Dec 20, 2022 10:59 AM
Lincoln Center Moments Program Uplifts Listeners with Dementia
On a chilly Dec. 9 in New York, the charismatic reed player Calvin Johnson gazed out upon the 70 or so people assembled…
Calvin Johnson appealed to listeners suffering from dementia during his Lincoln Center Moments program in December.
Dec 20, 2022 10:59 AM
On a chilly Dec. 9 in New York, the charismatic reed player Calvin Johnson gazed out upon the 70 or so people assembled…
George Coleman (left) and Eric Alexander are set to perform at Countdown 2023, A John Coltrane Festival.
Dec 20, 2022 10:45 AM
Countdown 2023, A John Coltrane Festival, starts Dec. 20 and runs through Jan. 8 at Smoke Jazz Club in New York.
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Keiko and Elvin Jones pictured on the cover of the late Hall of Fame drummer’s 1970 album Coalition.
Dec 20, 2022 10:30 AM
Keiko Okuya Jones: 1937–2022
Keiko Okuya Jones, widow of the hall-of-fame drummer and bandleader Elvin Jones,…
Dec 13, 2022 3:52 PM
Need some additional gift ideas for the jazz fan on your shopping list? Check out DownBeat’s Best Albums of 2022.
That’s What Happened captures Miles Davis on the comeback trail of his career in the early to mid-1980s.
Dec 13, 2022 12:33 PM
With all the new releases coming out around the holidays, here are a few team DownBeat is digging into right now!
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Blue Note has unearthed a previously unissued 1967 live recording with Elvin Jones as a leader called Elvin Jones Revival: Live At Pookie’s Pub.
Dec 13, 2022 12:27 PM
Three From Blue Note
Blue Note Records continues to release waves of great sound on vinyl. In its Tone Poet series, the…
If you liked Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s classic 1960 recording of Tchaikovsky’s classic fairy-tale ballet, keep an ear out for this new version by drummer-educator Joe McCarthy with his 18-piece band.
Dec 13, 2022 12:22 PM
Santa’s a jolly fellow, but it must be hard for him to be merry when timeworn Christmas music engulfs him like an…
Author Richard Koloda spent two decades researching this addition to the legend of free-jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler.
Dec 13, 2022 12:15 PM
When considering what to buy those who are impossible to buy for (guilty, as charged), loved ones can’t go wrong with…
The 1989 classic The Healer served as a true comeback for John Lee Hooker.
Dec 13, 2022 12:10 PM
Around this time of year, it’s sometimes just hard to stop! So, here are a few more great titles to check out!
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New York City shaped the motifs that run throughout Basquiat’s work. Shown here are his pieces King Zulu (left) and Dog Bite/Ax to Grind.
Dec 6, 2022 12:35 PM
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s bold and challenging images have gone from their origins in the streets of New York to…
