Aug 27, 2021 2:14 PM
Chick Corea: Final Curtain Call
Editor’s Note: This article is from the August 2021 DownBeat Critics Poll issue.
At the time of this writing,…
Béla Fleck introduces My Bluegrass Heart.
(Photo: Renew/BMG)The summer calendar is winding down, but there are some great streaming opportunities for the month of September. Here are a select few, namely the Strata-East All Stars, DC Jazz Festival, Detroit Jazz Festival, Atlanta Jazz Festival, Bela Fleck’s My Bluegrass Heart and more. DB
Sept. 1–5: DC Jazz Festival
Sept. 3–6: Detroit Jazz Festival
Sept. 5–6: Atlanta Jazz Festival
Sept. 12: Bela Fleck, My Bluegrass Heart
Sept: 20: The Town Hall: Celebrating 100 Years with Chris Thile and more
Sept. 24–25: DC JazzFest (Washington, D.C.)
Sept. 25: An Hour With Ramsey Lewis
Corea was named Artist, Pianist and Keyboardist of the Year for the final time in the 69th Annual DownBeat Critics Poll.
Aug 27, 2021 2:14 PM
Editor’s Note: This article is from the August 2021 DownBeat Critics Poll issue.
At the time of this writing,…
“When I go up on that stand, the only thing I’m thinking of is music.” —Dr. Lonnie Smith
Sep 29, 2021 12:10 PM
Dr. Lonnie Smith, one of the greatest musicians to ever touch the Hammond B-3 organ, died Sept. 28 at home in Ft.…
Maria Schneider’s Data Lords was the critics’ pick for Album of the Year.
Aug 24, 2021 12:08 PM
Editor’s Note: This article was written to commemorate Maria Schneider’s CD Data Lords being named Album of the…
The great jazz shrine of The Village Vanguard in New York reopened in September.
Oct 5, 2021 12:48 PM
The tables were slightly fewer in number. The air filtration system was new. But when the Village Vanguard reopened in…
George Wein created the blueprint of the modern-day music festival.
Sep 14, 2021 12:06 PM
George Wein, pianist, NEA Jazz Master and recipient of DownBeat’s Lifetime Achievement Award, best known for his help…
