Aug 30, 2022 11:45 AM
Joey DeFrancesco, Who Helped Revitalize the Hammond B-3 Organ, Dies at 51
The music world is mourning the unexpected passing of Joey DeFrancesco, who died Aug. 25 from a massive heart attack,…
Aug 30, 2022 11:45 AM
The music world is mourning the unexpected passing of Joey DeFrancesco, who died Aug. 25 from a massive heart attack,…
Aug 30, 2022 11:29 AM
Jazz fans in three major U.S. metropolitan areas — Chicago, Detroit and Washington, D.C. — might want to hop a…
Aug 30, 2022 11:21 AM
Trumpeter Jaimie Branch, whose music reflected a boundless imagination and remarkable technique, died Aug. 22 at her…
Aug 30, 2022 11:09 AM
Brian Landrus can remember the exact moment he stopped eating animals. It was during lunch in the sixth grade, and…
Aug 30, 2022 11:06 AM
Legendary record producer and label head Creed Taylor died at age 93 on Aug. 22. He was well known for his foundational…
Aug 23, 2022 1:21 PM
In 2018, Thana Alexa began booking a modest tour for ONA, the self-produced, self-released record that would earn a…
Aug 23, 2022 1:06 PM
The DownBeat staff had to remove the name of a favorite contributor from the magazine’s masthead this month. Michael…
Aug 23, 2022 12:56 PM
JoVia Armstrong specializes in creating sonic universes. That ingenuity goes beyond her gifts as a drummer,…
Aug 23, 2022 12:12 PM
Ernest Khabeer Dawkins, who’ll be 69 in November, has an intrepid personality and an acute gaze. His middle name,…
Aug 23, 2022 12:05 PM
While Manhattan was in the throes of the COVID-19 shutdown during 2020, renowned photographer, recording engineer,…