Jun 22, 2021 9:13 AM

Composer and bandleader Maria Schneider was named a 2021 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Music for her double album Data…

Jun 22, 2021 9:03 AM

Back in 1956, DownBeat was in a trench of transition but only vaguely aware of where it might lead. The age of big…

Jun 15, 2021 10:34 AM

In what has to be billed as the great jazz reopening, festivals are coming back online, many with late-breaking plans…

Jun 15, 2021 10:20 AM

This week’s streaming highlights feature the Jeff Watts Trio in Brooklyn, Paul Winter’s 26th Annual Summer Solstice…

Jun 11, 2021 10:22 AM

Charnett Moffett’s silky bass lines come to the fore on his tune “Rejoice” from his new album, New Love. Check…

Jun 10, 2021 3:01 PM

Pianist Todd Cochran wasn’t satisfied with simply making a video as an extension of his new recording with TC3, Then…

Jun 8, 2021 10:58 AM

On June 16 at 6:30 p.m. (CDT), the Strata-East All-Stars will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the artist-driven label…

Jun 8, 2021 9:00 AM

This week’s streaming highlights include Aaron Diehl’s Monterey Jazz Festival Commission from 2014, Jazz at Lincoln…

Jun 7, 2021 11:16 AM

There aren’t many artists in the history of jazz who could turn a three-night engagement into 12 albums (eight CDs)…

Jun 7, 2021 11:15 AM

The Newport Jazz Festival has announced that tickets are now on sale for this year’s event July 30–Aug. 1 with a…