To mark the 70th anniversary of Prestige Records, a set of Miles Davis’ quintet recordings spanning 1955 and 1956 has been released on LP, replete with a bonus disc of live performances.
Dec 11, 2019 9:00 AM
Come for the 180-gram vinyl, stay for the recording of Steve Allen presenting Miles Davis with a DownBeat award.
In…
Koma Saxo performs a Dec. 5 set at G Livelab during the We Jazz Festival in Helsinki.
Dec 9, 2019 4:01 PM
Unlike many festivals, Helsinki’s venturesome We Jazz Festival, which ran Dec. 1-8, is an inherently restless…
Ted Nash revisits Bernstein and Sondheim for Somewhere Else: Songs From West Side Story.
Dec 9, 2019 10:27 AM
The list below is a round up of the 5-, 4.5- and 4-star reviews that ran in print editions of DownBeat during 2019. If…
Erik Charlston plays vibraphone and marimba on a new album centered on works by Brazilian composers.
Dec 9, 2019 9:00 AM
When DownBeat recently caught up with the multitasking master Erik Charlston at Manhattan’s Symphony Space, he was…
Reedist Jane Bunnett’s first-hand observations of the Havana jazz scene spurred the foundation of Maqueque, a collaborative six-piece ensemble.
Dec 6, 2019 8:08 AM
It’s the first day of September, and a chill off Lake Ontario has reduced the crowds around Toronto’s Harbourfront…
Hiromi’s diverse discography includes collaborations with pianist Chick Corea and harpist Edmar Castaneda.
Dec 5, 2019 9:00 AM
“Kaleidoscope,” the opening track on Hiromi Uehara’s new solo album, Spectrum, features the dazzling displays of…
Herbie Hancock (left) and Evgeny Pobozhiy at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition on Dec. 4 in Washington, D.C.
Dec 4, 2019 2:16 PM
Evgeny Pobozhiy, a 30-year-old from Seversk, Russia, took first place at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz…
Wayne Shorter topped three categories in the 84th DownBeat Readers Poll: Jazz Artist, Jazz Album and Soprano Saxophone
Dec 4, 2019 9:00 AM
Members of Wayne Shorter’s quartet have heard some intriguing anecdotes over the years. “Miles believed in so much…
Gearbox Records is set to issue Just In Time: The Final Recording by drummer and bandleader Buddy Rich (1917–’87) on Dec. 6.
Dec 3, 2019 4:44 PM
Few drummers in jazz history are as revered as Buddy Rich (1917–’87), who achieved fame as a musician, bandleader…
Dr. John (1941–2019)
Dec 3, 2019 9:00 AM
DownBeat devised the term “Beyond” to apply to music that defies easy categorization—and no one is a better…
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