Jun 15, 2021 11:43 AM
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…
The Monterey Jazz Festival, one of many reopening for late summer.
Jun 15, 2021 11:43 AM
In what has to be billed as the great jazz reopening, festivals are coming back online, many with late-breaking plans…
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…
Poncho Sanchez’s new album, Trane’s Delight, offers a distinctly West Coast blend of Latin soul, r&b, post-bop and cool-jazz.
Sep 20, 2019 7:55 AM
The first jazz record Poncho Sanchez bought with his own money, when he was about 12 years old, was Coltrane…
Conguero Poncho Sanchez is set to issue Trane’s Delight on Sept. 20 through Concord Picante.
Aug 1, 2019 4:51 PM
The first record Poncho Sanchez bought with his own money—when he was 11—was Coltrane.
The percussionist has…