Oct 3, 2022 10:00 PM
Wadada Leo Smith Creates
At 80, Wadada Leo Smith seems to be having the time of his life. He maintains a healthy diet, drinking only one cup of…
Oct 3, 2022 10:00 PM
At 80, Wadada Leo Smith seems to be having the time of his life. He maintains a healthy diet, drinking only one cup of…
Sep 29, 2022 1:10 PM
Check out some features from DownBeat’s annual Student Music Guide, which contains essential information for students…
Sep 29, 2022 1:02 PM
In anticipation of its 50th anniversary in the spring of 2023, William Paterson University is already gearing up for…
Sep 29, 2022 12:57 PM
Gunther Schuller coined the term Third Stream in a lecture at Brandeis University in 1957, by which time he had long…
Sep 29, 2022 12:54 PM
When it comes to studying jazz, the best known programs usually come from the East, like Manhattan School of Music,…
Sep 29, 2022 12:50 PM
All the steps in the progressive ladder of music education are vitally important, but community and junior college jazz…
Sep 27, 2022 3:30 PM
In spring of 2021, Sachal Vasandani (who was DownBeat’s 1999 collegiate vocalist of the year) and Grammy-nominated…
Sep 20, 2022 2:05 PM
It is hard to fathom the depth of loss that Derek Trucks must have felt in 2017. First, his uncle Butch Trucks, a…
Sep 13, 2022 1:31 PM
It’s the week before Christmas in Chicago. The tree in Daley Plaza has been decked out and glowing — all 90 feet of…
Sep 13, 2022 12:29 PM
DOMi & JD BECK had an auspicious record release gig for their debut album, NOT TiGHT. It was scheduled to drop on the…