May 2017

Features

• Archie Shepp

  Proud Pioneer

  By John Ephland

  DownBeat catches up with the legendary saxophonist at the Stockholm Jazz Festival.

• Joey DeFrancesco

  Rejuvenated Master

  By Dan Ouellette

  The organist and trumpeter discusses his superb quartet and his new album, Project Freedom.

• Candido

  ‘I Feel Like I’m 20’

  By Michael Jackson

  The 95-year-old percussionist looks back on his amazing career.

Blindfold Test

JD Allen

• Dexter Gordon: “Long Tall Dexter” from 60th Anniversary Savoy Jazz—Timeless (Savoy Jazz)
• Odeon Pope: “Odeon’s List” from Odeon’s List (In + Out)
• Sonny Rollins: “Grand Street” from Sonny Rollins & The Big Brass (Verve)
• Donny McCaslin: “Shake Loose” from Beyond Now (Motéma)
• Noah Preminger: “A Change Is Gonna Come” from Meditations On Freedom (Dry Bridge Records)
• Sam Rivers: “Hues Of Melanin” from Sam Rivers Trio Live (Impulse!)

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