May 19, 2020 10:56 AM
SFJAZZ To Stream Wayne Shorter Tribute, Fundraiser
The Bay Area nonprofit organization SFJAZZ is aiming to lend assistance to Wayne Shorter with a series of…
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.
We’ve got articles on vinyl releases, archival recordings and musical gear/accessories. Plus, our Yuletide Music Roundup shines a spotlight on the best holiday albums of 2019.
Check out our features on the new Blue Note documentary, a batch of blues box sets, some early work by Nat “King” Cole, Miles Davis’ nonet, Erroll Garner reissues, late-period Art Pepper and a Stevie Ray Vaughan biography.
Keep in mind that many independent record shops do not sell out of all their Record Store Day inventory on Black Friday. So, stop by your local shop to see if it has any goodies left from RSD Black Friday. Our preview also provides a Top 10 list of the best releases for Record Store Day Black Friday.
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Nonprofit SFJAZZ is adding four Wayne Shorter tribute concerts to its Fridays at Five streaming series.
May 19, 2020 10:56 AM
The Bay Area nonprofit organization SFJAZZ is aiming to lend assistance to Wayne Shorter with a series of…
Pianist Keith Jarrett turns 75 on May 8.
May 8, 2020 8:53 AM
Transcendent music is timeless. That’s the thought that comes to mind as fans around the globe mark Keith…
Singer-songwriters Amanda Taylor (left), Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick and Erin Bentlage have formed the vocal group säje.
May 28, 2020 8:56 AM
For some vocalists, the impulse to collaborate with like-minded artists can result in transcendent music. A case in…
Richie Cole (1948–2020)
May 4, 2020 4:40 PM
Richie Cole, a renowned saxophonist who was championed by DownBeat early in his career and whose passion for bebop-era…
Robert Cray recorded his latest album, That’s What I Heard, at the Capitol Records building in Hollywood.
May 8, 2020 9:00 AM
When it comes to the long, storied career of Robert Cray, time and musical fashion have been slippery slopes of the…
