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…
Alcorn took the pedal steel guitar far beyond its traditional role in country music.
Feb 18, 2025 2:13 PM
Pedal steel guitarist and composer Susan Alcorn died Jan. 31 in Baltimore, Maryland, due to natural causes.
One of…