Nov 14, 2023 10:47 AM
Michael Blake: The Saxophonist as Record Executive
Over the course of four decades, from his early-’90s stint with the Lounge Lizards, subsequent recordings with the…
Michael Blake’s Chroma Nova, from left, Guilherme Monteiro, Skye Steele, Michael Bates, Mauro Refosco, Michael Blake, Christopher Hoffman and Rogerio Boccato.
Nov 14, 2023 10:47 AM
Over the course of four decades, from his early-’90s stint with the Lounge Lizards, subsequent recordings with the…
Garzone and Daly keep the spirit of New York’s 52nd Street alive during a CD release party at Dizzy’s on Sept. 15.
Nov 6, 2023 2:49 AM
Following a string of tribute recordings — 2008’s Rahsaan Roland Kirk project Rah! Rah!, 2011’s Mary Joyce…
Vail Jazz Foundation will close the bulk of operations by year’s end.
Nov 6, 2023 2:36 AM
The Vail Jazz Foundation has announced that it will close the bulk of its operations by the end of the current calendar…
DeJong (right) backstage with Ornette Coleman in 2008.
Nov 6, 2023 1:50 AM
DownBeat considers itself duty-bound to compile obituaries for famous musicians and annually celebrates firmament…
Bennett had a wealth of material to draw upon, and he had a direct association with much of it.
Oct 31, 2023 1:50 PM
Perhaps no interpreter of American popular song had as long and distinguished a career as Tony Bennett. Yet in his…
Herbie Hancock (left), Jahari Stampley, Connor Rohrer and Paul Cornish at this year’s competition, which took place Oct. 14–15 in New York.
Oct 31, 2023 1:28 PM
Jahari Stampley, a 23-year-old from Chicago, won the 31st annual Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Piano…
“I made the decision pretty early on that jazz music was going to be a huge part of my identity when I was growing up in California. But New York City made a man out of me,” Meagher says.
Oct 31, 2023 1:01 PM
Portland, Oregon-based guitarist Ryan Meagher abides by the power of certain “E” words: He practices eclecticism of…
Pascal and Remy Le Boeuf have been described as “impressive musically and, most importantly, impressive as people,” by Tim Jackson of the Monterey Jazz Festival.
Oct 24, 2023 11:11 AM
Pascal and Remy Le Boeuf’s new quintet album, Hush, came out of a conversation about what to listen to in the car.
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A trio featuring reedist Ingrid Laubrock, drummer Tom Rainey and bassist Brandon Lopez will deliver rigorous free-jazz explorations at this year’s edition of Jazzfest Berlin.
Oct 24, 2023 10:54 AM
Jazzfest Berlin has announced the complete program for this year’s festival, scheduled for Nov. 2–5 in Berlin,…
Bley told DownBeat in 1984: “I’m just a composer, and I use jazz musicians because they’re smarter, and they can save your ass in a bad situation. … I need all the help I can get.”
Oct 17, 2023 3:36 PM
With her iconic bangs, sharp features and free-flowing sense of the absurd, Carla Bley, who died Oct. 17 of brain…
