February 2018

Features

• Victor Wooten

  Shared Awareness

  By Dan Ouellette

  The bassist talks about his new trio album, Trypnotyx, and he sits down for a live Blindfold Test on the campus of Berklee College of Music.

• Houston Person

  Always Close-by Blues

  By Ted Panken

  The saxophonist discusses his new album of standards, Rain Or Shine.

• Sharon Jones

  ‘May the Work I’ve Done Speak for Me’

  By Geoffrey Himes

  DownBeat talks to members of the soul band The Dap-Kings about the final album they recorded with dynamic vocalist Sharon Jones (1956–2016).

• 2018 International Jazz Venue Guide

  The Best Places to Hear Live Jazz Worldwide

  By DownBeat Staff

  Our annual guide includes 209 music venues around the world.

Blindfold Test

Saxophonist Tia Fuller was tested on the following tracks for the Blindfold Test:

• Lou Donaldson: “Light-Foot” from The Best Of Lou Donaldson, Vol. 1: 1957–’67 (Blue Note)
• Henry Threadgill: “Paper Toilet” from Too Much Sugar For A Dime (Axiom/Island)
• Melissa Aldana: “Alegria” from Back Home (Wommusic)
• Eric Dolphy: “Fire Waltz” from Eric Dolphy With Booker Little: At The Five Spot, Vol. 1 (New Jazz/Prestige/Concord)
• Greg Osby: “Six Of One” from Further Ado (Blue Note)
• Steve Coleman’s Natal Eclipse: “Dancing And Jabbing” from Morphogenesis (Pi Recordings)
• Wardell Gray: “Twisted” from Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol. 1 (Prestige)

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