24, 2018 11:20 PM
One of the more intriguing new labels of 2018 is GSI Records, co-owned by drummer Eric Harland, tenor saxophonist…
Melissa Aldana performs with Artemis on Sunday, Aug. 4 on the Fort Stage at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.
Jan 10, 2019 12:08 PM
An intense and unrelenting rainstorm pummeled Rhode Island all day Saturday, taking some of the luster off the 2018…
Drummer Eric Harland leads Voyager and plays in a handful of other ensembles.
Jan 12, 2018 9:54 AM
It’s been said that clothes make the man. In the case of in-demand drummer and bandleader Eric Harland, sartorial…
Lionel Loueke (left), Dave Holland, Chris Potter and Eric Harland are Aziza. The supergroup performed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 6.
May 10, 2017 5:03 PM
During this baseball season, it’s a treat to sit in the crowded wooden bleacher seats of Fenway Park in Boston under…
Trumpeter Alex Sipiagin recruited tenor saxophonist Chris Potter and other formidable players for the album Moments Captured.
Feb 15, 2019 3:44 PM
The following is an expanded version of an article that appeared in the June 2017 issue of DownBeat:
Last fall, Alex…
Dave Holland, a newly named NEA Jazz Master, performs at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz.
May 2, 2017 11:31 AM
As he demonstrated time and again on the bandstand of the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, California, on April 6,…
