Sep 18, 2025 11:32 AM
Starting on The Right Note: Advice for Success from Jazz Students
For many students, the transition into a collegiate jazz program can feel overwhelming — new peers, unfamiliar…
“Make time and energy to meet people and make friends,” suggests Millie Ahearn, a student at DePaul University.
Sep 18, 2025 11:32 AM
For many students, the transition into a collegiate jazz program can feel overwhelming — new peers, unfamiliar…
Chuck Manning Works for NASA … and plays jazz.
Sep 18, 2025 11:23 AM
Congratulations! After years of study, you’ve earned your degree in jazz performance. But let’s face it: Making a…
“I’ve told students, ‘I don’t mind if you use AI for this or that project,’” says MIT’s Pascal Le Boeuf. “‘But you need to tell me.’”
Sep 18, 2025 11:14 AM
A standard joke when it comes to discussing artificial intelligence, or AI, is that it’s developing so rapidly that…
Sep 18, 2025 10:00 AM
The 2026 DownBeat College Guide is an invaluable resource for music students, especially jazz students, to find a…
Gadabout Season developed over many months of recording sessions in Brandee Younger’s East Harlem living room.
Sep 16, 2025 11:52 AM
When she’s on the road, Brandee Younger enters a hybrid state of action and contemplation. Free of daily distractions…
“People don’t truly understand or know about the contributions of Black artists, Black composers, Black inventors,” said saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, who aims to change that with his new recording, Painter Of The Invisible.
Sep 16, 2025 11:46 AM
Ralph Ellison’s compelling 1952 novel Invisible Man used the notion of invisibility to explore the issues and…
Marcus Miller and band hold down the main stage at District Pier during this year’s DC Jazz Festival.
Sep 16, 2025 11:24 AM
The DC Jazz Festival is now of legal drinking age. This year’s edition, running Aug. 27–31, was the 21st. Not the…
The fourth annual M³ Festival at Roulette Intermedium will feature Becca Stevens, Kenny Barron, Immanuel Wilkins, Devon Gates and other pioneering musicians.
Sep 16, 2025 10:36 AM
Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³), an initiative dedicated to advancing professional and artistic growth for women…
Cleo Laine, 1927–2025
Sep 16, 2025 10:03 AM
The music world mourns the loss of three important artists from the realms of jazz, blues and beyond with the recent…
“Think of all the creative people I’m going to meet and a whole other way of thinking about music and a challenge of singing completely different material than I would have sung otherwise to my highest level in dedication to the moment,” Elling says about his Broadway run.
Sep 9, 2025 1:18 PM
Kurt Elling was back at home in Chicago, grabbing some family time in a late-June window between gigs. Sporting a smile…
