Mar 7, 2021 8:00 AM
Cameron Graves Embraces Metal
Answering the phone at his San Fernando Valley home, Cameron Graves apologized for not picking up the first time. “I…
Keyboardist Cameron Graves’ influences include Swedish metal band Meshuggah.
Mar 7, 2021 8:00 AM
Answering the phone at his San Fernando Valley home, Cameron Graves apologized for not picking up the first time. “I…
Ethan Iverson pays tribute to a transformative pianist with Bud Powell In The 21st Century (Sunnyside).
Feb 26, 2021 8:28 AM
Whenever Ethan Iverson takes on a repertory project, his goal is to do two things simultaneously. “One side is to…
Jason Palmer
Feb 25, 2021 9:00 AM
In 2007, DownBeat named Jason Palmer one of “25 Trumpeters for the Future,” and 14 years later, he has done nothing…
Sean Jones is a trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and activist.
Feb 24, 2021 8:59 AM
Who would have imagined a year ago that we’d be in a virtual quarantine due to a virus that’s spreading worldwide?…
Baltimore native Gary Bartz has remained uniquely engaged both musically and politically throughout his lengthy career.
Feb 19, 2021 8:01 AM
Gary Bartz has watched the slow roll of history drag on, first from the vantage point of his childhood home in…
Percussionist Joe Chambers, 78, had returned to New York to record a Blue Note leader date—but then the pandemic hit the city.
Feb 18, 2021 9:00 AM
Mallet master and composer Joe Chambers found his footing in 1963, when he moved to New York and built a reputation as…
Alonzo Demetrius earned two degrees from Berklee College of Music.
Feb 17, 2021 9:00 AM
Trumpeter Alonzo Demetrius’ thirst for social justice is evident on his leader debut, Live From The Prison Nation.…
NEC educator Ken Schaphorst conducts an ensemble of student musicians, several of whom are wearing face coverings.
Feb 16, 2021 8:44 AM
As a recent issue of DownBeat went to press, the United States was facing frightening trends in terms of COVID-19…
On Flor (Edition), vocalist Gretchen Parlato speaks to the personal transformation that inspired her career hiatus.
Feb 12, 2021 8:35 AM
In 2014, Gretchen Parlato’s album Live In NYC earned her a Grammy nomination—a crowning glory to a decade of career…
Bandleader Adrian Cunningham has a strong relationship with the Florida-based label Arbors Records.
Feb 11, 2021 9:00 AM
For more than 30 years, the independent label Arbors Records has put artistic concerns ahead of budgetary ones. Based…
