Jul 17, 2025 12:44 PM
DownBeat’s 73rd Annual Critics Poll: One for the Record Books
You see before you what we believe is the largest and most comprehensive Critics Poll in the history of jazz. DownBeat…
The independent record label CAM Jazz will begin its new release season on Jan. 27. By spring, the company will announce which, if any, recordings it will reissue in 2009 from the newly acquired Black Saint, Soul Note and DDQ (Dischi della Quercia) catalogs, which feature artists like Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor, Dave Douglas, Anthony Braxton and the World Saxophone Quartet, among others.
The label’s announced releases include: Martial Solal’s Live At The Village Vanguard, set for Jan. 27; Enrico Pieranunzi’s Dream Dance and an untitled release by the Francesco Cafiso Quartet, both set for March; and Edward Simon’s Blossom and Kenny Wheeler’s Now And Now Again, due out in May.
More info: camjazz.com
James Brandon Lewis earned honors for Artist of the Year and Tenor Saxophonist of the Year. Three of his recordings placed in the Albums of the Year category.
Jul 17, 2025 12:44 PM
You see before you what we believe is the largest and most comprehensive Critics Poll in the history of jazz. DownBeat…
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Chuck Mangione on the cover of the May 8, 1975, edition of DownBeat.
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The DownBeat Critics Poll provides a wonderful snapshot of the jazz scene today, with much to explore and many great…
