March 2018

Features

• Chick Corea & Lionel Loueke

  ‘Spirit of Creativity’

  By Ted Panken

  The pianist and guitarist discuss their work on the new album by The Chick Corea + Steve Gadd Band, Chinese Butterfly.

• ‘Seeking Equity’

  A Panel Discussion

  By Frank Alkyer

  DownBeat presents a transcription of a panel discussion from the 2017 Monterey Jazz Festival, featuring saxophonist Tia Fuller, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, pianist Shamie Royston, bassist Linda May Han Oh, vocalist Sunny Sumter and moderator Suzan Jenkins.

• Wayne Escoffery

  Chasing Transcendence

  By John Murph

  The dynamic saxophonist discusses his new album, Vortex.

Blindfold Test

Tim Berne was tested on the following tracks for the “Blindfold Test”:

• Tineke Postma/Greg Osby: “Source Code” from Sonic Halo (Challenge)
• John Zorn: “Interzone 1” from Interzone (Tzadik)
• Trio 3: “Bumper” from Visiting Texture (Intakt)
• Steve Lehman & Sélébéyone: “Are You In Peace?” from Sélébéyone (Pi)
• Frank Gratkowski: “Celebrations 2” from Celebrations (Leo)
• David Binney: “Arc” from The Time Verses (Criss Cross Jazz)
• Jason Roebke: “Shadow” from High Red Center (Delmark)

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