May 3, 2021 8:15 AM

William A. Brower Jr., a former DownBeat contributor and longtime fixture on the Washington, D.C., jazz scene as a…

Apr 27, 2021 10:30 AM

The 10th annual International Jazz Day will be celebrated Friday, April 30, and this year’s event promises to be more…

Apr 27, 2021 9:00 AM

Jazz educators frequently tell students that the ability to play numerous styles can be essential to making a living as…

Apr 26, 2021 9:01 AM

Like generations of saxophonists, the teenage Hafez Modirzadeh first modeled himself on Charlie Parker. Now 58,…

Apr 26, 2021 9:00 AM

It’s a HUGE streaming week with International Jazz Day and Jazz Month celebrations aplenty: Norah Jones chats with…

Apr 26, 2021 8:59 AM

Brazilian bassist and music producer Sérgio Brandão passed away on April 2 due to gastric interstitial complications,…

Apr 19, 2021 10:00 AM

A pair of claves taps out the classic three-plus-two beat. Two jazz divas, each a member of a legendary jazz vocal…

Apr 19, 2021 9:55 AM

This week’s streams feature Ramsey Lewis playing songs from The In Crowd, a master class with Christian McBride, The…

Apr 19, 2021 9:50 AM

Rubén Blades, the Panamanian-born singer, actor and activist, continues his love of big band Latin jazz and salsa with…

Apr 19, 2021 9:45 AM

Jazz artists Rez Abasi, Helen Sung and Elio Vilafranco have been awarded Guggenheim fellowships for 2021. They join 184…