November 2020

Volume 87, Number 11

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Veronica Swift

Overnight Veteran

By Suzanne Lorge

Singer-songwriter Veronica Swift has been touring since age 9. Now, at 26, she’s a music biz veteran exploring a variety of artistic disciplines. DownBeat catches up with the bandleader to discuss her career and her forthcoming album, This Bitter Earth. Our feature on Swift is followed by two dozen artist profiles that are part of our cover package, “25 For The Future.”

Features

25 For The Future
Musicians with the potential to shape the genre
By DownBeat writers

Shabaka Hutchings

Jazzmeia Horn

Christian Sands

Camila Meza

Nubya Garcia

Nduduzo Makhathini

Makaya McCraven

Lakecia Benjamin

Junius Paul

Morgan Guerin

Yazz Ahmed

James Francies

Kuba Wiecek

Fabian Almazan

Theo Croker

Jimmy Macbride

Camille Thurman

Alfredo Rodríguez

Hedvig Mollestad

Adam O’Farrill

Tomeka Reid

Luke Stewart

Yussef Dayes

Joel Ross

Blindfold Test

Noah Preminger was tested on the following tracks for the “Blindfold Test”:

Walter Smith III: “The Peacocks” from Twio (Whirlwind)
Artemis: “Frida” from Artemis (Blue Note)
Chris Potter: “You And The Night And The Music” from Concentric Circles (Concord)
Immanuel Wilkins: “Ferguson–An American Tradition” from Omega (Blue Note)
James Brandon Lewis: “Haden Is Beauty” from An UnRuly Manifesto (Relative Pitch)
Act: “Subway Song” from Act II (Self Release)
Garzone/Erskine/Pasqua/Oles: “The Honeymoon” from 3 Nights In L.A. (Fuzzy Music)