Matana Roberts is among the recipients of the 2016 Doris Duke Artist Awards for jazz.
May 18, 2016 11:39 AM
Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, saxophonist Matana Roberts and pianist Fred Hersch are among the jazz artists recognized as…
Christian McBride (left), Brian Blade, Aretha Franklin and Herbie Hancock rehearse for the International Jazz Day concert in Washington, D.C., on April 29.
May 1, 2016 8:26 AM
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted an all-star concert featuring Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Aretha…
Apr 25, 2016 10:32 AM
The Keith Hall Summer Drum Intensive, a camp designed for drummers at all skill levels, will present its 10th annual…
Lonnie Mack (1941–2016)
Apr 22, 2016 6:24 AM
Blues-rock guitarist and vocalist Lonnie Mack died on April 21 of natural causes at Centennial Medical Center near his…
Prince (1958–2016)
Apr 21, 2016 9:01 AM
Prince, a singer-songwriter who mixed r&b, funk, rock and jazz elements into a style all his own, has died at the age…
Joe Fiedler (left), Sarah Stiles and Gary Lucas appear on Lucas’ new album Fleischerei. (Photo collage: Caroline Conejero)
Apr 20, 2016 11:55 AM
Long before he grew into the eclectic guitarist who counts Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley, Lou Reed and Roswell Rudd…
Ron Carter will serve as artist-in-residence of the 2016 Detroit Jazz Festival, which takes place Sept. 2–5 in downtown Detroit. (Photo: Fortuna Sung)
Apr 20, 2016 11:04 AM
Bassist Ron Carter—a DownBeat Hall of Fame inductee and a native of Detroit—will serve as artist-in-residence for the…
Pete Yellin (1941–2016) (Photo: Courtesy of the Yellin family)
Apr 20, 2016 8:44 AM
Pete Yellin, an acclaimed alto saxophonist and jazz educator, passed away in Berkeley, California, on April 13,…
Al Jarreau is among the headliners for the 2016 Blue Note Jazz Festival, which takes place June 1–30 (Photo: Marina Chavez)
Apr 19, 2016 8:50 AM
The 2016 Blue Note Jazz Festival will take place June 1–30, and will feature over 100 events in 10 venues throughout…
The hardest-to-find titles sold on Record Store Day are the limited-run/regional focus releases. The LP Dark Territory, by Dave Douglas’ band High Risk, is limited to 600 copies.
Apr 12, 2016 4:11 PM
Fat Possum is offering the Junior Kimbrough track “I Gotta Try You Girl,” remixed by Daft Punk as a 12-inch single,…
