Jul 11, 2023 1:15 PM
Shakti at 50!
There was a moment in 2017, following what was billed as his farewell tour in the States, that guitar avatar John…
Shakti celebrates its 50th anniversary with a new album and tour.
Jul 11, 2023 1:15 PM
There was a moment in 2017, following what was billed as his farewell tour in the States, that guitar avatar John…
A cavalcade of stars will be performing on Friday, April 30.
Apr 27, 2021 11:04 AM
The 10th annual International Jazz Day will be celebrated Friday, April 30, and this year’s event promises to be more…
Bassist Christian McBride (left), saxophonist Joshua Redman, drummer Brian Blade and pianist Brad Mehldau reconvened in the studio after more than two decades for RoundAgain.
Dec 31, 2020 8:44 AM
In 2020, DownBeat sought to cover the breadth of jazz, while also working to represent what was going on in the country…
Guitarist John McLauglin posted “Lockdown Blues” to YouTube on Wednesday in an effort to raise funds for the Jazz Foundation of America.
Jun 11, 2020 11:06 AM
Guitarist John McLaughlin posted “Lockdown Blues” to YouTube on Wednesday in an effort to raise funds for the Jazz…
Miles Davis performs in Copenhagen, Denmark, during 1969—not long after recording Bitches Brew, which was released 50 years ago.
Mar 30, 2020 10:37 AM
Come for Chick Corea’s headband, and stay for Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter playing unison lines.
A live set,…
After some health issues, John McLaughlin has returned with a flurry of activity.
Feb 7, 2020 9:08 AM
In an interview published in DownBeat’s November 2017 issue, guitar legend John McLaughlin lamented the fact that a…
Singer-songwriter Cécile McLorin Salvant won a Grammy for her 2017 release, Dreams And Daggers.
Jul 22, 2018 9:45 AM
Singer-songwriter Cécile McLorin Salvant, pianist Billy Childs and bassist Christian McBride are among the jazz…
Guitarists Jimmy Herring (left) and John McLaughlin are on the road for what McLaughlin has said will be his final U.S. tour.
Nov 7, 2017 7:04 PM
The sight of John McLaughlin, 75, looking wistfully out at the adoring Town Hall audience after the guitar hero’s…
John McLaughlin, Donnie Trumpet and Sarah Elizabeth Charles will be releasing new projects in September and October.
Sep 18, 2017 10:01 AM
New music from a trio of trailblazers—one veteran, two newcomers—will excite the eardrums of jazz fans during…
John Abercrombie (1944–2017)
Sep 10, 2018 10:17 AM
As a tribute to guitarist John Abercrombie, who died Aug. 22, DownBeat has posted the following feature, “The Moment…
Dan Weiss (left), Rudresh Mahanthappa and Rez Abbasi of the Indo-Pak Coalition will release a new album, Agrima, on Oct. 17.
Aug 1, 2017 11:44 AM
Several of the most acclaimed, innovative artists in jazz will release albums in the next few months. Running the…
Chick Corea (left) with John McLaughlin at the Blue Note in New York City on Dec. 11
Dec 16, 2016 12:43 PM
Speculation ran high among fusion fans as to what an encounter between Chick Corea and John McLaughlin—two prominent…
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