Jun 3, 2025 11:25 AM
In Memoriam: Al Foster, 1943–2025
Al Foster, a drummer regarded for his fluency across the bebop, post-bop and funk/fusion lineages of jazz, died May 28…
Foster was truly a drummer to the stars, including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson.
Jun 3, 2025 11:25 AM
Al Foster, a drummer regarded for his fluency across the bebop, post-bop and funk/fusion lineages of jazz, died May 28…
Elena Pinderhughes (left), Paquito D’Rivera, Birsa Chatterjee, Jon Faddis and Terri Lyne Carrington at the James Moody Centennial Celebration.
Jun 3, 2025 11:05 AM
In the spring and summer of 2000, while reporting a DownBeat profile framed around James Moody’s 75th birthday…
Harry Schnipper, owner of Blues Alley, which will celebrate its 60th anniversary on July 21.
Jun 3, 2025 10:46 AM
On a Thursday afternoon in early March, the lights are dimmed inside Blues Alley as employees polish tables and scrub…
Benny Benack III and his quartet took the Midwest Jazz Collective’s route for a test run this spring.
Jun 3, 2025 10:31 AM
The time and labor required to tour is, for many musicians, daunting at best and prohibitive at worst. It’s hardly…
“I’ve had no shortage of encounters and new relationships with people on the West Coast that have been super inspiring and amazing,” says Lehman of his move to Los Angeles.
May 27, 2025 6:32 PM
It’s a little after noon in Valencia, California, 30 minutes from downtown Los Angeles. Outside on a bench at…
Roscoe Mitchell will receive a Lifetime Achievement award at this year’s Vision Festival.
May 27, 2025 6:21 PM
Arts for Art has announced the full lineup for the 2025 Vision Festival, which will run June 2–7 at Roulette…
From left: Blue Note’s Don Was and Justin Selltzer, UMG’s Adam Granite, UMGC’s Timothy Xu and UMG’s Stacy Yang at the launch event for Blue Note Records China and DG China.
May 27, 2025 5:59 PM
Universal Music Greater China (UMGC), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), has launched Blue Note Records China…
A former member of Chuck Mangione’s working band, Coleman Mellett died in a plane crash. Sixteen years later, his debut album is finally being released.
May 27, 2025 5:49 PM
“Spring is coming,” said Jeanie Bryson via FaceTime. The 67-year-old Jersey girl has been a gardener most of her…
“Branford’s playing has steadily improved,” says younger brother Wynton Marsalis. “He’s just gotten more and more serious.”
May 20, 2025 11:58 AM
Branford Marsalis was on the road again. Coffee cup in hand, the saxophonist — sporting a gray hoodie and a look of…
Mike Reed is bringing a fresh concept to a live music festival in September with the inaugural Sound & Gravity.
May 20, 2025 11:45 AM
Chicago-based Constellation Performing Arts will present Sound & Gravity, a five-day musical event scheduled to take…
