Jul 13, 2023 3:41 AM
Bartz, Blanchard, Myers, Jenkins Named NEA Jazz Masters
Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Amina Claudine Myers and Willard Jenkins have been named recipients of the 2024 NEA Jazz…
Jul 13, 2023 3:41 AM
Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Amina Claudine Myers and Willard Jenkins have been named recipients of the 2024 NEA Jazz…
Jul 11, 2023 12:52 PM
There was a moment in 2017, following what was billed as his farewell tour in the States, that guitar avatar John…
Jul 11, 2023 12:45 PM
The cover of Arturo O’Farrill’s new trio album, Legacies (Blue Note), shows a 12-year-old O’Farrill sitting on…
Jul 11, 2023 12:38 PM
The Saratoga Jazz Festival, now in its 46th year, hosted 21 top-tier acts at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center the…
Jul 11, 2023 12:13 PM
When it comes to the caliber, variety and release pace of his recordings, heavyweight bassist/composer/arranger Leon…
Jul 11, 2023 12:08 PM
The 92nd Street Y, New York has named pianist/composer Aaron Diehl as the new artistic director of the Jazz in July…
Jul 5, 2023 2:55 PM
“I’m constantly searching and pushing,” New York-based saxophonist and composer James Brandon Lewis says. “I…
Jul 5, 2023 2:49 PM
Torrential rain greeted DownBeat’s arrival in Montreal on June 29, the first full day of the 43rd edition of the…
Jul 5, 2023 2:23 PM
There are few better causes than the one undertaken by the Jazz Foundation of America, the fabled organization that…
Jul 5, 2023 2:02 PM
It was 10 years ago that Israeli-born pianist Omer Klein began exploring his intimate, conversational chemistry with…