Dec 6, 2022 11:41 AM
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble Names Ryan Meagher Artistic Director
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble has appointed Ryan Meagher as its new artistic director. Meagher (pronounced Marr) is…
Meagher is an established guitarist in Portland, Oregon’s jazz community.
Dec 6, 2022 11:41 AM
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble has appointed Ryan Meagher as its new artistic director. Meagher (pronounced Marr) is…
Angélique Kidjo’s Remain in Light will perform at the Portland Jazz Festival on Feb. 17.
Nov 29, 2022 12:11 PM
The Biamp Portland Jazz Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year, with a slate of performances scheduled…
Tenor saxophonist Binker Golding produced an unexpected new sound with some of London’s finest young players.
Nov 29, 2022 11:39 AM
Over the past 30 years, U.K. jazz has taken on multiple, ever-changing guises. From the genre-spanning fusions of the…
Charlap crafted an object lesson in how to mine memory to elicit emotion, marry it to intellect and temper it with humor to yield a potent experience.
Nov 29, 2022 11:17 AM
Bill Charlap is a singularly vital figure on the New York scene, widely respected as an exponent of the trio format…
Nils Winther says he has recorded more than 1,000 albums for his Denmark-based SteepleChase label.
Nov 29, 2022 11:08 AM
In August of 1972, Nils Winther was an enterprising young man with a taste for jazz and a talent for taping that he…
Nastos was emeritus-senior announcer and producer at WEMU 89.1 FM, holding down the evening slot for nearly 30 years.
Nov 29, 2022 11:02 AM
Jazz DJ and journalist Michael G. Nastos passed away earlier this month at age 70. Nastos is best known for his work as…
“I’ve learned over the years not to take myself too seriously,” Barron says.
Nov 23, 2022 12:32 PM
When pianist Kenny Barron heard he had been elected to the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame, his immediate response was to…
Christian McBride never strays too far from his bass.
Nov 23, 2022 11:37 AM
Christian McBride never strays too far from his bass, not even when he’s offstage. Not when he’s producing an…
Hall of Fame Kenny Barron has been a model of grace and elegance for more than six decades.
Nov 23, 2022 11:05 AM
The readers have spoken in the 87th annual DownBeat Readers Poll, handing a triple-crown victory to Jazz Artist,…
For someone named Guitarist of the Year in the 2022 DownBeat Readers Poll, Pat Metheny has a complicated relationship with his instrument.
Nov 23, 2022 11:04 AM
For someone named Guitarist of the Year in the 2022 DownBeat Readers Poll, Pat Metheny has a complicated relationship…
