Feb 24, 2026 11:36 AM
Brandon Sanders Does Something Great
When drummer Brandon Sanders walked onto the main stage at Dizzy’s Club in November for the release of his third…
“I always believe in having a positive message,” says drummer Brandon Sanders. “I want to touch my audience’s heart and get them to start listening to jazz.”
Feb 24, 2026 11:36 AM
When drummer Brandon Sanders walked onto the main stage at Dizzy’s Club in November for the release of his third…
Performing at MSM Summer in New York.
Feb 19, 2026 11:02 AM
Welcome to DownBeat’s annual guide to jazz camps and beyond! In this handy guide, you’ll find the camp that’s…
New Orleans Trad Jazz Camp
Feb 19, 2026 10:39 AM
Jazz camps have exploded around the globe as a summertime tradition for working on your chops and making new friends.…
Performing at the Frost Summer Intensive.
Feb 19, 2026 10:21 AM
Congratulations! You’ve decided to apply to a summer jazz camp for the first time. But along with the excitement of…
Lettuce, from left: Eric Coomes, Adam Deitch, Ryan Zoidis, Eric Bloom, Adam Smirnoff and Nigel Hall
Feb 17, 2026 11:05 AM
They were Berklee misfits. Neither jazzy enough for the straightahead crowd at Boston’s highly prestigious College of…
“It’s a fact — I love drummers,” says Jane Ira Bloom of working with Brian Shankar Adler. “I just light up next to the rhythmic energy of drums and percussion.”
Feb 17, 2026 11:00 AM
By some conceptual standards, the art of an effective duo is rooted in a central paradox. The objective is to celebrate…
Drummer Chad Taylor’s quintet for his new recording, Smoke Shifter, from left: Bryan Rogers, Matt Engle, Taylor, Jonathan Finlayson and Victor Vieira-Branco
Feb 17, 2026 10:56 AM
It is perhaps inevitable that Chad Taylor will forever be associated with Chicago. The drummer and composer played a…
While much free-jazz remains well off the beaten path, its adherents are more passionate and obsessive than ever.
Feb 17, 2026 10:35 AM
Original issues of most of the rugged recordings featured in the new coffee table book Now Jazz Now: 100 Essential Free…
For this year’s Gerry Mulligan Jazz Challenge, students can submit a video recording of “Outback Of The Barn” on the instrument of their choice.
Feb 17, 2026 10:29 AM
The annual Gerry Mulligan Jazz Challenge has been announced by the Gerry & Franca Mulligan Foundation. This year, high…
“I was afraid of not being able to catch up so I began practicing eight hours a day for years,” says Emma Rawicz of starting on the saxophone as a teenager. “It was unhinged, but it fulfilled a purpose.”
Feb 10, 2026 11:32 AM
The past three years have seen a meteoric rise for 23-year-old Emma Rawicz. In 2022, the British saxophonist was busy…
