Jul 17, 2025 12:44 PM
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…
Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and pianist George Cables are set to stream a Saturday show this week.
(Photo: Kasia Idzkowska)As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a number of musicians are using online streaming services to connect directly with fans. We’ll keep a running tab for the week below.
A fee is associated with some of the material listed here, and several items have been sourced from WBGO and Jazz at Lincoln Center. DB
Dec. 21: Phill Niblock: 6 Hours Of Music And Film
Dec. 21: Joe Farnsworth Sextet
Dec. 21: Hamid Drake & Michael Zerang’s Winter Solstice Evening Concert
Dec. 22: Emily Braden’s Christmas Special With The Misha Piatigorsky Trio
Dec. 22: Steve Nelson Quartet
Dec. 23: Zach Brock/Bob Lanzetti
Dec. 23: Simona Premazzi Quartet
Dec. 24: Jan Luley
Dec. 24: Adam Shulman Plays Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dec. 24: Ron Carter/Russell Malone
Dec. 24: David Kikoski/Matt Clohesy
Dec. 24: Palladium Plays Speak No Evil
Dec. 25: Christmas With The Harlem Gospel Choir
Dec. 25: Nick Hempton Band
Dec. 26: Steve Sandberg/Boris Koslov/Rudy Royston
Dec. 26: Jeremy Pelt/George Cables
Dec. 26: Tamir Hendelman
Dec. 27: Jim Ridl
Dec. 27: Jochen Rueckert Quartet
Dec. 27: Jazz For Justice (Warren Smith, Caroline Davis, Bilal, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Camille Thurman)
Updated Dec. 22
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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Hal Galper, a pianist, composer and arranger who enjoyed a substantial performing career but made perhaps a deeper…
Chuck Mangione on the cover of the May 8, 1975, edition of DownBeat.
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“Hamiet was one of the most underrated musicians ever,” says Whitaker of baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett.
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At 56, Rodney Whitaker, professor of jazz bass and director of jazz studies at Michigan State University, is equally…
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The DownBeat Critics Poll provides a wonderful snapshot of the jazz scene today, with much to explore and many great…
