Nov 11, 2020 9:00 AM
Alfredo Rodríguez Deploys Abundant Technique
On March 11, when the U.S. State Department advised Americans to “reconsider” international travel in response…
Alfredo Rodríguez is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 11, 2020 9:00 AM
On March 11, when the U.S. State Department advised Americans to “reconsider” international travel in response…
Dan Weiss’ Natural Selection appeals to the drummer’s penchant for conceptual continuity.
Nov 10, 2020 9:00 AM
Few jazz albums are overtly inspired by TV series. Then again, few TV series are like Twin Peaks, and few jazz…
Tomeka Reid (right) is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 10, 2020 9:00 AM
Cellist Tomeka Reid remembers when she started telling people about her quartet. Not everyone was encouraging about…
Maria Schneider and Donny McCaslin are set to stream a Tuesday conversation.
Nov 9, 2020 8:57 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Junius Paul is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 6, 2020 9:00 AM
Nearly six months into the pandemic, Chicago native Junius Paul packed up his stuff and moved out of his apartment,…
Marshall Allen composed the title tune on Swirling, the Sun Ra Arkestra’s first studio date in more than 20 years.
Nov 5, 2020 9:00 AM
For Swirling, the first Sun Ra Arkestra studio album in more than 20 years, saxophonist Marshall Allen set veterans of…
Adam O’Farrill is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 5, 2020 9:00 AM
The 26-year-old trumpet-playing son of pianist Arturo O’Farrill and grandson of composer/arranger Chico…
Bassists Nick Dunston (left) and Michael Formanek, and reedist Anna Webber have released recordings on the new digital arm of the Out Of Your Head imprint.
Nov 4, 2020 9:00 AM
Given the travails of releasing jazz recordings in the 21st century, it’s easy to imagine the name “Out Of Your…
Nduduzo Makhathini is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 4, 2020 8:43 AM
When he was 17, pianist Nduduzo Makhathini discovered jazz and realized that this was the door he had been seeking.…
George Benson is the newest inductee in the DownBeat Hall of Fame.
Nov 3, 2020 9:00 AM
DownBeat is proud to announce the results of its 85th Annual Readers Poll.
Readers have voted to induct…
