Nov 17, 2016 3:14 PM
In Memoriam: DownBeat Bids Farewell to Four Great Artists
It is with heavy hearts that DownBeat pays tribute to four superb artists who have recently left us.
Victor Bailey, a…
Victor Bailey (1960–2016)
Nov 17, 2016 3:14 PM
It is with heavy hearts that DownBeat pays tribute to four superb artists who have recently left us.
Victor Bailey, a…
Eli Degibri
Nov 17, 2016 3:07 PM
On a night when Donald Trump’s stunning presidential victory underscored the deep partisan differences in the…
Mette Henriette performs at the 2016 Berlin Jazz Festival in Germany.
Nov 17, 2016 3:04 PM
The English journalist Richard Williams is now into his second year as programmer for the Berlin Jazzfest, which was…
Rob Mazurek performs at the 2016 Belgrade Jazz Festival in Belgrade, Serbia.
Nov 17, 2016 2:58 PM
Perhaps the Belgrade Jazz Festival would be considered something of a fresh discovery to many visitors arriving from…
Carmen Lundy (left), Darryl Hall and Marvin “Smitty” Smith perform at the Duc de Lombards in Paris.
Nov 17, 2016 2:55 PM
The city of Paris was blessed with an abundance of great music in October and November. Jason Marsalis, who has…
Ted Nash’s new album is titled Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom.
Nov 17, 2016 2:52 PM
During an election cycle in which political oratory is often delivered via Twitter and sound bites, reedist Ted…
Vocalist Alyssa Allgood released her full-length debut, Out Of The Blue, on Oct. 7.
Nov 17, 2016 2:45 PM
Having gained due recognition for her efforts as Best Collegiate Vocal Jazz Soloist for DownBeat’s 2014 Student Music…
Barbara Dane (left) appears with Louis Armstrong (far right) for the nationally televised Timex All-Star Jazz Show in 1959.
Nov 17, 2016 2:42 PM
Barbara Dane was 22 years old when she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1949, but she’d already developed her…
Siblings Samora (left) and Elena Pinderhughes collaborated on The Transformations Suite, which was released on Oct. 16.
Nov 17, 2016 2:37 PM
Nina Simone wrote “Mississippi Goddam” out of sheer rage over the events that had occurred during her lifetime, namely…
Wadada Leo Smith (foreground) performs with John Lindberg at Woodland Pattern bookstore in Milwaukee on Oct. 30.
Nov 14, 2016 3:59 PM
On Oct. 30, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and bassist John Lindberg completed a Midwest tour to promote their 2015 album,…
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