Jan 1, 2018 6:17 PM
Vocalists Shine at Stockholm Jazz Festival
One of the first sets at this year’s Stockholm Jazz Festival, which ran Oct. 6–15, started with a formless,…
Singer Lina Nyberg and her band perform at the 2017 Stockholm Jazz Festival.
Jan 1, 2018 6:17 PM
One of the first sets at this year’s Stockholm Jazz Festival, which ran Oct. 6–15, started with a formless,…
Luis Perdomo (left), Miguel Zenón, Peter Bernstein and Branford Marsalis perform at The Jazz Gallery in New York on Nov. 1.
Jan 1, 2018 6:12 PM
Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, causing unprecedented devastation, knocking out most of the island’s…
Dave Douglas in the studio with members of The Westerlies.
Jan 1, 2018 1:22 PM
The indefatigable Dave Douglas is sitting in his composition room surrounded by comfortable couches, a piano, a wall of…
Esperanza Spalding’s new album is titled Exposure.
Jan 1, 2018 12:46 PM
Witnessing Esperanza Spalding in concert in September 2006, when she opened for the McCoy Tyner Sextet at Berklee’s…
My Point is ... is drummer Willie Jones III’s most recent long-playing album.
Jan 1, 2018 11:30 AM
It doesn’t take a Ph.D. to complete the elliptical title of Willie Jones III’s new album, My Point is… (WJ3),…
Erykah Badu performs on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, backed by The Roots.
Dec 29, 2017 10:08 AM
The ease with which singer Erykah Badu inhabits Fela Kuti’s work is shocking—and inspiring.
Recently, she appeared…
Ben Sidran (left), Ricky Ford, Peter Giron and Leo Sidran perform at Sunset Sunside in Paris on Nov. 29.
Dec 28, 2017 5:15 PM
When a soulful raconteur such a pianist Ben Sidran teams up with a skillful storyteller like saxophonist Ricky Ford,…
Children at the Mthunzi Orphan Center in Lusaka, Zambia, performed vocals on a track that features Kurt Rosenwinkel, Aaron Parks and Dave Douglas.
Dec 27, 2017 4:42 PM
Best known for his fluid electric guitar lines, Kurt Rosenwinkel is also the driving force behind Heartcore Records, an…
Wadada Leo Smith
Dec 22, 2017 4:45 PM
The CREATE festival made its West Coast debut in San Francisco’s Mission District on Dec. 15.
The inaugural CREATE…
Roswell Rudd
Dec 22, 2017 12:17 PM
Trombonist Roswell Rudd, who had been suffering from cancer, died Dec. 21. He was 82.
In tribute, DownBeat is…
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