Jan 4, 2019 9:00 AM
Tubist Theon Cross’ Unique Vantage Point Sparks Debut, ‘Fyah’
Even before releasing a full-length recording under his own name, Theon Cross had become a central figure of the…
Theon Cross’ instrument enables the bandleader to consider his attack from a unique vantage point, the tuba’s relative obsolescence in contemporary music alleviating him from the burden of comparison.
Jan 4, 2019 9:00 AM
Even before releasing a full-length recording under his own name, Theon Cross had become a central figure of the…
Reedist Ingrid Laubrock said she relishes the freedom that comes with recording for independent labels like Relative Pitch and Germany’s Intakt, but remains skeptical of the music industry’s digital shift.
Jan 3, 2019 9:00 AM
Less and less, you dole out a buck per cut, $10 per album; more and more, you access a streaming service for a nominal…
On June 29, the Impulse! label issued previously unreleased studio recordings by John Coltrane (left), Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison and McCoy Tyner under the title Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album.
Jan 2, 2019 9:00 AM
During 2018, DownBeat published hundreds of articles and album reviews. What’s below, though, are some features and…
Dec 31, 2018 9:20 AM
This year’s Winter Jazzfest, now in its 15th edition, promises to showcase improvised music across the entire jazz…
Yvonne Ervin (1959–2018)
Dec 31, 2018 9:15 AM
Yvonne Ervin, founder of the Tucson Jazz Festival and a jazz advocate who held several posts with arts organizations…
Ambrose Akinmusire and Kris Davis perform in New York at Vision Festival, which ran May 23–28. Akinmusire’s Origami Harvest earned a 5-star rating in DownBeat during 2018.
Dec 28, 2018 9:00 AM
The list below is a round-up of the 5-star, 4.5-star and 4-star reviews that ran in print editions of DownBeat during…
Pianist Florian Weber recently issued Lucent Waters on the ECM imprint.
Dec 27, 2018 1:04 PM
As 2018, slowly rolls toward its conclusion, ECM Records continues to issue scores of recordings that feature prominent…
Melbourne, Australia-based pianist Andrea Keller recently issued a pair of recordings: an exploration of Krzysztof Komeda’s work and Five Below Live.
Dec 27, 2018 9:00 AM
Melbourne, Australia-based pianist Andrea Keller creates jazz in its broadest sense—as an improvised music. During…
Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)
Dec 26, 2018 9:00 AM
From jazz trumpeters and blues guitarists to genre-defining soul singers and avant-garde soothsayers, DownBeat presents…
Drummer Billy Martin (left), keyboardist John Medeski and bassist Chris Wood all have recording projects outside of their trio.
Dec 21, 2018 9:00 AM
Medeski Martin & Wood’s new album offers a summation of the group’s purpose three decades into its unconventional…
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