Dec 12, 2019 10:14 AM
T.K. Blue Explores the Legacy of Randy Weston
T.K. Blue never will forget the first time he heard pianist Randy Weston perform. Especially because when he found…
T.K. Blue became music director and arranger for pianist Randy Weston in 1989.
Dec 12, 2019 10:14 AM
T.K. Blue never will forget the first time he heard pianist Randy Weston perform. Especially because when he found…
Georgia Anne Muldrow performs June 8 at a CapitalBop showcase during the DC Jazz Festival.
Jul 10, 2019 4:46 PM
The DC Jazz Festival might have its weak points, but musical variety is not one of them.
The festival’s annual…
Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)
Dec 4, 2020 12:00 PM
From jazz trumpeters and blues guitarists to genre-defining soul singers and avant-garde soothsayers, DownBeat presents…
Pianist Randy Weston (1926–2018) performs at the 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival.
Feb 24, 2020 10:18 AM
Randy Weston at the 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival
Sep 4, 2018 10:42 AM
Pianist Randy Weston, an NEA Jazz Master, Doris Duke Impact Award recipient, United States Artist Fellow and Guggenheim…
Aaron Diehl (left) and Cécile McLorin Salvant perform at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s annual benefit concert on June 14.
Jul 5, 2017 12:35 PM
New York jazz supporters seem to emerge each spring, with full houses attending benefit concerts that help sustain the…
Vocalist Dianne Reeves is the recipient of a 2016 USA Fellowship Award.
Nov 17, 2016 3:51 PM
Singer Dianne Reeves, pianists Randy Weston and Vijay Iyer and drummer Mike Reed are among the 46 artists who have been…
Jimmy Heath performs at a tribute to producer Orrin Keepnews at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York on Sept. 8.
Sep 28, 2016 12:35 PM
Presented as part of the seventh annual Coca-Cola Generations in Jazz Festival, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola offered its…
Roy Hargrove performs at the Detroit Jazz Festival on Sept. 3.
Sep 27, 2016 11:43 AM
Jazz is urban music, and no festival feels quite so urban as the Detroit Jazz Festival, which took place over Labor Day…
Randy Weston performs at the Jazz Foundation of America’s annual Jazz Loft Party at Hudson Studios in Manhattan on April 16.
Apr 28, 2016 5:46 PM
With its 25th annual Jazz Loft Party on April 16, the Jazz Foundation of America and its Executive Director, newly…
