Jul 17, 2025 2:34 PM
Critics Capsules
We asked our participating critics to elaborate on several of this year’s honorees in the 73rd Annual DownBeat…
Isaiah Collier, the critics’ choice for Rising Star Group of the Year, Rising Star Tenor Saxophonist of the Year and Rising Star Flutist of the Year.
Jul 17, 2025 2:34 PM
We asked our participating critics to elaborate on several of this year’s honorees in the 73rd Annual DownBeat…
“Mike’s an amazing talent on trombone, never mind on tenor and baritone sax,” trombonist Steve Davis says of Dease.
Nov 5, 2024 1:02 AM
To say that Michael Dease is not resting on his laurels would be an understatement. Long considered one of the jazz…
Michael Dease is the Trombonist of the Year in DownBeat’s 69th Annual Critics Poll.
Aug 30, 2021 2:23 PM
Michael Dease took a circuitous route to discovering his chosen instrument. He started out as an alto saxophonist…
Carla Bley, the critics’ choice for the DownBeat Hall of Fame
Jul 21, 2021 11:44 AM
The 69th Annual DownBeat International Critics Poll delivered a warm blanket to a jazz community shivering through the…
Dec 29, 2022 2:12 PM
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