Nov 2, 2017 10:09 AM

Pianist Muhal Richard Abrams—an NEA Jazz Master, inductee in the DownBeat Hall of Fame and one of the founders of the…

Nov 1, 2017 6:48 PM

Grace Notes: Reflections of Now—Carrie Mae Weems’ sobering multimedia production centering on the tense race…

Oct 31, 2017 4:06 PM

Polish guitarist Raphael Roginski discusses creativity with the same type of idiosyncratic, poetic aesthetic informs…

Oct 30, 2017 10:13 AM

At the 14th annual Uppsala International Guitar Festival in Sweden, a memorable highlight was the programming on Oct.…

Oct 26, 2017 8:21 PM

Jazz Across Borders, the first international jazz forum and festival in Russia, will be held on Nov. 17–18 in St.…

Oct 26, 2017 4:43 PM

Pianist Fred Hersch has long been recognized as an extraordinary interpreter of the Thelonious Monk songbook. But,…

Oct 26, 2017 11:14 AM

Composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith will present CREATE Festival West, a two-day exploration of his music that will…

Oct 25, 2017 4:05 PM

New England Conservatory’s joyous Oct. 19 concert celebrating Thelonious Monk’s centennial came as a model of…

Oct 24, 2017 3:38 PM

DownBeat is proud to announce the results of its 82nd Annual Readers Poll.

Wynton Marsalis topped the Trumpet…

Oct 23, 2017 12:27 PM

At 77, multiple Grammy winner, NEA Jazz Master and musical ambassador Herbie Hancock refuses to become a legacy act.…