Sep 28, 2023 11:16 AM
The March Toward Equity & Inclusion
The idea that someone isn’t just a number in a class is often interpreted as a teacher’s ability to connect with…
“You can’t be concerned with gender justice or racial justice or any of that without thinking about ableism or environmental justice,” says Terri Lyne Carrington, founder and artistic director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice.
Sep 28, 2023 11:16 AM
The idea that someone isn’t just a number in a class is often interpreted as a teacher’s ability to connect with…
Sep 28, 2023 10:12 AM
The 2024 DownBeat College Guide is an invaluable resource for music students, especially jazz students, to find a…
“He was the coolest,” Fortner says of Nat “King” Cole. “Didn’t break a sweat.”
Sep 26, 2023 12:48 PM
Before taking a live Blindfold Test in Indianapolis during the American Pianists Association Awards last April, pianist…
“I’m not going to reinvent the wheel, but maybe I can reinvent things for myself,” says Paal Nilssen-Love.
Sep 26, 2023 12:24 PM
On the evening of Saturday, March 25, Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love was sitting on the stage of the respected…
“I want to work with good people,” says Motéma founder Jana Herzen, whose label has signed and promoted a host of major jazz stars during its 20 years of existence.
Sep 26, 2023 12:13 PM
A lot has changed at Motéma Music in 20 years, but as founder, president and A&R director Jana Herzen will tell you,…
“This album is every little thing about Warren Wolf that I’ve been trying to do for almost 40 years,” says Wolf of Chano Pozo: Origins.
Sep 19, 2023 1:41 PM
Warren Wolf is determined to do it all. More than 20 years into his career as a vibraphonist, drummer and composer, the…
Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri bring jazz exploration to Enescu’s opera Oedipe Rex.
Sep 19, 2023 1:07 PM
On the list of ambitious and paradigm-shifting jazz or jazz-related projects this season, Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri’s…
Ceramic Dog is, from right, Shahzad Ismaily, Ches Smith and Ribot.
Sep 12, 2023 2:03 PM
There’s an unrepentant snarl to Marc Ribot’s voice on twisted tunes like “Subsidiary,” “Soldiers In The Army…
The blues compilation Tell Everybody! (21st Century Juke Joint Blues) was produced by Dan Auerbach, guitarist for The Black Keys.
Sep 12, 2023 1:48 PM
The viable flow of the blues continues to cultivate. Elemental and rooted, it has percolated through the American…
A new breed of New York-based contemporary jazz composers that includes Erica Seguine (left) and Shon Baker is reinventing orchestral music for the 21st century.
Sep 12, 2023 1:06 PM
Unlike the retro swing revival of the 1990s, the current incarnation emerged from conservatories, not bandstands and…
