Sep 27, 2016 10:59 AM
Sting Reveals Single for Rocking Album 57th & 9th, Due Nov. 11
After successful forays into symphonic music and musical theater, Sting, a musician of vast breadth, is returning to…
Sting, seen here at a performance in Bucharest, will release 57th & 9th on A&M Records on Nov. 11
Sep 27, 2016 10:59 AM
After successful forays into symphonic music and musical theater, Sting, a musician of vast breadth, is returning to…
Brian Lynch will release Madera Latino, which explores the music of Woody Shaw through a Latin filter, on Sept. 25.
Sep 27, 2016 10:54 AM
Trumpeter Brian Lynch has never been shy about his affinity for Woody Shaw, the innovative brass man whose unique…
Tierney Sutton, seen here at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 28, will release The Sting Variations in September.
Sep 8, 2016 3:25 PM
The beauty of jazz is that it provides limitless possibilities for interpretation. On her 2014 release, After Blue: The…
Chick Corea will celebrate his 75th birthday year with a tour of the U.S., Europe and Asia, culminating in an 80-day residency at the Blue Note in New York.
Aug 31, 2016 5:28 PM
For his 75th birthday, pianist Chick Corea has chosen to return to one of his favorite places: the road. The DownBeat…
Miles Davis
Aug 31, 2016 4:44 PM
Nearly 25 years after his death, the recorded artistry of trumpet genius Miles Davis continues to grow. Columbia/Legacy…
John Coltrane’s masterpiece A Love Supreme, reissued in 2015 as a deluxe three-CD set, is one of many classic albums recorded by the late engineer Rudy Van Gelder.
Aug 31, 2016 1:29 PM
(The following article, “Trane Tracks,” was written by Thomas Staudter and published in the September 2014 issue of…
Ted Nash
Aug 31, 2016 12:56 PM
With election season in full swing, saxophonist Ted Nash is set to launch his own campaign for politically informed…
Rudy Van Gelder, in a scene from the CD/DVD release Perfect Takes (Blue Note)
Aug 31, 2016 11:29 AM
Rudy Van Gelder, the recording engineer who cultivated an amateur passion for jazz into a legendary career—during which…
Wadada Leo Smith will release America’s National Parks on Cuneiform Records on Oct. 14.
Aug 31, 2016 11:18 AM
August 2016 marks the centennial anniversary of the creation of the National Park Service. Numerous celebrations…
Shirley Horn
Aug 31, 2016 10:43 AM
Singer and pianist Shirley Horn (1934–2005) was a jazz trailblazer, a female artist whose immense talent put her…
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