Sep 7, 2021 10:51 AM
Samara Joy’s Quest for New Tradition
Samara Joy is a self-possessed, deeply emotive vocalist, with power that usually takes a lot of living to master. But…
Joy’s heroes range from Cécile McLorin Salvant, Jazzmeia Horn and H.E.R., to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.
Sep 7, 2021 10:51 AM
Samara Joy is a self-possessed, deeply emotive vocalist, with power that usually takes a lot of living to master. But…
Ikonen combines his artistic creativity with a curiosity that led to inventing the Maqiano, a device that creates microtonal effects on an acoustic piano.
Sep 7, 2021 10:46 AM
In a stylish Helsinki apartment with high-vaulted windows that ushered in the sunlight from the auroral Scandinavian…
Corea was named Artist, Pianist and Keyboardist of the Year for the final time in the 69th Annual DownBeat Critics Poll.
Aug 27, 2021 2:14 PM
Editor’s Note: This article is from the August 2021 DownBeat Critics Poll issue.
At the time of this writing,…
Michael Dease is the Trombonist of the Year in DownBeat’s 69th Annual Critics Poll.
Aug 27, 2021 2:04 PM
Michael Dease took a circuitous route to discovering his chosen instrument. He started out as an alto saxophonist…
Gerald Clayton was named Rising Star Artist of the Year and his trio won Rising Star Jazz Group.
Aug 24, 2021 12:01 PM
Editor’s Note: This article was written to commemorate some of the Rising Star winners in DownBeat’s 69th Annual…
Carla Bley, the 2021 critics’ choice for the DownBeat Hall of Fame
Aug 17, 2021 10:50 AM
Given the tenor of the times, Carla Bley’s extraordinary career shouldn’t have happened. What were the chances…
Yusef Lateef, 2021 Veterans Committee choice for the DownBeat Hall of Fame
Aug 17, 2021 10:43 AM
Yusef Lateef came out of the jazz continuum to pursue a career driven by his curiosity and desire to move beyond…
Booker Little, 2021 Veterans Committee choice for the DownBeat Hall of Fame
Aug 17, 2021 10:35 AM
The most wide-ranging article this magazine ever published about trumpeter Booker Little was his obituary. It was the…
Squint is Julian Lage’s debut on Blue Note Records.
Aug 3, 2021 9:53 AM
Clasping his hands to his chest, then raising them to the heavens, Julian Lage evoked echoes of the exuberant child he…
On his new recording, Jones honors friends and mentors he has recently lost.
Aug 3, 2021 9:20 AM
Sheltered in his music room, Willie Jones III adjusts the volume on a Billy Taylor record. He swivels around to face…
