Nov 3, 2020 9:00 AM
Benson, McBride And Metheny Among Readers Poll Winners
DownBeat is proud to announce the results of its 85th Annual Readers Poll.
Readers have voted to induct…
Vocalist Luciana Souza is among the first members of the Jazz Coalition, a new granting organization.
(Photo: Anna Webber)In an effort to assist musicians currently caught in a dire straits and to foster new creative endeavors, a recently formed nonprofit has begun work to award $1,000 commissions to performers.
The Jazz Coalition, which according to its website is comprised of “industry professionals, musicians, fans and supporters,” aims to help sustain a deeply troubled sector of the arts world during the coronavirus pandemic. Its hope in bringing new music to life, in addition to lending assistance to musicians, is to support work that displays humanity’s “collective resilience.”
On its website, charter members are listed as publicists Ann Braithwaite, Lydia Liebman and Matt Merewitz, saxophonist Branford Marsalis, vocalist Luciana Souza, DownBeat writer Howard Mandel, pianist Kris Davis, flutist Nicole Mitchell and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, among others. The organization was founded by music promoter Brice Rosenbloom, artist manager Gail Boyd and event producer Danny Melnick.
A $100 fee serves as membership dues, which then enables individuals to nominate performers for the commission grants. A timeline for the awarding process and subsequent premieres wasn’t noted on the group’s website. But it did indicate that coalition members who were hosting streaming events during the pandemic would “be featured through this site and supported through our social media channels.”
For more information about the organization, visit its website. DB
George Benson is the newest inductee in the DownBeat Hall of Fame.
Nov 3, 2020 9:00 AM
DownBeat is proud to announce the results of its 85th Annual Readers Poll.
Readers have voted to induct…
Unreleased recordings of the Dave Brubeck Quartet—saxophonist Paul Desmond (left), pianist Dave Brubeck, drummer Joe Morello and bassist Eugene Wright—are set for release on Dec. 4.
Oct 23, 2020 9:45 AM
First released on Dec. 14, 1959, The Dave Brubeck Quartet’s Time Out achieved prominence in popular culture in a…
Pianist Keith Jarrett is set to release the archival Budapest Concert on Oct. 30 through the ECM imprint.
Oct 21, 2020 11:16 AM
Renowned pianist Keith Jarrett, whose 1975 ECM album The Köln Concert remains one of the most recognizable jazz albums…
Steve Swallow’s early heroes include acoustic bassist Percy Heath.
Sep 24, 2020 9:00 AM
To paraphrase Shakespeare, some are born great, and some achieve greatness. But when it comes to playing the electric…
Shabaka Hutchings is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Oct 28, 2020 9:00 AM
Shabaka Hutchings’ M.O. is to spend much of each year on the road, circling the globe at the helm of three…
