Aug 31, 2016 5:28 PM
Corea Extends 75th Birthday World Tour, Announces New Dates
For his 75th birthday, pianist Chick Corea has chosen to return to one of his favorite places: the road. The DownBeat…
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…
Ted Nash
Aug 31, 2016 12:56 PM
With election season in full swing, saxophonist Ted Nash is set to launch his own campaign for politically informed…
Rudy Van Gelder, in a scene from the CD/DVD release Perfect Takes (Blue Note)
Aug 31, 2016 11:29 AM
Rudy Van Gelder, the recording engineer who cultivated an amateur passion for jazz into a legendary career—during which…
Wadada Leo Smith will release America’s National Parks on Cuneiform Records on Oct. 14.
Aug 31, 2016 11:18 AM
August 2016 marks the centennial anniversary of the creation of the National Park Service. Numerous celebrations…
Shirley Horn
Aug 31, 2016 10:43 AM
Singer and pianist Shirley Horn (1934–2005) was a jazz trailblazer, a female artist whose immense talent put her…
Frank Sinatra with the Jan Savitt Orchestra at the Strand Theater in New York, 1945.
Aug 31, 2016 9:45 AM
Michael Randolph, son of legendary photographer William “PoPsie” Randolph (1920–’78), has created a…
Toots Thielemans (1922–2016)
Aug 31, 2016 9:19 AM
Toots Thielemans, whose exceptional skill on the chromatic harmonica helped popularize the instrument in the jazz…
Blue Note will release Norah Jones’ new album, Day Breaks, on Oct. 7.
Aug 25, 2016 6:07 PM
Singer-songwriter Norah Jones focuses once again on the piano for her new album Day Breaks, which features…
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