Jul 16, 2026 12:51 PM
Adam O’Farrill: Rising Star Artist, Trumpeter and Arranger of the Year
Adam O’Farrill carries the weight of expectations lightly. The 31-year-old trumpeter, composer and bandleader pays…
“I feel like most of my music is more classical music than jazz,” Adam O’Farrill says. It’s both and more.
Jul 16, 2026 12:51 PM
Adam O’Farrill carries the weight of expectations lightly. The 31-year-old trumpeter, composer and bandleader pays…
Jul 16, 2026 12:27 PM
The DownBeat Critics Poll provides a wonderful snapshot of the jazz scene today, with much to explore and many great…
“We have figured out our show, and people seem to be really connecting with it,” Emmet Cohen says of his band’s current tour, a tribute to Miles Davis and John Coltrane. “The audiences are large and exuberant. It feels like we’re doing what we’re meant to be doing.”
Jul 14, 2026 12:32 PM
The first thing people notice about Emmet Cohen, the thing his legions of fans cite most frequently, is his smile:…
Simon Moullier’s new album, Ceiba, features a cosmopolitan kaleidoscope of sonic influences.
Jul 14, 2026 11:49 AM
There’s an old joke about how the drummer is usually the first player to arrive at the gig and the last to leave due…
Viola artist Mat Manieri says DoYeon Kim’s approach to music is “at once delicate, and then punk rock — no fear.”
Jul 14, 2026 11:41 AM
Every country has its own musical culture, and every musical culture has a different approach to the question of…
“The first time I was with him, I felt, ‘You must be on the right track to have people like this endorse you,’” Bobby Broom said of his mentor, the late Sonny Rollins.
Jul 7, 2026 12:14 PM
As guitarist Bobby Broom spoke from his Chicago home office in April, promoting jazz’s legacy was on his mind for two…
“I really wanted to make a record that’s something you can, like, put in your car and drive and have a story,” says Dida Pelled.
Jul 7, 2026 11:54 AM
It is not always definitive or eliminating to judge an artist by their discography. In the case of the multidirectional…
Everything about pianist Ben Markley’s new large ensemble project feels classic.
Jul 7, 2026 11:29 AM
A recent caller to my radio show expressed surprise that big band was music still being made in 2026. Not only is it…
“I’ll always keep the jazz harmonic side in my music because I could never go all the way and be a straight smooth-jazz guy,” says Warren Wolf of his groove-oriented music.
Jun 30, 2026 3:10 PM
March 2020: Less than 24 hours before Baltimore residents begin sheltering in place, Warren Wolf is preparing for his…
Michel Petrucciani breathes fire on 1987’s Kuumbwa.
Jun 30, 2026 2:51 PM
On this short list of new/old releases, the item of greatest historical importance is undoubtedly the revelatory…
