Jul 6, 2022 1:14 PM
Three Pines Records To Release Ernesto Cervini’s ‘Joy’
The Canadian label Three Pines Records has announced the upcoming release of Joy, an ambitious recording by JUNO…
Ernesto Cervini’s upcoming album Joy is based on author Louise Penn’s “Gamache” series of mystery books.
Jul 6, 2022 1:14 PM
The Canadian label Three Pines Records has announced the upcoming release of Joy, an ambitious recording by JUNO…
“The power of unison is super,” Turner said. “It’s 10,000 years old, or more.”
Jun 27, 2022 5:00 PM
Mark Turner is sitting in a coffeehouse bakery in Westwood, California, talking in circles. Concentric, full circles,…
Black Lives—From Generation To Generation makes a multi-generational plea for equity and equality with artists like Alicia Hall Moran, left, and E.J. Strickland.
Jun 27, 2022 4:50 PM
In September 2020, in the wake of protests that rocked cities across the United States, DownBeat published a cover…
The guitar quartet Dither commanded attention with their tight-yet-flexible teamwork at this year’s FIMAV.
Jun 27, 2022 4:40 PM
Festival International Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (FIMAV) in Quebec boldly explores and extolls music of the…
“I know that tensions are high and emotions are intense right now, but the beauty of music is beyond words,” Arriale said.
Jun 27, 2022 4:30 PM
Lynne Arriale honed her superb technical skills as a pianist and composer from rigorous training she received to become…
Benevento calls the outcome of his deep walk through polyrhythmic grooves, electrifying self-jams, West Africa-derived dance music, songs based on poetry and short lyrical ditties his “small batch psychedelia.”
Jun 27, 2022 4:20 PM
During his long break from the road due to the pandemic, Marco Benevento didn’t just sit at home and twiddle his…
“One thing I love about production is having to submit to a vision that isn’t 100% my own,” League said. “That ensures you have variety in your life.”
Jun 21, 2022 11:42 AM
Before he founded Snarky Puppy, Bokanté and GroundUP Productions, before he produced a Grammy-winning album, even…
“It’s a vibrant scene, impressive for the size of the town,” Pilc said of Montreal. “And it is more about exchange than competition.”
Jun 21, 2022 11:41 AM
It was June 2021, just after the end of an extended COVID-19 lockdown, that Alive–Live At Dièse Onze, Montréal, a…
The organic nature of Helfer’s artistry is genuine, developed over a lifetime of apprenticeship, appreciation and practice.
Jun 21, 2022 11:39 AM
Blues, boogie, jazz and American roots pianist Erwin Helfer is the unlikely-but-grateful poster boy for survival of the…
Meghan Stabile was the founder of Revive Music Group.
Jun 21, 2022 11:37 AM
Meghan Stabile, a promoter, presenter and producer, died on June 12 in Florida at age 39. The apparent cause was…
