Terri Lyne Carrington, who topped three categories in the 2020 DownBeat Critics Poll, is the first female instrumentalist to win the Jazz Artist of the Year category.

Saxophonist Sharel Cassity and multi-disciplinary artist Richard Johnson are set to stream a July 12 show as part of the Sunday Night Jazz Series presented by The Hyde Park Jazz Festival in partnership with the Hyde Park Jazz Society.

Pianist, composer and arranger John Beasley returns for his third outing with the MONK’estra on MONK’estra Plays John Beasley (Mack Avenue.)

Vocalist Lauren Henderson (clockwise from top-left), broadcaster and journalist Mark Ruffin, manager Gail Boyd, venue-owner Gerry Eastman and bassist John Clayton recount some of their experiences in the jazzworld.

Mama, You Can Bet! (SomeOthaShip Connect) is Georgia Anne Muldrow’s third album release under her spiritual name, Jyoti.

Dave McMurray (left), Esperanza Spalding, Ravi Coltrane and Terri Lyne Carrington pay tribute to the late Geri Allen at the 2018 Detroit Jazz Festival.

Eddie Henderson says that during his career he’s had to develop the “maturity of knowing when to play and when not to play.”

Johnny Mandel (1925–2020)

“Color Of Noize is what someone makes of it,” says bassist Derrick Hodge while discussing his new Blue Note release.

Freddy Cole (1931–2020), seen here performing with the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra