Dec 7, 2021 7:07 AM
Jon Irabagon’s Expansive Solo Projects
In the pantheon of performers on unaccompanied saxophone, Jon Irabagon has a powerful claim to membership — one based…
Jon Irabagon plays in the Falling Rock Canyon of South Dakota.
Dec 7, 2021 7:07 AM
In the pantheon of performers on unaccompanied saxophone, Jon Irabagon has a powerful claim to membership — one based…
Keyboardist/composer Marc Cary pays tribute to those he learned from.
Nov 29, 2021 11:08 PM
In the liner notes to Life Lessons, Marc Cary’s recently released trio recording with bassist Dan Chmielinski and…
Nate Wooley
Nov 29, 2021 11:00 PM
Jazzfest Berlin returned to in-person concerts Nov. 4–7 with the 58th edition of the acclaimed arts organization’s…
Myele Manzanza
Nov 29, 2021 10:55 PM
Over the past five years, London has established itself as the epicentre for a unique approach to improvised music.…
Jon Batiste’s We Are garnered 12 Grammy nominations.
Nov 29, 2021 10:18 PM
The Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards. While there are plenty of potential…
Roy Hargrove enters the DownBeat Hall of Fame.
Nov 23, 2021 11:30 AM
The readers have spoken in the 86th annual DownBeat Readers Poll, paying special tribute to recently departed legends…
Slide Hampton: Rest in peace.
Nov 23, 2021 11:25 AM
Slide Hampton, the distinguished jazz trombonist, composer and arranger, passed away Nov. 18. He was 89.
Born…
The 25th anniversary package includes expansive liner notes and photography.
Nov 23, 2021 11:20 AM
When World Circuit Records released the Buena Vista Social Club’s eponymous album in 1997, there were no grand…
Julia A. Miller, owner of Delmark Records
Nov 23, 2021 11:15 AM
Guitarist, composer, electronic musician and Art Institute of Chicago professor Julia A. Miller took a bold step three…
Nov 23, 2021 11:10 AM
New Music USA and the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice have launched Next Jazz Legacy, a program focused on…
