Immanuel Wilkins

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    “What happens when we put special people with other special people?” asks Immanuel Wilkins, who seeks to cross-pollinate the arts.

    Thinking Big with Immanuel Wilkins

    After bursting onto the scene with his acclaimed 2020 debut, Omega, Immanuel Wilkins announced his arrival as a talent…

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    Charles Lloyd, seen here at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, makes DownBeat Poll history!

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    ​The Blue Note Quintet includes Gerald Clayton, Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, Kendrick Scott and Matt Brewer. The all-star collective embarks on a North American tour this month.

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    “My work is the intersection between spiritual practice and Black aesthetics,” said Wilkins. “The two symbols I draw from are John Coltrane and the Black church.”

  • Complete Critics Poll Results!

    To see the complete Critics Poll results, just click on the August 2023 issue cover image below.

    DB August Cover

    With…

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    “We’re sacrificing our bodies to innate feeling and becoming vessels for this music,” Wilkins says.

    Immanuel Wilkins Preaches the Word

    “My work is the intersection between spiritual practice and Black aesthetics,” Immanuel Wilkins says. “The two…

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    Some of the acts appearing at Big Ears 2022, clockwise from top left: John Medeski, Yasmin Williams, Julian Lage, Ben Lamar Gay, Maeve Gilchrist George and Claire Rousay.

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    Gerald Clayton directs the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Orchestra.

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    Jamaaladeen Tacuma, one of 52 grant recipients, received $40,000 to return to his hometown in North Carolina and create a music work space .

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    The crowds were as welcome a sight as the diverse lineup of artists who appeared on the 19th annual D.C. Jazz Festival’s multiple stages.

    DC Jazz Fest Triumphs

    It was weeks off its usual schedule, cut back to a single weekend, yet the D.C. Jazz Festival, which held its 19th…

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    Gerald Clayton was named Rising Star Artist of the Year and his trio won Rising Star Jazz Group.

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    Galactic will headline the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival.

    Jazz Festival Updates!

    The jazz festival season for 2021 has certainly been a moving target, mostly for the good. With a host of late-breaking…

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    The Monterey Jazz Festival, one of many reopening for late summer.

    Bringing Back the Festivals!

    In what has to be billed as the great jazz reopening, festivals are coming back online, many with late-breaking plans…

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    The Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: bassist Daryl Johns (left), drummer Kweku Sumbry, Wilkins on saxophone and pianist Micah Thomas

    What to Stream, June 1–7

    This week’s streaming highlights include the 2021 Virtual Blues Music Awards with Shemekia Copeland leading the…

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    Reedist Roscoe Mitchell is set to stream a performance Wednesday as part of the Hot House Meets Havana festival.

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    Regina Carter is set to explore the legacy of Ella Fitzgerald on Tuesday.

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    Alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins’ debut album is titled Omega.