Sep 28, 2016 11:26 AM
Billy Higgins’ World Stage Venue Finds New Home in L.A.
It was just after 9 p.m. on Sept. 2 and Los Angeles’ Degnan Boulevard was a ghost town. The former home of the World…
Billy Higgins (pictured here) was co-founder of the original World Stage, a showcase for jazz musicians in L.A. A reincarnation of the venue recently opened in the city.
Sep 28, 2016 11:26 AM
It was just after 9 p.m. on Sept. 2 and Los Angeles’ Degnan Boulevard was a ghost town. The former home of the World…
Robert Glasper (left), Casey Benjamin, Derrick Hodge and Mark Colenburg are The Robert Glasper Experiment. Their new album, ArtScience, is due Sept. 16.
Sep 28, 2016 11:11 AM
Robert Glasper was in a playful mood Sept. 9 at Chicago’s Jazz Showcase. Performing with his trio—bassist Vicente…
Laurie (left) and Art Pepper
Sep 27, 2016 11:44 AM
If you’re a fan of legendary saxophonist Art Pepper, perhaps you wonder from time to time about his widow, Laurie.
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Tierney Sutton will release The Sting Variations on BFM Records on Sept. 9.
Sep 27, 2016 11:03 AM
As demonstrated by her critically acclaimed discography, the vocalist Tierney Sutton has become a preeminent figure in…
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…
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