Jun 10, 2019 9:07 PM
Chicago Blues Fest Rife with Diversity
Chicago Blues Festival Director Carlos Tortolero offered a succinct response when asked about the overarching theme…
Ruthie Foster performs on June 9 at the Chicago Blues Festival.
Jun 10, 2019 9:07 PM
Chicago Blues Festival Director Carlos Tortolero offered a succinct response when asked about the overarching theme…
George Benson (left) accepts an award from André Ménard in 2010.
Jun 10, 2019 9:00 AM
It’s a frigid mid-winter day in Montreal, but in his eighth-floor office, André Ménard’s mind is focused on the…
Joshua Redman’s current quartet first convened in 1998.
Jun 7, 2019 10:00 AM
When DownBeat contacted Joshua Redman about an interview, the saxophonist and Berkeley, California, resident agreed to…
Saxophonist Alexa Tarantino recently has performed on a pair of Posi-Tone albums, Lioness’ Pride & Joy and her leader debut, Winds Of Change.
Jun 6, 2019 9:00 AM
Despite possessing an increasingly impressive résumé, saxophonist Alexa Tarantino projects an air of humility and…
Vocalist Kristen Lee Sergeant’s new album is titled Smolder.
Jun 5, 2019 9:00 AM
It’s no coincidence that Kristen Lee Sergeant sings several lyrics referencing wine on her sophomore release, Smolder…
Pianist Simon Nabatov has released dozens of albums on Leo.
Jun 4, 2019 9:00 AM
Leo Feigin brought lots of passion but little music-industry experience to the job when he launched his namesake label…
The Flying Luttenbachers—Brandon Seabrook (left), Weasel Walter, Tim Dahl, Matt Nelson—recently completed a European tour and issued the reconstituted troupe’s first album, Shattered Dimension, in more than a decade.
Jun 3, 2019 9:00 AM
Weasel Walter—an irreverent composer, improviser, drummer and bandleader—recently rebooted The Flying…
Victor Haskins cultivated his affinity for EWI as a student at Richmond’s Virginia Commonwealth University.
Jun 3, 2019 9:00 AM
When trumpeter and composer Victor Haskins teaches young students about jazz, he tries to explain to them that the…
Dr. Lonnie Smith and the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw recently wrapped up a run of late-May shows at New York’s Birdland.
May 31, 2019 12:39 PM
In its stateside debut, the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw joined forces with Hammond B-3 organ wizard Dr. Lonnie…
Joel Ross performs May 25 at the Atlanta Jazz Festival.
May 31, 2019 11:37 AM
In the sticky, oppressive heat of a spring Atlanta day, Stefon Harris pounds out a chordal interval on his marimba in…
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