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    Alice Coltrane enters the Hall of Fame for her groundbreaking contributions to jazz composition and performance, leaving behind an impressive oeuvre of eclectic works and a hallowed legacy.

    News, From the Magazine, Alice Coltrane

    Jul 27, 2023 2:14 PM

    Alice Coltrane: Hall of Fame

    Alice McLeod Coltrane Turiyasangitananda (1937–2007) spent just four years of her life with tenor saxophonist John…

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    “At this point in my life I’m still looking for the note,” Lloyd says. “But I’m a little nearer.”

    News, From the Magazine, Charles Lloyd

    Jul 27, 2023 2:06 PM

    Charles Lloyd: Artist of the Year/Tenor Saxophonist of the Year

    If, as Charles Lloyd likes to say, “creativity is going to burst at its seams,” then it’s no surprise that the…

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    “It’s fun to put different people together to play my music,” Halvorson says. “They all take it seriously.”

    News, From the Magazine, Mary Halvorson

    Jul 27, 2023 1:57 PM

    Mary Halvorson: Album of the Year/Guitarist of the Year

    In 2017, Mary Halvorson unpredictably garnered the top guitarist award in DownBeat’s Critics Poll, outpacing…

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    Thanks to the Emerald City Nights releases, Jamal’s legacy is stronger than ever.

    News, From the Magazine, Ahmad Jamal

    Jul 27, 2023 1:50 PM

    Ahmad Jamal: Historical Album of the Year

    When Ahmad Jamal was first approached about releasing some of the recordings made during his many appearances at the…

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    “I wanted to be like Louis Armstrong,” Bauzá once told DownBeat. “I knew all his solos.”

    News, From the Magazine, Mario Bauzá

    Jul 27, 2023 1:41 PM

    Mario Bauzá: Hall of Fame (Veterans Committee)

    Mario Bauzá (1911–’93) spent much of his distinguished seven-decade career behind the scenes.

    Standard jazz…

  • Red_Norvo_DB_Archive.jpg

    Welcome in virtually any jazz ensemble, Norvo was a fluent and transcendent product of his own virtuosity, intelligence and integrity.

    News, From the Magazine, Red Norvo

    Jul 27, 2023 1:35 PM

    Red Norvo: Hall of Fame (Veterans Committee)

    This year the DownBeat Hall of Fame Veterans Committee catches up with the manifold lives of Red Norvo (1908–’99),…

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    “My work is the intersection between spiritual practice and Black aesthetics,” said Wilkins. “The two symbols I draw from are John Coltrane and the Black church.”

    News, From the Magazine, Immanuel Wilkins

    Jul 27, 2023 1:31 PM

    Immanuel Wilkins: A Critics Poll Trifecta

    It was clear from the opening track of Immanuel Wilkins’ stunning sophomore outing for Blue Note, The 7th Hand, that…

  • 23_Terri_Lyne_by_C_Andrew_Hovan.jpg

    Social Science’s personnel now hinges on a six-person core: Carrington, guitarist Matthew Stevens, pianist Aaron Parks, multi-instrumentalist Morgan Guerin, and vocalists Carl “Kokayi” Walker and Debo Ray.

    News, From the Magazine, Terri Lyne Carrington, Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science

    Jul 27, 2023 1:21 PM

    Terri Lyne Carrington: Jazz Group of the Year/Drummer of the Year

    When she heard her band Social Science was named DownBeat’s Jazz Group of the Year for the second time in the…

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    “I don’t want to listen to jazz because I have to save it,” said Joy. “I want to listen to it and play it because I like it.”

    News, From the Magazine, Samara Joy

    Jul 27, 2023 1:12 PM

    Samara Joy’s Big Year: Rising Star Artist/Rising Star Vocalist

    It would be safe to say that Samara Joy, the 23-year-old vocalist with a spellbinding voice and sophisticated command…

  • News, From the Magazine, Alice Coltrane, Charles Lloyd, Mary Halvorson, Ahmad Jamal, Terri Lyne Carrington, Immanuel Wilkins, Samara Joy

    Jul 27, 2023 11:27 AM

    Complete Critics Poll Results!

    To see the complete Critics Poll results, just click on the August 2023 issue cover image below.

    DB August Cover

    With…

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