Nov 4, 2020 8:43 AM
Nduduzo Makhathini Bridges Musical DNA
When he was 17, pianist Nduduzo Makhathini discovered jazz and realized that this was the door he had been seeking.…
Nduduzo Makhathini is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 4, 2020 8:43 AM
When he was 17, pianist Nduduzo Makhathini discovered jazz and realized that this was the door he had been seeking.…
George Benson is the newest inductee in the DownBeat Hall of Fame.
Nov 3, 2020 9:00 AM
DownBeat is proud to announce the results of its 85th Annual Readers Poll.
Readers have voted to induct…
Michael Dessen (left), Steph Richards, Nicole Mitchell and Mark Dresser perform in San Diego at a 2018 telematic concert. Images of musicians collaborating with them in real time from New York City and Seoul, South Korea, are projected on video screens.
Nov 3, 2020 8:54 AM
During the pandemic, educators have wrestled with a pragmatic and philosophical question: How can music students…
Hedvig Mollestad is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 3, 2020 8:54 AM
“Especially in the beginning, when we were kind of searching for ourselves—we were just playing music and we…
Makaya McCraven is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Oct 30, 2020 8:49 AM
If one were looking for an album to illustrate an aesthetic shared by several musicians who appear on DownBeat’s…
Jimmy Macbride is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Oct 29, 2020 8:46 AM
Considering the environment in which he was raised, it’s not terribly surprising that Jimmy Macbride was creating…
Shabaka Hutchings is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Oct 28, 2020 9:00 AM
Shabaka Hutchings’ M.O. is to spend much of each year on the road, circling the globe at the helm of three…
Jazzmeia Horn is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Oct 27, 2020 9:00 AM
In pre-COVID times, Jazzmeia Horn recalled that her packed touring schedule meant “singing into my recorder while…
Morgan Guerin is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Oct 22, 2020 9:00 AM
Morgan Guerin conjures earthbound grooves and then releases them into the cosmos. At 22, the multi-instrumentalist,…
Nubya Garcia is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Oct 21, 2020 9:00 AM
Affectionately nicknamed “Empress” or “Queen” by British journalists and fans, saxophonist Nubya Garcia took…
