Norah Jones is slated to appear Aug. 7 at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.
Feb 11, 2020 10:01 AM
The Newport Jazz Festival has announced its slate of performers for this year’s edition, to be held Aug. 7–9 at…
Eddie Kendricks (1939–1992)
Feb 11, 2020 9:00 AM
By 1972, Eddie Kendricks, the Temptations singer who led the ensemble through classics like “Just My Imagination,”…
Jimi Hendrix’s performances on Dec. 31, 1969, and Jan. 1, 1970, at the Fillmore East in New York rank as a unique moment in the guitarist’s career.
Feb 10, 2020 8:05 AM
For a generation of African-American guitarists growing up in the ’60s, Jimi Hendrix’s was revelatory. The album,…
Bassist John Clayton was one of the first people to make a donation to help found the Vail Jazz Workshop. He’s taught there since 1996.
Feb 7, 2020 9:31 AM
In DownBeat’s annual International Jazz Camp Guide, you’ll find detailed descriptions of more than 100 jazz camps,…
Drummer Antonio Sánchez speaks to participants at a KoSA Music workshop.
Feb 7, 2020 9:31 AM
KoSA Music had a relatively humble origin, but today it is an international force in the world of music education.…
The University of Wisconsin’s Summer Music Clinic hosts middle- and high-school students.
Feb 7, 2020 9:28 AM
Now in its 91st year, the University of Wisconsin’s Summer Music Clinic in Madison has established a history of…
Bassist John Clayton (left) has helmed the Vail Jazz Workshop since its inception in 1996.
Feb 7, 2020 9:28 AM
After bassist John Clayton played the first Vail Jazz Party over Labor Day Weekend in 1995, he asked festival founder…
After some health issues, John McLaughlin has returned with a flurry of activity.
Feb 7, 2020 8:09 AM
In an interview published in DownBeat’s November 2017 issue, guitar legend John McLaughlin lamented the fact that a…
Wynton Marsalis performs Monday in New York at Dizzy’s during a tribute to the late drummer Lawrence Leathers.
Feb 6, 2020 11:28 AM
Candy-colored lights illuminated the bandstand at Dizzy’s Monday night, the way they always do. Patrons settled into…
Miles Davis (left) and Tommy LiPuma
Feb 6, 2020 9:40 AM
Pianist and writer Ben Sidran is set to release The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma (Nardis Books), a work that covers the…
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