Nov 29, 2016 5:20 PM
Corea Elektric Band, Béla & Flecktones To Join Forces for 2017 Summer Tour
DownBeat Critics Poll Award winners Béla Fleck and Chick Corea proved a dynamic pairing on two albums released in the…
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones (top) and Chick Corea’s Elektric Band will join forces for a multi-city tour from Aug. 5–21, 2017.
Nov 29, 2016 5:20 PM
DownBeat Critics Poll Award winners Béla Fleck and Chick Corea proved a dynamic pairing on two albums released in the…
Among the titles scheduled for release on Record Store Day is saxophonist Ben Webster’s LP Gone With The Wind (ORG Music), which has been long out of print.
Nov 23, 2016 11:59 AM
Vinyl collectors will want to get up early on Black Friday (Nov. 25). Why? Because independent music retailers will be…
Vocalist Dianne Reeves is the recipient of a 2016 USA Fellowship Award.
Nov 17, 2016 3:50 PM
Singer Dianne Reeves, pianists Randy Weston and Vijay Iyer and drummer Mike Reed are among the 46 artists who have been…
Mose Allison (1927–2016)
Nov 17, 2016 3:45 PM
Mose Allison, a pianist and vocalist whose wry humor and compositional acumen made him a hero to fans of both jazz and…
The album cover for Russell’s 2014 album, Life Journey
Nov 17, 2016 3:22 PM
Leon Russell, a pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader who worked in many genres, died on Nov. 13 in Nashville,…
Victor Bailey (1960–2016)
Nov 17, 2016 3:14 PM
It is with heavy hearts that DownBeat pays tribute to four superb artists who have recently left us.
Victor Bailey, a…
Ted Nash’s new album is titled Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom.
Nov 17, 2016 2:52 PM
During an election cycle in which political oratory is often delivered via Twitter and sound bites, reedist Ted…
John Mayer (foreground) and Pino Palladino perform at the 15th annual Jazz Foundation of America Gala in New York on Oct. 27.
Nov 14, 2016 3:43 PM
The Jazz Foundation of America’s annual “Great Night In Harlem” gala, held this year at the Apollo Theater on…
Allegro previously distributed CDs for numerous independent labels.
Oct 28, 2016 12:22 PM
Allegro Media, one of the largest distributors of physical recordings for independent labels in the United States,…
Maria Schneider topped three categories in the 2016 DownBeat Readers Poll.
Oct 28, 2016 11:58 AM
DownBeat is proud to announce the results of its 81st Annual Readers Poll.
Bandleader Maria Schneider topped the…
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