Apr 22, 2025 12:02 PM
NEA to Honor Jazz Masters at Kennedy Center, Other DC Venues
The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will…
“It’s really nice to have some kind of vision and feel like it has come to life,” says Vasandani.
(Photo: Moriah Ziman)Apr 22, 2025 12:09 PM
It was just another week in the organically genre-blurry life of singer Sachal Vasandani. On a Tuesday night in February, the respected vocalist was in the spotlight with the…
The 2025 NEA Jazz Masters
Apr 22, 2025 12:02 PM
The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will…
The Allstars, from left: Elgin Park, Aaron Redfield, Robert Walter, Chris Stillwell and Karl Denson.
Apr 22, 2025 11:55 AM
As jazz groups with history and internal legacies go, the San Diego, California-based band The Greyboy Allstars can’t…
Davis was a two-time Grammy winner for liner notes.
Apr 22, 2025 11:50 AM
Francis Davis, an august jazz and cultural critic who won both awards and esteem in print, film and radio, died April…
Crowds chill at the John Coltrane Jazz & Blues Festival in North Carolina.
Apr 16, 2025 9:34 PM
If great art is made in chaos, get ready for some killer festivals this year. In digging into the 2025 festival scene…
Vancouver International Jazz Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary this summer.
Apr 16, 2025 9:30 PM
During seven glorious days in June 1986, a fledgling jazz festival in Vancouver, Canada, burst into the consciousness…
David Froman (left) and Don Lucoff, co-founders of the Denver Jazz Fest.
Apr 16, 2025 9:26 PM
From sisters Tia Fuller and Shamie Royston, Kneebody co-founders Shane Endsley and Kaveh Rastegar and the late Ron…
Bonnie Eisele and Les DeMerle performing at the Amelia Island Jazz Festival, which they also present.
Apr 16, 2025 9:22 PM
Les DeMerle learned by doing. DeMerle toured around with the Harry James Big Band for more than a decade and put…
Ruth Griggs, president of the Northampton Jazz Festival, emphasizes “creating and growing partnerships and building a positive reputation for jazz and the festival in the community.”
Apr 16, 2025 9:15 PM
Mention the word “festival” to jazz fans and chances are they’ll first think of legendary annual events at…
Apr 16, 2025 9:05 PM
In preparation for this year’s bountiful Jazz Festival Season, DownBeat brings you a detailed preview of the best…
“At the end of the day, once you’ve run out of differences, we’re left with similarities,” Collier says. “Cultural differences are mitigated through 12 notes.”
Apr 15, 2025 11:55 AM
DownBeat has a long association with the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference, the premiere…
