Jul 19, 2022 12:36 PM
Ezz-thetics Reissues ’60s Free-Jazz Classics
On Nov. 7, 1966, a 31-year-old Swiss fan of cutting-edge jazz made the short trip from his home in Basel across the…
Jul 19, 2022 12:36 PM
On Nov. 7, 1966, a 31-year-old Swiss fan of cutting-edge jazz made the short trip from his home in Basel across the…
Harpist Alina Bzhezhinska, one of 15 European artists DownBeat critics selected as must-hear music.
Jul 12, 2022 2:25 PM
Many of us at DownBeat have found ourselves stuck at home lately, wondering what’s happening elsewhere — especially…
“I always let the music lead me, and it’s led me to a really rich life,” Hilton said.
Jul 12, 2022 1:42 PM
Pianist and composer Lisa Hilton is living an indie life where life is beautiful. Since 2001, with her debut album…
“Just like my parents who raised me to be who I am today, all my musical influences live inside me, in my bloodstream forever, as if they were my musical moms and dads,” Eli Degibri said.
Jul 12, 2022 1:36 PM
Israeli-born saxophonist Eli Degibri first began turning heads stateside after winning the 1999 Thelonious Monk…
“I knew that I would be playing music, and that it would be part of my identity, the way that it’s part of my dad’s identity,” Gerald Clayton (right) said of his upbringing with his father, John.
Jul 6, 2022 3:17 PM
Altadena, California, is nestled into the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains, a companion-community to its…
“Songwriting is intuitive for me,” Eugenie Jones said.
Jul 6, 2022 3:10 PM
Booking record dates in Seattle, Chicago, Dallas and New York demands a brand of grit, and high-level organizational…
“I came to terms with my influences — accepting that I love this or that player, but being comfortable in my own skin, recognizing that I have an identity,” Michael Weiss said.
Jul 6, 2022 2:30 PM
When DownBeat last ran an article about Michael Weiss, the occasion was the 1998 release of his second album, the…
“The power of unison is super,” Turner said. “It’s 10,000 years old, or more.”
Jun 27, 2022 5:00 PM
Mark Turner is sitting in a coffeehouse bakery in Westwood, California, talking in circles. Concentric, full circles,…
Black Lives—From Generation To Generation makes a multi-generational plea for equity and equality with artists like Alicia Hall Moran, left, and E.J. Strickland.
Jun 27, 2022 4:50 PM
In September 2020, in the wake of protests that rocked cities across the United States, DownBeat published a cover…
“I know that tensions are high and emotions are intense right now, but the beauty of music is beyond words,” Arriale said.
Jun 27, 2022 4:30 PM
Lynne Arriale honed her superb technical skills as a pianist and composer from rigorous training she received to become…
