Oct 11, 2024 10:20 AM
‘Broken Record’ Podcast To Host Blue Note Artists
Starting Oct. 15, jazz enthusiasts can listen in as Broken Record podcast host Justin Richmond interviews musicians…
Upcoming Broken Record podcasts will spotlight Blue Note artists Norah Jones, Meshelle Ndegeocello, Julian Lage, Ron Carter and Charles Lloyd.
Oct 11, 2024 10:20 AM
Starting Oct. 15, jazz enthusiasts can listen in as Broken Record podcast host Justin Richmond interviews musicians…
Ron Carter: Finding The Right Notes aired Oct. 21 on PBS, providing a comprehensive look into the bassist-composer’s life and career.
Oct 25, 2022 1:30 PM
Producer and director Peter Schnall’s process in making his new PBS documentary Ron Carter: Finding The Right Notes…
“This is right up my alley,” Marc Johnson said of a Gary Peacock cut.
Aug 9, 2022 2:49 PM
Bassist Marc Johnson says, “Rhythmically, a bassist has to perform very secure and confident phrases to really…
Bassist-composer Ron Carter turns 85 on May 4.
May 3, 2022 3:31 PM
On May 10, the iconic bassist-composer Ron Carter will be fêted in an 85th birthday celebration at Carnegie Hall. With…
Ron Carter will perform at the Jamaica Center on Oct. 2.
Sep 14, 2021 2:31 PM
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning will commemorate its 50th anniversary season with a residency by acclaimed…
Terri Lyne Carrington, Artist of the Year
May 18, 2021 2:20 PM
The Jazz Journalists Association announced its 2021 winners for its JJA Jazz Awards with drummer Terri Lyne Carrington…
Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and pianist George Cables are set to stream a Saturday show this week.
Dec 22, 2020 4:46 PM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Violinist Tomoko Omura and her husband, pianist Glenn Zaleski, are set to stream a performance on Sunday.
Nov 23, 2020 12:10 PM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Maria Schneider and Donny McCaslin are set to stream a Tuesday conversation.
Nov 13, 2020 11:32 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Miles Davis is among the artists whose LPs will be sold as part of Record Store Day drops. Legacy will release Double Image: Rare Miles From The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions on Oct. 24.
Aug 27, 2020 10:01 AM
This year, Record Store Day will be presented as three shopping events on Aug. 29, Sept. 26 and Oct. 24, which…
Fay Victor is set for an online conversation Wednesday with another vocalist and improviser, Joan La Barbara, as a part of the The New School’s CoPA Conversations.
Feb 16, 2021 10:23 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science are among the groups planning to stream live sets this week.
May 21, 2020 9:50 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
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…
Los Angeles-based Alex Hahn performs at the first Michael Brecker International Saxophone Competition, which was held at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eliat, Israel.
Sep 3, 2019 3:05 PM
Los Angeles-based Alex Hahn took top honors on Monday at the inaugural edition of the Michael Brecker International…
Ron Carter’s recording with poet Danny Simmons, The Brown Beatnik Tomes (Live At BRIC House), is the bassist’s latest collaboration with someone from outside the world of jazz.
Jul 26, 2019 9:59 AM
When bassist and bandleader Ron Carter left the Blue Note stage on a recent night in lower Manhattan, a group of fans…
Todd Barkan, who owned the original Keystone Korner in San Francisco, stands outside the new Keystone Korner Baltimore.
May 8, 2019 2:31 PM
The worldwide celebration of International Jazz Day on April 30 included the grand opening of a club bearing an iconic…
Pat Metheny will appear at the Kennedy Center as part of the DC JazzFest on June 12.
Feb 28, 2017 3:41 PM
The DC Jazz Festival has announced the addition of Pat Metheny to its illustrious lineup of headliners.
The…
Kenny Barron (left), Reggie Workman, Al Foster and Jimmy Heath participate in a memorial ceremony for bassist Bob Cranshaw at St. Peter’s Church in New York City on Jan. 30.
Feb 3, 2017 4:23 PM
New York’s St. Peter’s Church was packed to the rafters on Jan. 26. Dozens of spectators crowded into the venue’s…
George Coleman (left) Eric Alexander and Adam Brenner perform at the Disability Pride NYC concert on Jan. 5.
Jan 17, 2017 3:56 PM
This year’s NYC Winter JazzFest, which includes several programs addressing the themes of political and social…
Mike LeDonne is the founder and organizer of the Jazz Legends for Disability Pride concert, which will take place Jan. 5, 2017, in Manhattan.
Dec 28, 2016 3:58 PM
Jazz Legends for Disability Pride is a concert fundraiser organized by keyboardist Mike LeDonne. LeDonne, whose name…
Ron Carter will serve as artist-in-residence of the 2016 Detroit Jazz Festival, which takes place Sept. 2–5 in downtown Detroit.
Jul 15, 2019 4:34 PM
Ron Carter is officially the most recorded bassist in jazz history—at least according to the scribes of The Guinness…
Joss Stone performs at the Molde Jazz Festival in Molde, Norway, on July 23.
Aug 23, 2016 10:27 AM
Aside from being one of the world’s oldest jazz gatherings, the Molde Jazz Festival, which turned 56 this year, is…
Guitarist Pat Metheny (left) and bassist Ron Carter perform as a duo at Umbria Jazz in Perugia, Italy, on July 13.
Aug 12, 2016 1:35 PM
Over the course of its 44-year history, Umbria Jazz has evolved into a true people’s festival. The charming Italian…
Ron Carter will serve as artist-in-residence of the 2016 Detroit Jazz Festival, which takes place Sept. 2–5 in downtown Detroit. (Photo: Fortuna Sung)
Jul 11, 2016 1:07 PM
Bassist Ron Carter—a DownBeat Hall of Fame inductee and a native of Detroit—will serve as artist-in-residence for the…
