Mar 1, 2021 1:45 PM
In Memoriam: Ralph Peterson Jr.
Drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. passed away at 1:45 a.m. EST on March 1 following a six-year battle with cancer, according…
Ralph Peterson Jr.
Mar 1, 2021 1:45 PM
Drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. passed away at 1:45 a.m. EST on March 1 following a six-year battle with cancer, according…
Andra Day portrays Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday.
Mar 1, 2021 8:00 AM
Director Lee Daniels has taken Johann Hari’s drug war history, Chasing the Scream, mixed it with Victor Hugo’s Les…
Claudia Acuña will perform on March 6 in honor of International Women’s Day.
Mar 1, 2021 7:45 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, some…
Ethan Iverson pays tribute to a transformative pianist with Bud Powell In The 21st Century (Sunnyside).
Feb 26, 2021 8:28 AM
Whenever Ethan Iverson takes on a repertory project, his goal is to do two things simultaneously. “One side is to…
Jason Palmer
Feb 25, 2021 9:00 AM
In 2007, DownBeat named Jason Palmer one of “25 Trumpeters for the Future,” and 14 years later, he has done nothing…
Sean Jones is a trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and activist.
Feb 24, 2021 8:59 AM
Who would have imagined a year ago that we’d be in a virtual quarantine due to a virus that’s spreading worldwide?…
Vocalist Fay Victor released a second album, We’ve Had Enough!, alongside her improvising ensemble through the ESP-Disk imprint.
Feb 23, 2021 9:00 AM
Despite being recorded prior to the coronavirus pandemic, vocalist Fay Victor’s We’ve Had Enough!, an album…
Reedist Ingrid Laubrock is set to stream a Tuesday performance alongside bassist Brandon Lopez, drummer Tom Rainey and visual artist Yuko Otomo.
Feb 22, 2021 7:45 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Baltimore native Gary Bartz has remained uniquely engaged both musically and politically throughout his lengthy career.
Feb 19, 2021 8:01 AM
Gary Bartz has watched the slow roll of history drag on, first from the vantage point of his childhood home in…
Percussionist Joe Chambers, 78, had returned to New York to record a Blue Note leader date—but then the pandemic hit the city.
Feb 18, 2021 9:00 AM
Mallet master and composer Joe Chambers found his footing in 1963, when he moved to New York and built a reputation as…
