Aug 29, 2023 11:41 AM
Blindfold Test: Christian McBride
Christian McBride turned 51 this May 31 and is still pushing far beyond what many might consider conventional career…
Christian McBride and writer Ashley Kahn meet for a DownBeat Blindfold Test hosted by New York University’s Jazz Studies program.
Aug 29, 2023 11:41 AM
Christian McBride turned 51 this May 31 and is still pushing far beyond what many might consider conventional career…
“I love working with fully developed artists, getting into their world and learning from them,” says Ben Wendel.
Aug 29, 2023 11:34 AM
For many musicians who found themselves under a veritable house arrest during the COVID lockdown of 2020–’21, the…
Appearing at this year’s Angel City Jazz Festival are (from top, L-R) Linda Oh, Billy Harper, Tim Berne, Nicole Mitchell, Mat Maneri and Harriet Tubman.
Aug 29, 2023 11:26 AM
Angel City Arts will present the Angel City Jazz Festival Oct. 13–29 at diverse venues such as REDCAT (Roy and Edna…
Drew Zaremba will be the second artistic director in the Vail Jazz Foundation’s 29-year history.
Aug 29, 2023 11:07 AM
The Vail Jazz Foundation’s board of directors has selected Drew Zaremba as its next artistic director. He will be the…
Person’s esthetic took shape in an era when jazz functioned as neighborhood social entertainment and moved with a deep dance groove.
Aug 22, 2023 11:52 AM
When tenor saxophone soul maestro Houston Person talks about his life and career — like the time he was studying at…
“Every sound has a color,” says Javon Jackson, shown here with artist Peter Bradley, in discussing the documentary soundtrack.
Aug 22, 2023 11:47 AM
In composing the music for With Peter Bradley, a brilliant new documentary on the abstract painter directed by Alex…
Akinmusire graduated from the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance in 2007.
Aug 22, 2023 11:41 AM
Ambrose Akinmusire has been named artistic director of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA. A 2007…
Since moving to New York in 2012, Houston-born drummer Jeremy Dutton has been highly in-demand.
Aug 22, 2023 11:21 AM
He’s played on Blue Note recordings by pianist James Francies and vibraphonist Joel Ross while also making sideman…
“There is a bit of a theme — that it’s a sense of optimism and a sense of togetherness,” bassist Nick Blacka says of the new GoGo Penguin album.
Aug 15, 2023 12:11 PM
Samuel Clemens once said, “What is joy without sorrow? What is success without failure? What is a win without a loss?…
Aug 15, 2023 11:53 AM
“I’m not going to be around forever and ever,” Ramsey Lewis told his co-author Aaron Cohen as they were planning…
