Oct 3, 2023 12:44 PM
Wendell Brunious Named First Musical Director of Preservation Hall
When you enter Preservation Hall in New Orleans, it’s like stepping back in time. The small no-frills room looks…
“There’s a lot of untapped potential in that classic big band literature,” Argue says, noting that it serves as inspiration.
(Photo: Lindsay Beyerstein)Oct 3, 2023 12:50 PM
In 2010, when Darcy James Argue wrote “Dymaxion,” a masterstroke for large ensemble, he knew it was the beginning of something bigger — a series of musical portraits, each…
“You want to speak to someone’s heart, not just befuddle their brain,” Brunious says.
Oct 3, 2023 12:44 PM
When you enter Preservation Hall in New Orleans, it’s like stepping back in time. The small no-frills room looks…
From left: Mary Halvorson, Sylvie Courvoisier, Aki Takase and Alexander von Schlippenbach will be among the performers at this fall’s Jazzfest Berlin.
Oct 3, 2023 12:43 PM
As the fall festival season gets into full swing, artist lineups are being finalized and announced in anticipation of…
Beyond (April Records) continues Strange’s musical journey with meditations on the circle of life.
Oct 3, 2023 11:52 AM
Cecilie Strange, the gifted young Danish saxophonist and composer, first hit DownBeat’s radar with Blue (April…
Philadelphia’s University of the Arts “Z” Big Band.
Sep 28, 2023 12:17 PM
In creating the DownBeat College Guide each year, a great deal of thought goes into what students and parents need to…
Multimedia Arts Technology students at Western Michigan University work sound for a live concert.
Sep 28, 2023 11:55 AM
DownBeat’s annual Where to Study Jazz Guide lists more than 180 four-year jazz studies programs across the United…
“Ultimately, you just want to find a place that really makes you feel like, ‘Well, this is home,’” says Rodney Jordan, professor of jazz studies at Florida State University.
Sep 28, 2023 11:40 AM
After choosing an instrument, one of the biggest decisions a musician can make is where to attend college or…
“You can’t be concerned with gender justice or racial justice or any of that without thinking about ableism or environmental justice,” says Terri Lyne Carrington, founder and artistic director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice.
Sep 28, 2023 11:16 AM
The idea that someone isn’t just a number in a class is often interpreted as a teacher’s ability to connect with…
Sep 28, 2023 10:12 AM
The 2024 DownBeat College Guide is an invaluable resource for music students, especially jazz students, to find a…
“He was the coolest,” Fortner says of Nat “King” Cole. “Didn’t break a sweat.”
Sep 26, 2023 12:48 PM
Before taking a live Blindfold Test in Indianapolis during the American Pianists Association Awards last April, pianist…
“I’m not going to reinvent the wheel, but maybe I can reinvent things for myself,” says Paal Nilssen-Love.
Sep 26, 2023 12:24 PM
On the evening of Saturday, March 25, Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love was sitting on the stage of the respected…
