Oct 6, 2026 12:40 PM
Miles Okazaki: Of Monkathons & Boomtowns
Like much of the United States, New York officially marked the nation’s semiquincentennial in July with grandiose…
“I’m not going to create a powerful performance by overpowering the audience,” Okazaki explained. “I’m going to create a powerful performance by maintaining interest in what’s going to happen next.”
Oct 6, 2026 12:40 PM
Like much of the United States, New York officially marked the nation’s semiquincentennial in July with grandiose…
“It was just that suddenly … I could hear it,” Ravi Coltrane said of an epiphany he experienced during his late teens regarding his father’s music. “And it was almost like a calling, like something saying, ‘Hey, man, come on. It’s time to get serious.’ And the first time you really tune in and dial in and focus like that, it can be very life-changing.”
Sep 22, 2026 1:39 PM
Editor’s Note: Tomorrow, Sept. 23, is the 100th anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth. In honor of the tenor and…
Record producer Bob Thiele’s classic photo that became the cover of John Coltrane’s landmark album A Love Supreme.
Sep 22, 2026 1:36 PM
A tribute to John Coltrane is one thing, but there is much more to the iconic saxophonist’s 100th anniversary…
Zuraitis explores the full gamut of a love affair on The Devil I Knew.
Sep 22, 2026 12:31 PM
On The Devil I Knew (La Reserve; ★★★★ 77:32), Nicole Zuraitis has written a five-part album that combines many…
SUNY Fredonia Jazz Flextet, a great example of working together.
Sep 17, 2026 12:19 PM
The question often comes up for those of us in the music business. A parent has a child immersed in jazz, or music in…
Katie Thiroux
Sep 17, 2026 11:55 AM
Choosing a college to attend can be one of life’s big decisions. But once that’s decided, there’s the question of…
Rodney Whitaker speaks to students at Michigan State.
Sep 17, 2026 11:39 AM
A generation ago, high school music students thinking about applying to jazz studies programs at the collegiate level…
Sep 17, 2026 11:00 AM
The 2027 DownBeat College Guide is an invaluable resource for music students, especially jazz students, to find a…
“Are you for the whole or are you for yourself only?” says Terri Lyne Carrington. “There’s a balance because we live in a capitalist society.”
Sep 15, 2026 1:32 PM
“Toni Morrison said that during these kinds of more critical times, ‘Artists go to work.’ So the one thing I do…
“It’s rare for bassists to get that opportunity to duet with a vocalist,” says Chuck Bergeron. “I thought it would be great to do a whole recording like that.”
Sep 15, 2026 12:29 PM
Over the course of his career as a jazz bassist, Chuck Bergeron has played in the Buddy Rich Big Band, directed and…
