Enters the Hall of Fame
By Suzanne Lorge
Carla Bley’s extraordinary career was a longshot, but it happened. What were the chances in the 1950s that a teenaged girl from Oakland, California, would land smack in the middle of New York’s vibrant jazz scene, much less emerge as one of its most lasting compositional voices? Bley, who turned 85 this year, enters the DownBeat Hall of Fame after more than six decades of writing, recording and performing important music with the biggest stars in jazz.
By John McDonough
The Veterans Committee voted in trumpeter Booker Little in this year’s poll.
By Howard Mandel
The Veterans Committee voted in the great Yusef Lateef in this year’s poll.
By Gary Fukushima
The critics bid a fond farewell to the legendary Chick Corea, naming him Artist, Pianist and Keyboardist of the year
By Phillip Lutz
Schneider’s Data Lords was the runaway favorite for Album of the Year. Schneider also garnered accolades for Big Band, Composer and Arranger of the year.
By Phil Freeman
Dease wins his first Critics Poll honor for Trombonist of the Year!
By Stephanie Jones
Gerald Clayton, Angel Bat Dawit, Nubya Garcia, Immanuel Wilkins and more!
Bassist Brian Bromberg takes the test with insight and awe! Here are the tracks he checked out!
