Jul 22, 2026 12:37 PM
In Memoriam: Rodney Holmes, 1966–2026
Drummer Rodney Holmes, a powerful presence behind the kit who emerged as an in-demand player on the New York scene…
Clarinetist Anat Cohen will embark on a cross-country tour Sunday, which includes a six-day residency at New York’s Jazz Standard and dates in Seattle, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
The tour follows a string of accolades this year for the Israeli musician, including a Clarinetist of the Year award from the Jazz Journalists Association and a Rising Star Clarinetist nod in this year’s DownBeat Critics Poll.
The tour dates are as follows:
Sept. 9—Clarendon Ballroom—Arlington, Va.
Sept. 16—The Sylvan Theatre on National Mall—Washington, D.C.
Sept. 29-30—Lotus World Music and Arts Festival—Bloomington, Ind.
Oct. 17—Regattabar - Charles Hotel—Cambridge, Mass.
Oct. 25—Poncho Concert Hall—Seattle, Wash.
Oct. 27—Florence Gould Theatre—San Francisco, Calif.
Oct. 30-Nov. 4—The Jazz Standard—New York, N.Y.
Nov. 10—Chris Jazz Café—Philadelphia, Pa.
Nov. 28-Dec. 1—Jazz At The Bistro—St. Louis, Mo.
Dec. 7—The Blue Note—Columbia, Mo.
A drummer’s drummer, Rodney Holmes gigged with everyone from Joe Zawinul and Carlos Santana to Steve Kimock and the Brecker Brothers.
Jul 22, 2026 12:37 PM
Drummer Rodney Holmes, a powerful presence behind the kit who emerged as an in-demand player on the New York scene…
Clockwise from top left, Mary Halvorson, Patricia Brennan, Adam O’Farrill, Keith Jarrett’s At the Deer Head Inn: The Complete Recordings, Sheila Jordan and Jaki Byard.
Jul 16, 2026 1:34 PM
The DownBeat Critics Poll never ceases to amaze! And the 74th Edition offered plenty of accolades for poll veterans and…
Ibrahim was an early jazz acolyte, studying the music via 78s he would buy from soldiers stationed in South Africa — who also gave him the nickname “Dollar.”
Jun 30, 2026 3:19 PM
Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, the NEA Jazz Master from South Africa who helped fuse the folk music of his home country with…
Joe Lovano’s Paramount Quartet will record live at New York’s Village Vanguard for ECM records on Aug. 26–27.
Jul 22, 2026 12:46 PM
One of Joe Lovano’s buzz terms is “the moment of now” and with seemingly infinite patience — despite a schedule…
“There was something about her tone and sound and phrasing — an intimacy, a vulnerability, an honesty,” says Joshua Redman, who produced Cavassa’s record after she toured with his band.
Jun 16, 2026 1:27 AM
Gabrielle Cavassa is an avowed perfectionist. So when she failed to place despite becoming a finalist in the 2018 Sarah…
