Jan 6, 2020 11:38 AM
2019: Branford Marsalis, Miles Davis, Linda May Han Oh & Other Top Stories of the Year
During 2019, DownBeat published hundreds of articles and album reviews. What’s below, though, are some features and…
Whether riffing on his latest album, his dynastic jazz family, his formative experiences in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, his teaching experiences, his interest in science or his love of sports, Branford Marsalis speaks his truth.
Jan 6, 2020 11:38 AM
During 2019, DownBeat published hundreds of articles and album reviews. What’s below, though, are some features and…
Singer and composer Gregory Porter will launch a podcast titled The Hang on Aug. 8.
Aug 1, 2019 4:45 PM
Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Gregory Porter soon will launch a weekly podcast titled The Hang. Each episode will…
Reed player Shabaka Hutchings performs with Sons of Kemet.
Jul 31, 2019 9:27 AM
When Sons of Kemet formed in 2011—a product of the burgeoning London jazz renaissance—the vibrant quartet drew…
Since the 1980s, London-based DJ and record label founder Gilles Peterson has been a force in music. The first installment of his We Our Here festival is set to run Aug. 15–18 in Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire, U.K.
Jun 11, 2019 4:31 PM
Being a curator has become a defining ethos for the 21st century. With digital platforms bombarding us with choice, a…
Drummer Moses Boyd (left), saxophonist Nubya Garcia and tuba player Theon Cross contributed to the forthcoming album We Out Here, on Brownswood Recordings.
Aug 16, 2018 4:07 PM
Soon after Jazz Re:Freshed’s fifth annual Jazz Re:Fest concluded in August at London’s Royal Festival Hall…
