June 2022

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John & Gerald Clayton

Artistry & Family

DownBeat goes to Altadena, California — nestled into the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains and a nice place to raise a family — to speak with John and Gerald Clayton, a famous father and son of jazz.

Features
  • Mark Turner

    Return to the West
  • Michael League

    Spanish Adventure
  • 45TH Annual DownBeat Student Music Awards

    The Best in Jazz Education!
Blindfold Test

Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Hero Trio, Part 2

  • Branford Marsalis: “Gutbucket Steepy” from Trio Jeepy (Sony, 1989)
  • Anna Webber: “Forgotten Best” from Idiom (Independent Release, 2021)
  • Jeff Ballard Trio: “Western Wren (A Bird Call)/Mivakpola” from Time's Tales (Okeh, 2014)
  • Joshua Redman: “Mantra #5” from Trios Live (Nonesuch, 2014)
Also in this Issue
THE BEAT
  • Jean-Michel Pilc
  • The Lessons of Black Lives: Generation To Generation
  • Lynne Arriale
  • Michael Weiss
  • Erwin Helfer
  • In Memoriam: Charnett Moffett
THE HOT BOX
  • SFJAZZ Collective, New Works Reflecting The Moment
  • Dave Douglas, Secular Psalms
  • Brad Mehldau, Jacob's Ladder
  • Samora Pinderhughes, Grief
INDIE LIFE
  • Eugenie Jones
  • Lisa Hilton
  • Eli Degibri
WOODSHED
  • Kenny Werner Master Class
  • Katherine McVicker Pro Session
  • Gear Box


PLUS: Dozens of album reviews, product reviews and much more!