Jul 27, 2017 3:17 PM
Michael Bourne Reflects on Life in Jazz Journalism at Montreal Fest
A well-liked, seemingly ever-present member of the jazz media was honored this summer at the Montreal Jazz Festival.
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DownBeat Senior Contributor Michael Bourne (center) receives the Montreal Jazz Festival’s Bruce Lundvall Award from Artistic Director André Ménard (left) and Vice President of Programming Laurent Saulnier on June 30.
Jul 27, 2017 3:17 PM
A well-liked, seemingly ever-present member of the jazz media was honored this summer at the Montreal Jazz Festival.
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Alexander von Schlippenbach (left), Rudi Mahall, Uli Jennessen and Axel Dörner perform at the Molde Jazz Festival in Norway. (Obscured: bassist Jan Roder)
Jul 27, 2017 2:38 PM
Vijay Iyer has done more than his share in the contemporary cause of musical border-crossing and idiom-fusing in—and…
A still from Esperanza Spalding’s Facebook video announcing the launch of Exposure.
Jul 27, 2017 11:49 AM
Over the course of five studio albums, bassist Esperanza Spalding has established herself as one of today’s major…
Shabaka Hutchings (left) and Kamasi Washington perform during the Gent Jazz Festival in Belgium.
Jul 26, 2017 3:46 PM
The Gent Jazz Festival always presents one of the most adventurous marriages between the music’s hardcore root and…
Pedrito Martinez (left) and Angélique Kidjo perform during the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, on July 12.
Jul 26, 2017 2:01 PM
This year’s Umbria Jazz festival in Perugia, Italy, once again featured an ambitious multifaceted program that ranged…
Mary Halvorson held a residency at the Village Vanguard in Manhattan from July 18–23.
Jul 25, 2017 4:06 PM
In her first week-long headlining appearance in the hallowed Village Vanguard (she had previously appeared with her…
Seun Kuti (foreground) performs during the Paris New York Heritage Festival in Manhattan on July 16.
Jul 25, 2017 3:27 PM
Was the decision to sandwich vibraphonist Roy Ayers in between two sprawling Afrobeat bands a savvy piece of jazz…
Doug Beavers will release a new album, Art Of The Arrangement, on Aug. 25.
Jul 25, 2017 2:14 PM
Trombonists are the unsung heroes of the jazz world. Though the instrument may not grace as many frontlines as it did…
David Wong (left), Jimmy Heath, Kenny Washington and Benny Golson perform at the 92nd Street Y in New York on July 19.
Jul 24, 2017 4:08 PM
“Jazz is alive at the 92nd Street Y,” WBGO radio personality Rhonda Hamilton announced to the sold-out house that…
John Beasley (center) is the leader of MONK’estra. The group performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 7.
Jul 24, 2017 12:27 PM
From the Afro-Cuban re-imagining of “Epistrophy” to a lively rap version of “Brake’s Sake,” Thelonious…
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