May 7, 2020 9:00 AM
This Batch of Albums Investigates Piano-Led Ensembles
Pianist Aruán Ortiz recalls the cacophony of ritmas that pervaded his childhood in Santiago de Cuba on Inside Rhythmic…
Aruán Ortiz (left), Andrew Cyrille and Mauricio Herrera perform together on Inside Rhythmic Falls (Intakt).
May 7, 2020 9:00 AM
Pianist Aruán Ortiz recalls the cacophony of ritmas that pervaded his childhood in Santiago de Cuba on Inside Rhythmic…
Pianist Fred Hersch is using Patreon, a donation-based platform, to roll out a new concert series.
May 6, 2020 2:27 PM
Pianist Fred Hersch has remained busy, despite the pandemic.
In March, he made sure fans knew The Ballad of Fred…
Saxophonist Kamasi Washington worked with director Nadia Hallgren to score the film Becoming, a Netflix documentary chronicling the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama.
May 6, 2020 2:02 PM
Becoming—the Netflix documentary chronicling the recent book tour of former First Lady Michelle Obama—is out today…
Dave Liebman’s Earth caps a series of albums inspired by natural elements.
May 6, 2020 8:15 AM
After 37 years of living in the bucolic scenery of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, a stone’s throw from the Deer Head Inn…
May 5, 2020 8:22 AM
If Ethan Iverson’s able to draw on an interest in TV themes, there’s potentially a way for anyone stuck at home to…
While on lockdown in New York, pianist Ethan Iverson has used classic TV themes as a springboard for creativity.
May 5, 2020 8:04 AM
Ethan Iverson is almost as good at Twitter as he is at piano.
Whether folks have come to his music through recent…
Richie Cole (1948–2020)
May 4, 2020 4:40 PM
Richie Cole, a renowned saxophonist who was championed by DownBeat early in his career and whose passion for bebop-era…
Marc Ribot is on the steering committee of the Music Workers Alliance, which is fighting to protect musicians’ rights.
May 4, 2020 8:41 AM
Within 24 hours of the World Health Organization’s March 11 announcement that the COVID-19 outbreak was a pandemic,…
Wayne Escoffery revisits part of his childhood on The Humble Warrior (Smoke Sessions).
May 1, 2020 8:26 AM
On his latest album, The Humble Warrior, Wayne Escoffery did something rather unusual for a jazz artist: He devoted…
Tony Allen (1940–2020)
Apr 30, 2020 8:51 PM
Tony Allen, whose lean polyrhythms propelled Fela Kuti’s various ensembles and helped form a foundation for…
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