Oct 17, 2023 11:38 AM
Gabriela Martina Introduces Jazz Yodeling
Her love of musical discovery and invention shines through on every track of her latest album, Homage To Grämlis, a…
Gabriela Martina and her longstanding band, from left, Vancil Cooper, Martina, Ben Rosenblum, Kyle Miles, Maxim Lubarsky and Jussi Reijonen.
Oct 17, 2023 11:38 AM
Her love of musical discovery and invention shines through on every track of her latest album, Homage To Grämlis, a…
“Blue Note music has been such an integral part of my musical and life experience for so long,” says Redman. “It’s surreal to be a part of this lineage.”
Oct 10, 2023 1:13 PM
“It just occurred to me just the other day,” said Joshua Redman, a bemused expression forming over his face on the…
“Charlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Sextet on record, that was it!” said Freeman of his early influences.
Oct 10, 2023 1:05 PM
Visit Chicago guitarist George Freeman, whose new album The Good Life (High Note) featuring Joey DeFrancesco and…
“One of my hopes is that we find new and different versions of and possibilities for community,” Pinderhughes says of The Healing Project.
Oct 10, 2023 12:57 PM
In his Harlem apartment, Samora Pinderhughes presides over his contradictions. Handwritten pages splay across his…
“There’s a lot of untapped potential in that classic big band literature,” Argue says, noting that it serves as inspiration.
Oct 3, 2023 12:50 PM
In 2010, when Darcy James Argue wrote “Dymaxion,” a masterstroke for large ensemble, he knew it was the beginning…
“You want to speak to someone’s heart, not just befuddle their brain,” Brunious says.
Oct 3, 2023 12:44 PM
When you enter Preservation Hall in New Orleans, it’s like stepping back in time. The small no-frills room looks…
Beyond (April Records) continues Strange’s musical journey with meditations on the circle of life.
Oct 3, 2023 11:52 AM
Cecilie Strange, the gifted young Danish saxophonist and composer, first hit DownBeat’s radar with Blue (April…
Philadelphia’s University of the Arts “Z” Big Band.
Sep 28, 2023 12:17 PM
In creating the DownBeat College Guide each year, a great deal of thought goes into what students and parents need to…
Multimedia Arts Technology students at Western Michigan University work sound for a live concert.
Sep 28, 2023 11:55 AM
DownBeat’s annual Where to Study Jazz Guide lists more than 180 four-year jazz studies programs across the United…
“Ultimately, you just want to find a place that really makes you feel like, ‘Well, this is home,’” says Rodney Jordan, professor of jazz studies at Florida State University.
Sep 28, 2023 11:40 AM
After choosing an instrument, one of the biggest decisions a musician can make is where to attend college or…
