Mar 17, 2017 4:59 PM
Q&A with Dan Brubeck: Exploring Dad’s Songbook
With the passing of iconic jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck in 2012, co-leaders of the Brubeck Brothers…
Dan Brubeck (pictured) says a new recording by the Brubeck Brothers Quartet focuses on cultural exchange and world music influences.
Mar 17, 2017 4:59 PM
With the passing of iconic jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck in 2012, co-leaders of the Brubeck Brothers…
James Cotton (1935–2017)
Mar 16, 2017 5:17 PM
Blues harmonica master James Cotton died on March 16 of pneumonia at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas. He…
Tigran Hamasyan performed at SubCultre in NYC on March 10. At points throughout his show, the pianist layered wordless vocals that sounded other-worldly in pitch.
Mar 15, 2017 9:35 PM
On the end of his five-city U.S. tour, pianist Tigran Hamasyan returned to New York (where he had lived briefly years…
Trombone Shorty opened for the alt-rock group Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, on March 11.
Mar 15, 2017 8:46 PM
The category now known as “Rising Star” in the annual DownBeat Critics Poll once went by the moniker “Talent…
Tommy LiPuma (1936–2017)
Mar 14, 2017 2:44 PM
Tommy LiPuma, legendary record executive and producer, died March 13 in New York after a brief illness. He was 80 years…
Pat Metheny was celebrated by likeminded guitarists at the Alternative Guitar Summit in New York City on March 10.
Mar 13, 2017 9:09 AM
Guitarist Joel Harrison hit on an inspired notion in 2011 when he decided to gather his favorite on-the-fringe and…
George Clinton will perform at the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, which takes place Aug. 11–13.
Mar 10, 2017 3:06 PM
For nearly three decades, the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest has brought top-tier jazz to the Silicon Valley. This year, the…
A scene from the opera Champion, which made its East Coast premiere March 4 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Mar 9, 2017 4:09 PM
In Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-winning movie Moonlight, one of the most defining moments occurs toward the end of the second…
Diana Krall has recorded a new rendition of “Blue Skies” for her forthcoming album, Turn Up The Quiet, which will be released on May 5.
Mar 8, 2017 5:15 PM
Fans of singer-pianist Diana Krall will want to check out her elegant rendition of “Blue Skies,” which appears on…
Gary Burton and Makato Ozone. Burton has announced that his current U.S. tour will be his last.
Mar 8, 2017 5:04 PM
Vibraphonist Gary Burton, a perennial leader in the annual DownBeat Critics Poll, has announced his retirement from the…
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