Mar 18, 2025 3:00 PM
A Love Supreme at 60: Thoughts on Coltrane’s Masterwork
In his original liner notes to A Love Supreme, John Coltrane wrote: “Yes, it is true — ‘seek and ye shall…
Danilo Pérez released his first new recording as a leader in three years and the fourth for Verve Records, …Till Then, on Aug. 12.
Along with his touring trio, bassist Ben Street and drummer/percussionist Adam Cruz, Pérez also brought in vocalist Lizz Wright, soprano saxophonist Donny McCaslin and half of the Grammy-nominated Wayne Shorter Quartet, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blades, to help out. Tommy LiPuma produced the album.
…Till Then includes three new compositions by the native Panamanian, as well as interpretations of a wide range of Americas composers including Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Milton Nascimento, Ruben Blades, Chico Buarque, Violeta Parra and Silvio Rodríguez.
“Most tracks are first takes,” Pérez said. “We wanted to capture the essence of the spontaneity in our playing together. This record represents a culmination of the evolution of my playing over the last few years.”
For more information, visit www.ververecords.com or www.daniloperez.com
“This is one of the great gifts that Coltrane gave us — he gave us a key to the cosmos in this recording,” says John McLaughlin.
Mar 18, 2025 3:00 PM
In his original liner notes to A Love Supreme, John Coltrane wrote: “Yes, it is true — ‘seek and ye shall…
The Blue Note Jazz Festival New York kicks off May 27 with a James Moody 100th Birthday Celebration at Sony Hall.
Apr 8, 2025 1:23 PM
Blue Note Entertainment Group has unveiled the lineup for the 14th annual Blue Note Jazz Festival New York, featuring…
“I’m certainly influenced by Geri Allen,” said Iverson, during a live Blindfold Test at the 31st Umbria Jazz Winter festival.
Apr 15, 2025 11:44 AM
Between last Christmas and New Year’s Eve, Ethan Iverson performed as part of the 31st Umbria Jazz Winter festival in…
“At the end of the day, once you’ve run out of differences, we’re left with similarities,” Collier says. “Cultural differences are mitigated through 12 notes.”
Apr 15, 2025 11:55 AM
DownBeat has a long association with the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference, the premiere…
“It kind of slows down, but it’s still kind of productive in a way, because you have something that you can be inspired by,” Andy Bey said on a 2019 episode of NPR Jazz Night in America, when he was 80. “The music is always inspiring.”
Apr 29, 2025 11:53 AM
Singer Andy Bey, who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing…
