Dec 28, 2018 9:00 AM

The list below is a round-up of the 5-star, 4.5-star and 4-star reviews that ran in print editions of DownBeat during…

Dec 21, 2018 9:00 AM

Medeski Martin & Wood’s new album offers a summation of the group’s purpose three decades into its unconventional…

Dec 18, 2018 9:00 AM

In Common, a newly formed quintet, had only a day-and-a-half to record its debut album. So, the co-leaders—tenor…

Dec 17, 2018 9:00 AM

Whether he was wielding his alto saxophone, flute or bass clarinet, Eric Dolphy was a godsend to the cadre of musicians…

Dec 13, 2018 9:00 AM

On a hot August afternoon in Boston, Ralph Peterson greets an incoming class of freshmen for orientation week at…

Dec 12, 2018 9:00 AM

Scandinavian jazz is its own thing. Affective, free-spirited and daringly improvisational. Finnish jazz, a vibrant…

Dec 10, 2018 9:00 AM

It’s November 1982, and 30-year-old John Scofield is in Cleveland to audition for Miles Davis’ group. The Man With…

Dec 6, 2018 9:00 AM

Rajiv Halim will tell it to you straight. He’s ready to talk about today.

“A lot of people are stuck in the…

Dec 4, 2018 9:00 AM

Vocalist Lizz Wright has much to be proud of, including her latest accolade: Her latest release, Grace (Concord),…

Dec 3, 2018 9:00 AM

Dongfeng Liu was born and raised in China, but always felt a deep affinity for the music of the Caribbean. On the…