Jan 16, 2025 2:02 PM
Renee Rosnes: Brazilian Dreams Come True
In her four-decade career, Renee Rosnes has been recognized as a singular voice, both as a jazz composer and a…
“The first recording I owned with Brazilian music on it was Wayne Shorter’s Native Dancer,” says Renee Rosnes. “And then I just started to go down the rabbit hole.”
Jan 16, 2025 2:02 PM
In her four-decade career, Renee Rosnes has been recognized as a singular voice, both as a jazz composer and a…
“I’m a composer who needs a deadline and a project — a recording or a gig — to really start actively writing,” says Ryan Keberle.
Jan 16, 2025 1:38 PM
The remarkably productive, restlessly creative trombonist, keyboardist, composer and educator Ryan Keberle recently…
“The hymns are at the core of my musical self,” says pianist Tord Gustavsen. “They are my ‘standards’ as a European ‘jazz’ musician.”
Jan 9, 2025 12:50 PM
ECM Records has long enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with Norwegian jazz. The tradition dates back to its early years…
Trombonist Ryan Porter, left, with saxophonist Kamasi Washington at last summer’s Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival.
Jan 2, 2025 10:36 AM
On a warm summer night at the annual Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival, where nearly 18,000 people packed onto the benches…
“We as humans are adapting to machinery and technology that we created,” says Prieto, adding that the results are mixed, at best.
Dec 26, 2024 1:14 PM
Back in the prehistoric era of music, before the internet and digital age, roughly from the late 1940s to the late…
“Hope is important, and it always shows up in my music,” Mitchell said.
Dec 17, 2024 9:40 AM
Flutist Nicole Mitchell put new friends through changes for the 2024 album Bamako*Chicago Sound System (FPE), which she…
Dec 17, 2024 9:13 AM
Check out DownBeat’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to find something for the music lover on your shopping list. From vinyl,…
“A lot of people now see me walk with a cane, and they think it’s me being hip,” Orrin Evans said. “But it’s a combination of me being hip and needing a cane.”
Dec 12, 2024 2:00 AM
Pianist Orrin Evans wants to have a word. “I’ll be 50 in March, and I have been doing this for 30 years,” he said…
“I could start my own business and try my hand at all the industry stuff,” Rosenwinkel says of starting his Heartcore imprint.
Dec 12, 2024 1:56 AM
Philadelphia’s Kurt Rosenwinkel is one of the most famed and exciting jazz guitarists and composers to emerge over…
“I love doing ballads,” Mike Stern says. “It’s just a part of me, some part of emotionally how I feel sometimes.”
Dec 3, 2024 12:52 PM
Stories of major shifts and rebirths among musicians during the past five years are common, from weathering the…
