Jun 22, 2021 9:03 AM
In Memoriam: Don Gold, Former DownBeat Editor
Back in 1956, DownBeat was in a trench of transition but only vaguely aware of where it might lead. The age of big…
Jun 22, 2021 9:03 AM
Back in 1956, DownBeat was in a trench of transition but only vaguely aware of where it might lead. The age of big…
Jun 15, 2021 10:34 AM
In what has to be billed as the great jazz reopening, festivals are coming back online, many with late-breaking plans…
Jun 15, 2021 10:20 AM
This week’s streaming highlights feature the Jeff Watts Trio in Brooklyn, Paul Winter’s 26th Annual Summer Solstice…
Jun 11, 2021 10:22 AM
Charnett Moffett’s silky bass lines come to the fore on his tune “Rejoice” from his new album, New Love. Check…
Jun 10, 2021 3:01 PM
Pianist Todd Cochran wasn’t satisfied with simply making a video as an extension of his new recording with TC3, Then…
Jun 8, 2021 10:58 AM
On June 16 at 6:30 p.m. (CDT), the Strata-East All-Stars will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the artist-driven label…
Jun 8, 2021 9:00 AM
This week’s streaming highlights include Aaron Diehl’s Monterey Jazz Festival Commission from 2014, Jazz at Lincoln…
Jun 7, 2021 11:16 AM
There aren’t many artists in the history of jazz who could turn a three-night engagement into 12 albums (eight CDs)…
Jun 7, 2021 11:15 AM
The Newport Jazz Festival has announced that tickets are now on sale for this year’s event July 30–Aug. 1 with a…
Jun 7, 2021 11:14 AM
The blues was on full display during The Blues Foundation’s 42nd Blues Music Awards on June 6.
This year’s…