Dec 23, 2025 12:09 PM
Marty Ashby: The DownBeat Honor for Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Presenting
Late in August, Marty Ashby, DownBeat’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award for Presenting honoree, was on Zoom…
Marty Ashby, DownBeat’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award for Presenting honoree
Dec 23, 2025 12:09 PM
Late in August, Marty Ashby, DownBeat’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award for Presenting honoree, was on Zoom…
“When I was listening to these old jazz records from the ’50s and ’60s, I was really transported to another time and place in this sort of magical way,” says Jacob Garchik.
Dec 23, 2025 12:01 PM
The quirky, thematic concept for trombonist Jacob Garchik’s album series Ye Olde (the first installment was released…
Cha Wa’s album Rise Up makes a joyful noise of redemption and freedom that propels the band on to the world stage.
Dec 16, 2025 2:04 PM
Four years in the making, Rise Up, the latest album from the Afro-Indigenous funk collective Cha Wa, was released on…
“I stand on the shoulders of some really great people who contributed to this world, musically, and I am passing it on to the next generation,” says multi-instrumentalist Roger Glenn.
Dec 16, 2025 1:32 PM
Like his famous father, Tyree Glenn, who had the unusual double of trombone and vibes during his tenures with Cab…
The Kuumbwa leadership team, from left, Chanel Enriquez, Tim Jackson and Bennett Jackson.
Dec 16, 2025 1:30 PM
When reflecting on Kuumbwa Jazz’s mighty legacy during its golden anniversary year, consider its office equipment.
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“I have a small label, I’d like to make some music with you,” is how producer/DJ Sonny Daze introduced himself to saxophonist Isaiah Collier. Cosmic Transitions, their first project together on Daze’s Division 81 Records, was a hit.
Dec 16, 2025 1:09 PM
Sonny Daze dubbed Division 81 after a thoroughfare in his home town of Chicago. His favorite record shop, Dusty Groove,…
Dec 11, 2025 1:21 PM
Throughout 2025, DownBeat published seven 5-star reviews for new records that were deemed masterpieces by our critics.…
Dec 11, 2025 12:31 PM
DownBeat published five historical reviews this year that were deemed 5-star masterpieces by our critics — three in…
Dec 11, 2025 11:00 AM
DownBeat presents a complete list of the 4-, 4½- and 5-star albums from 2025 in one convenient package. It’s a great…
Craig Taborn (left), Nels Cline and Marcus Gilmore turn a producer’s pet project into a jam for the ages.
Dec 9, 2025 12:16 PM
The art of the trio is a sturdy yet intimate, changeable and sometimes fragile phenomenon. Triangular geometry has its…
