Sep 23, 2025 11:04 AM
Amina Claudine Myers Revisits Her Formative Years
At 83 years young, pianist, organist, vocalist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers is just as active and…
Always a sharp dresser, Farnsworth wears a pocket square given to him by trumpeter Art Farmer. “You need to look good if you want to hang around me,” Farmer told him.
(Photo: Osmel Portuondo Azcuy)Sep 23, 2025 11:12 AM
When he was 12 years old, the hard-swinging veteran drummer Joe Farnsworth had a fateful encounter with his idol, Max Roach, the bebop pioneer. Prior to that, Farnsworth had…
“Who I am today is because of my experiences with the AACM,” Amina Claudine Myers said of the artist-led Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.
Sep 23, 2025 11:04 AM
At 83 years young, pianist, organist, vocalist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers is just as active and…
Maria Schneider leads her orchestra through a thrilling set at this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival.
Sep 23, 2025 11:01 AM
Sometimes words have more than one meaning, as in the lore about free-jazz. It usually surrounds the early work of…
Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt performed new music from his latest album, Woven, with vibraphonist Jalen Baker, drummer Jared Spears, bassist Leighton Harrell and guitarist Misha Mendelenko.
Sep 23, 2025 10:55 AM
It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful setting for an outdoor jazz festival than what Lake George, located in the…
George Mason Jazz Ensemble, dreamers all!
Sep 18, 2025 11:39 AM
Going to college to study music can be a daunting feat. Where should you go? How do you even think about getting in?…
“Make time and energy to meet people and make friends,” suggests Millie Ahearn, a student at DePaul University.
Sep 18, 2025 11:32 AM
For many students, the transition into a collegiate jazz program can feel overwhelming — new peers, unfamiliar…
Chuck Manning Works for NASA … and plays jazz.
Sep 18, 2025 11:23 AM
Congratulations! After years of study, you’ve earned your degree in jazz performance. But let’s face it: Making a…
“I’ve told students, ‘I don’t mind if you use AI for this or that project,’” says MIT’s Pascal Le Boeuf. “‘But you need to tell me.’”
Sep 18, 2025 11:14 AM
A standard joke when it comes to discussing artificial intelligence, or AI, is that it’s developing so rapidly that…
Sep 18, 2025 10:00 AM
The 2026 DownBeat College Guide is an invaluable resource for music students, especially jazz students, to find a…
Gadabout Season developed over many months of recording sessions in Brandee Younger’s East Harlem living room.
Sep 16, 2025 11:52 AM
When she’s on the road, Brandee Younger enters a hybrid state of action and contemplation. Free of daily distractions…
“People don’t truly understand or know about the contributions of Black artists, Black composers, Black inventors,” said saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, who aims to change that with his new recording, Painter Of The Invisible.
Sep 16, 2025 11:46 AM
Ralph Ellison’s compelling 1952 novel Invisible Man used the notion of invisibility to explore the issues and…
