Feb 13, 2020 8:03 AM
Brian Lynch Crafts a Journey Through Literature
Last January, Brian Lynch, 63, took the first sabbatical semester of his eight-year professorship at Frost School of…
Brian Lynch’s latest big band release is a double album that reflects his love of literature.
Feb 13, 2020 8:03 AM
Last January, Brian Lynch, 63, took the first sabbatical semester of his eight-year professorship at Frost School of…
Rachael Price (right) of the band Lake Street Dive teamed up with Vilray for a new duo album.
Feb 12, 2020 9:00 AM
Artists compulsively find new ways of bridging past and present. On their debut album, Rachael & Vilray (Nonesuch),…
Eddie Kendricks (1939–1992)
Feb 11, 2020 9:00 AM
By 1972, Eddie Kendricks, the Temptations singer who led the ensemble through classics like “Just My Imagination,”…
Jimi Hendrix’s performances on Dec. 31, 1969, and Jan. 1, 1970, at the Fillmore East in New York rank as a unique moment in the guitarist’s career.
Feb 10, 2020 8:05 AM
For a generation of African-American guitarists growing up in the ’60s, Jimi Hendrix’s was revelatory. The album,…
Bassist John Clayton was one of the first people to make a donation to help found the Vail Jazz Workshop. He’s taught there since 1996.
Feb 7, 2020 9:31 AM
In DownBeat’s annual International Jazz Camp Guide, you’ll find detailed descriptions of more than 100 jazz camps,…
Drummer Antonio Sánchez speaks to participants at a KoSA Music workshop.
Feb 7, 2020 9:31 AM
KoSA Music had a relatively humble origin, but today it is an international force in the world of music education.…
The University of Wisconsin’s Summer Music Clinic hosts middle- and high-school students.
Feb 7, 2020 9:28 AM
Now in its 91st year, the University of Wisconsin’s Summer Music Clinic in Madison has established a history of…
Bassist John Clayton (left) has helmed the Vail Jazz Workshop since its inception in 1996.
Feb 7, 2020 9:28 AM
After bassist John Clayton played the first Vail Jazz Party over Labor Day Weekend in 1995, he asked festival founder…
After some health issues, John McLaughlin has returned with a flurry of activity.
Feb 7, 2020 8:09 AM
In an interview published in DownBeat’s November 2017 issue, guitar legend John McLaughlin lamented the fact that a…
Remy Le Boeuf has received many commissions in recent years, fueling his work as a composer and arranger.
Feb 6, 2020 8:20 AM
Remy Le Boeuf turned to an oft-tapped source—the 19th-century tales of the Brothers Grimm—to gather grist for the…
