Apr 19, 2016 8:50 AM
Kamasi Washington, Glasper, Jarreau to Headline Blue Note Jazz Festival
The 2016 Blue Note Jazz Festival will take place June 1–30, and will feature over 100 events in 10 venues throughout…
Al Jarreau is among the headliners for the 2016 Blue Note Jazz Festival, which takes place June 1–30 (Photo: Marina Chavez)
Apr 19, 2016 8:50 AM
The 2016 Blue Note Jazz Festival will take place June 1–30, and will feature over 100 events in 10 venues throughout…
Cyrille Aimée
Apr 18, 2016 4:33 PM
Vocalist Cyrille Aimée has made a strong impression on the international jazz scene over the past year and a half. The…
Leyla McCalla
Apr 18, 2016 4:30 PM
Leyla McCalla is a Haitian-American folksinger, cello player, banjoist and songwriter. She picked up the cello when she…
Christian McBride performs as part of the Mack Avenue SuperBand at the 2015 Detroit Jazz Festival
Apr 18, 2016 4:25 PM
When strong, individually driven jazz players gather under the umbrella of an organizational agenda, such as a road…
Linda Oh (left, with bass), Jimmy Heath, Lakecia Benjamin and Karriem Riggins perform at the NEA Jazz Masters ceremony in Washington, D.C., on April 4.
Apr 18, 2016 4:19 PM
Vibraphonist Gary Burton, saxophonists Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp, and Jazz Foundation of America Executive…
Ethan Iverson (seen here in a press photo) performed with trademark power and accuracy at Smalls Jazz Club in New York on March 19
Apr 18, 2016 4:13 PM
Right from the outset, the presence of a baritone saxophone as this combo’s dominant horn did much to imprint a…
Richie Cole
Apr 18, 2016 4:05 PM
Richie Cole is known primarily as a hard-blowing bebopper. But the 68-year-old alto saxophonist knows his appeal is in…
Henry Threadgill (Photo: Courtesy Pi Recordings)
Apr 18, 2016 1:41 PM
Composer and reedist Henry Threadgill has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize in music for his 2015 album In For A Penny,…
Vijay Iyer (left) performs with Wadada Leo Smith at the Met Breuer on March 31. (Photo: Deirdre Bird Rose)
Apr 18, 2016 11:32 AM
Throughout March, pianist Vijay Iyer’s tenure as Artist-In-Residence at the Met Breuer resulted in what was perhaps…
Jack DeJohnette’s 2016 solo piano album, Return, is a vinyl-only release offered by Newvelle Records. (Photo: © William Semeraro)
Apr 15, 2016 9:53 AM
DownBeat has announced that it will introduce a new column titled Vinyl. This column, which will debut in the August…
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