The 88th Annual DownBeat Readers Poll!

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The DownBeat Readers have spoken. And the results are vast! With 36 categories and hundreds upon hundreds of albums and artists listed, this year’s poll — as always — represents a snapshot of the jazz scene. Click HERE to enjoy the complete results! DB


COMPLETE READERS POLL RESULTS, CLICK HERE!



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    “She said, ‘A lot of people are going to try and stop you,’” Sheryl Bailey recalls of the advice she received from jazz guitarist Emily Remler (1957–’90). “‘They’re going to say you slept with somebody, you’re a dyke, you’re this and that and the other. Don’t listen to them, and just keep playing.’”

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    As Ted Nash, left, departs the alto saxophone chair for LCJO, Alexa Tarantino steps in as the band’s first female full-time member.

  • Larry_Appelbaum_with_Wayne_Shorter_by_Ken_Kimery_from_2012_copy.jpg

    Larry Appelbaum with Wayne Shorter in 2012.

  • DCGY-Steve_Coleman_-_Graz%2C_Austria_-_2024-DCGY-sans_titre-_DGY6606-Avec_accentuation-Bruit_copy_2.jpg

    “If you don’t keep learning, your mind slows down,” Coleman says. “Use it or lose it.”

  • Coltrane_John_008_copy_2.jpg

    “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.


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