Dec 27, 2022 11:31 AM
Claudia Acuña: El Arte del Duo
Singer-songwriter Claudia Acuña had thought about doing a duets album for a long time. The emotional exposure of the…
“With this album, I want to give a little glimpse of what’s coming, in my compositions, my melodies,” Acuña said.
Dec 27, 2022 11:31 AM
Singer-songwriter Claudia Acuña had thought about doing a duets album for a long time. The emotional exposure of the…
Zenón’s album Música de Las Américas challenges modern notions about who and what America is.
Dec 27, 2022 11:24 AM
While prepping for his latest recording, saxophonist-composer Miguel Zenón had plenty of time to research the history…
Amed’s album Unánime celebrates the work of contemporary and historic Latin composers.
Dec 27, 2022 11:18 AM
How do Latin and jazz combine to produce Latin jazz? To help her decipher the code, the virtuosic Argentinian…
Dec 27, 2022 11:03 AM
There’s so much going out in the world of Latin jazz! Here, DownBeat presents some great selections.
Dafnis Prieto…
That’s What Happened captures Miles Davis on the comeback trail of his career in the early to mid-1980s.
Dec 13, 2022 12:33 PM
With all the new releases coming out around the holidays, here are a few team DownBeat is digging into right now!
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Blue Note has unearthed a previously unissued 1967 live recording with Elvin Jones as a leader called Elvin Jones Revival: Live At Pookie’s Pub.
Dec 13, 2022 12:27 PM
Three From Blue Note
Blue Note Records continues to release waves of great sound on vinyl. In its Tone Poet series, the…
Author Richard Koloda spent two decades researching this addition to the legend of free-jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler.
Dec 13, 2022 12:15 PM
When considering what to buy those who are impossible to buy for (guilty, as charged), loved ones can’t go wrong with…
Ryan Truesdell (left) and Jim McNeely give each other the Blindfold Test onstage at ISJAC 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Dec 6, 2022 11:59 AM
During this year’s International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers symposium in Austin, Texas, celebrated jazz…
Nils Winther says he has recorded more than 1,000 albums for his Denmark-based SteepleChase label.
Nov 29, 2022 11:08 AM
In August of 1972, Nils Winther was an enterprising young man with a taste for jazz and a talent for taping that he…
“You know, I am not as fast as I used to be,” says Foster. “But it’s more fresh ideas. I’m always coming up with new stuff when I practice.”
Nov 22, 2022 2:39 PM
To call Al Foster a student of the drums is an understatement. The 79-year-old master has studied the history of jazz…
