Dec 12, 2023 12:40 PM
Best Albums of 2023
What were the best albums of 2023? DownBeat’s annual list of the top albums reviewed in the magazine gives a glimpse.…
Follow the link to check out the 4-, 4.5- and 5-star album reviews published in DownBeat in 2023!
Dec 12, 2023 12:40 PM
What were the best albums of 2023? DownBeat’s annual list of the top albums reviewed in the magazine gives a glimpse.…
From left, first runner-up Darynn Dean, winner Tyreek McDole and second runner-up Ekep Nkwelle at his year’s “Sassy Awards” on Nov. 19.
Dec 12, 2023 12:35 PM
Singer Tyreek McDole on Nov. 19 became the second man to win the annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal…
Bill Frisell and writer Ashley Kahn at this year’s North Sea Jazz Fest.
Dec 5, 2023 1:10 PM
Fortunate and few are the jazz headliners with options like guitar maestro Bill Frisell, who can choose to lead various…
A roundup of recent Latin releases celebrates vibrant new music that’s deeply rooted in cultural histories, geographies and legacies.
Dec 5, 2023 12:56 PM
This crop of great sounds shares the soundtrack of a vibrant Latinidad that is deeply rooted in cultural histories,…
“I like the idea of being able to sort of daydream a little bit about something for a while,” says bassist Todd Sickafoose about making his new recording, Bear Proof.
Dec 5, 2023 12:46 PM
Todd Sickafoose is at his parents’ place in the San Francisco Bay Area. He just returned from camping — fitting,…
An opening-weekend high point came in the form of Chicago drummer Makaya McCraven’s show at the Barbican with the London Contemporary Orchestra.
Dec 5, 2023 12:40 PM
The EFG London Jazz Festival and the show keeps on getting bigger and bigger. This year’s 31st edition, which took…
“The more sophisticated the lyric, the easier the melody should be,” Lins offered as a songwriting guideline.
Nov 28, 2023 11:56 AM
Five years ago, the mighty Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, paid lavish tribute to Quincy Jones on the occasion…
“Everything came together like the universe intended,” says Luke Stewart of the members of Irreversible Entanglements, from left, Camae Ayewa, Stewart, Tcheser Holmes, Keir Neuringer and Aquiles Navarro.
Nov 28, 2023 11:35 AM
Eight years ago, the now-shuttered Brooklyn-based underground performance space The Silent Barn hosted a Musicians…
“This is not an album for dancing,” Fonseca says about his new recording, La Gran Diversión. “But if you want to move, to dance, you’re welcome.”
Nov 28, 2023 11:28 AM
Ever the trouper, Roberto Fonseca was gamely persevering amid the frequent breakdowns on a late-summer Zoom call from…
Naya Baaz is guitarist Rez Abbasi, left, and sitarist Josh Feinberg.
Nov 28, 2023 11:21 AM
Since moving to New York City in 1987, veteran guitarist-composer Rez Abbasi has been a boundary-pushing presence on…
