Jul 6, 2020 4:43 PM
Terri Lyne Carrington Tops 2020 DownBeat Critics Poll
Trailblazing drummer and bandleader Terri Lyne Carrington has made history numerous times in her career, and the…
All of Miles Davis’ recordings with his namesake nonet are compiled on The Complete Birth Of The Cool.
(Photo: ©Herman Leonard Photography, LLC)If you’re shopping for gifts this holiday season, DownBeat has got you covered with our 2019 Holiday Gift Guide.
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Terri Lyne Carrington, who topped three categories in the 2020 DownBeat Critics Poll, is the first female instrumentalist to win the Jazz Artist of the Year category.
Jul 6, 2020 4:43 PM
Trailblazing drummer and bandleader Terri Lyne Carrington has made history numerous times in her career, and the…
Vocalist Lauren Henderson (clockwise from top-left), broadcaster and journalist Mark Ruffin, manager Gail Boyd, venue-owner Gerry Eastman and bassist John Clayton recount some of their experiences in the jazzworld.
Jul 3, 2020 9:00 AM
Though jazz is a genre shared and revered by people of all backgrounds, there’s no equivocating: The music is the…
Protesters march June 6 in Washington, D.C., following the police killing of George Floyd.
Jun 26, 2020 9:00 AM
Jazz singer and activist Aaron Myers was among the demonstrators who gathered to protest at Lafayette Square on June 1…
Kurt Rosenwinkel released Angels Around on his own label, Heartcore Records.
Jul 22, 2020 9:00 AM
Kurt Rosenwinkel was three dates into an eight-city tour of Sweden in mid-March. Asked where, exactly, he could only…
Thelonious Monk and Larry Gales perform during 1968.
Jun 19, 2020 2:38 PM
A surprise gig in 1968 by Thelonious Monk that was captured on tape by a school janitor is set for a July 31 release as…
