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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…
Milton Nascimento has joined the Jobim Trio to celebrate the 50th anniversary of bossa nova with the Sept. 30 Blue Note Records release, Novas Bossas.
The group planned the album after Milton Nascimento and the Jobim Trio performed together at Rio de Janeiro’s Botanical Garden, in a concert that paid homage to the late Tom Jobim’s 80th birthday. “Our relationship is so fantastic that it seems as if we have always played together,” Nascimento said.
“It was refreshing to revisit this repertoire, which I have known for long, next to Milton,” said Paulo Jobim. “One side inspires the other,” said Daniel Jobim, “And when Milton sings, music is reborn.”
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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…
Galper was often regarded as an underrated master of his craft.
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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…
