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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…
National Amusements and the Kraft Group plan to launch Showcase Live!, a 16,000-square foot live entertainment venue. It will be located next to the 14-screen Showcase Cinema de Lux located adjacent to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.
Artist booking and promotion will be conducted through a partnership with the Blue Note Entertainment Group owned by the Bensusan family of the Blue Note Jazz Clubs, B.B. King Blues Club and the Highline Ballroom in New York.
Artists already confirmed to play Showcase Live! in its inaugural year include Chaka Khan, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Squeeze, Peter Frampton, Average White Band and Johnny Winter.
Showcase Live! will debut at Patriot Place in August.
More info: patriot-place.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…
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…
