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All-Star Gathering at Town Hall Pays Tribute to Michael Brecker
Although it’s been 17 years since tenor titan Michael Brecker passed away, the memories of his towering instrumental…
Aug 7, 2024 2:03 PM
Although it’s been 17 years since tenor titan Michael Brecker passed away, the memories of his towering instrumental…
Jul 2, 2024 1:37 PM
“All killer, no filler” is a good descriptor for Healdsburg Jazz Festival’s 26th anniversary edition, which…
Jun 25, 2024 12:42 PM
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Jun 11, 2024 12:31 PM
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Jun 4, 2024 12:02 PM
Editor’s Note: The following was an assignment that writer Ashley Kahn received not for DownBeat, but for another…
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Seated on steeply inclined risers and packed in like sardines, a community of concertgoers gazes down expectantly, if…
May 14, 2024 12:27 PM
After a five-year hiatus from organizing a host city, International Jazz Day returned in full force this year in…
May 14, 2024 11:52 AM
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Apr 23, 2024 10:51 AM
Luciana Souza is the most justly renowned Brazilian jazz singer working in the United States. Trio Corrente is…
Apr 9, 2024 11:30 AM
Big Ears, the annual four-day music celebration that first took place in 2009 in Knoxville, Tennessee, could well be…