Mar 21, 2023 11:57 AM
Big Ears Festival’s 10th Birthday Requires Tough Choices
Embrace leaving shows early … and maybe do some cross-training. That seems to be the usual message ahead of…
John Zorn will appear in a number of different configurations at this year’s Big Ears Festival.
Mar 21, 2023 11:57 AM
Embrace leaving shows early … and maybe do some cross-training. That seems to be the usual message ahead of…
Lee started listening to Chet Baker Sings every day during the initial weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 21, 2023 11:46 AM
For Amos Lee, the Philadelphia-bred singer-songwriter who first broke as the opening act on Norah Jones’ 2004 tour,…
Author Eugene Marlow at the Great Wall of China
Mar 21, 2023 11:36 AM
According to the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, the musical genre came late to the Far East, and especially to China.…
Lloyd performed an 85th birthday concert at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre on March 10.
Mar 14, 2023 11:51 AM
Beyond the musical merits and depths unfolded, Charles Lloyd’s latest concert at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre…
Rollins has recorded more than 60 albums across seven decades.
Mar 14, 2023 11:31 AM
Reservoir has acquired the publishing and recorded rights of Sonny Rollins. Regarded as one of the most influential…
Keiko Matsui’s new album, Euphoria, comes out March 31.
Mar 14, 2023 11:12 AM
Pianist and composer Keiko Matsui plans to release her 30th album, called Euphoria (Shanachie), on March 31. DownBeat…
Xhosa Cole Quartet
Mar 14, 2023 11:10 AM
With the release of his debut album, 2021’s acclaimed K(no)w Them, K(no)w Us (Stoney Lane Records), the…
Hijas del Jazz Orchestra performed at this year’s Panama Jazz Festival.
Mar 7, 2023 12:26 PM
The Panama Jazz Festival has developed into one of the most important events of its kind in the world. While other…
“To be recognized in this way by the most esteemed and accomplished creators in our nation — it’s hugely inspiring,” Schneider said.
Mar 7, 2023 11:53 AM
Composer and bandleader Maria Schneider is one of 19 new members and four honorary members who will be inducted into…
Silverman said that all proceeds from Drumology Volume III will benefit the Neil Peart Fund for brain cancer research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Mar 7, 2023 11:33 AM
Drummer-entrepreneur Rob Silverman has garnered loads of attention of late for his St. Louis-based label, Autumn Hill…
