Oct 14, 2025 2:23 PM
The Ferbers Improvise on Bach
Confluence turns out to be a fatefully apt and multilayered concept and title for the new album released by the Ferbers…
Bach improvisers Alan Ferber (left), Jody Redhage Ferber and Mark Ferber.
Oct 14, 2025 2:23 PM
Confluence turns out to be a fatefully apt and multilayered concept and title for the new album released by the Ferbers…
“With a really great artist, it’s not actually coming from them, it’s coming from their environment,” said Chris Wood, shown at right with his brother Oliver Wood (center) and Jano Rix (left). “They’re just open to reflecting what’s happening around them, and they just have the ability to intuitively recognize what’s good. It’s the beautiful mystery of the creative process, and we’re just constantly trying to surrender to it.”
Sep 30, 2025 1:12 PM
Through nine studio recordings since 2006, along with two live albums, The Wood Brothers — guitarist Oliver and…
“I do feel the need to say, ‘I am a jazz musician,’ but I’ve been in these other fields of music, and I do find them all related,” said pianist Paul Cornish.
Sep 30, 2025 1:04 PM
Blue Note Records has been on a tear since late 2024, releasing new work by Immanuel Wilkins, Out Of/Into (formerly…
Always a sharp dresser, Farnsworth wears a pocket square given to him by trumpeter Art Farmer. “You need to look good if you want to hang around me,” Farmer told him.
Sep 23, 2025 11:12 AM
When he was 12 years old, the hard-swinging veteran drummer Joe Farnsworth had a fateful encounter with his idol Max…
“Who I am today is because of my experiences with the AACM,” Amina Claudine Myers said of the artist-led Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.
Sep 23, 2025 11:04 AM
At 83 years young, pianist, organist, vocalist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers is just as active and…
George Mason Jazz Ensemble, dreamers all!
Sep 18, 2025 11:39 AM
Going to college to study music can be a daunting feat. Where should you go? How do you even think about getting in?…
“Make time and energy to meet people and make friends,” suggests Millie Ahearn, a student at DePaul University.
Sep 18, 2025 11:32 AM
For many students, the transition into a collegiate jazz program can feel overwhelming — new peers, unfamiliar…
Chuck Manning Works for NASA … and plays jazz.
Sep 18, 2025 11:23 AM
Congratulations! After years of study, you’ve earned your degree in jazz performance. But let’s face it: Making a…
“I’ve told students, ‘I don’t mind if you use AI for this or that project,’” says MIT’s Pascal Le Boeuf. “‘But you need to tell me.’”
Sep 18, 2025 11:14 AM
A standard joke when it comes to discussing artificial intelligence, or AI, is that it’s developing so rapidly that…
Sep 18, 2025 10:00 AM
The 2026 DownBeat College Guide is an invaluable resource for music students, especially jazz students, to find a…
