Dec 13, 2022 12:33 PM
Great New Boxed Sets
With all the new releases coming out around the holidays, here are a few team DownBeat is digging into right now!
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That’s What Happened captures Miles Davis on the comeback trail of his career in the early to mid-1980s.
Dec 13, 2022 12:33 PM
With all the new releases coming out around the holidays, here are a few team DownBeat is digging into right now!
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Blue Note has unearthed a previously unissued 1967 live recording with Elvin Jones as a leader called Elvin Jones Revival: Live At Pookie’s Pub.
Dec 13, 2022 12:27 PM
Three From Blue Note
Blue Note Records continues to release waves of great sound on vinyl. In its Tone Poet series, the…
If you liked Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s classic 1960 recording of Tchaikovsky’s classic fairy-tale ballet, keep an ear out for this new version by drummer-educator Joe McCarthy with his 18-piece band.
Dec 13, 2022 12:22 PM
Santa’s a jolly fellow, but it must be hard for him to be merry when timeworn Christmas music engulfs him like an…
Author Richard Koloda spent two decades researching this addition to the legend of free-jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler.
Dec 13, 2022 12:15 PM
When considering what to buy those who are impossible to buy for (guilty, as charged), loved ones can’t go wrong with…
The 1989 classic The Healer served as a true comeback for John Lee Hooker.
Dec 13, 2022 12:10 PM
Around this time of year, it’s sometimes just hard to stop! So, here are a few more great titles to check out!
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New York City shaped the motifs that run throughout Basquiat’s work. Shown here are his pieces King Zulu (left) and Dog Bite/Ax to Grind.
Dec 6, 2022 12:35 PM
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s bold and challenging images have gone from their origins in the streets of New York to…
Terri Lyne Carrington’s New Standards Live will perform in an evening of varied ensemble configurations.
Dec 6, 2022 12:30 PM
The initial list of artists to be featured at the 19th annual NYC Winter Jazzfest, Jan. 12–18, has been announced.
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Ryan Truesdell (left) and Jim McNeely give each other the Blindfold Test onstage at ISJAC 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Dec 6, 2022 11:59 AM
During this year’s International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers symposium in Austin, Texas, celebrated jazz…
Remy Le Boeuf will become chief conductor of the Nordkraft Big Band in Denmark next year.
Dec 6, 2022 11:54 AM
American jazz saxophonist and composer Remy Le Boeuf will take on the role of chief conductor of the Nordkraft Big Band…
Meagher is an established guitarist in Portland, Oregon’s jazz community.
Dec 6, 2022 11:41 AM
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble has appointed Ryan Meagher as its new artistic director. Meagher (pronounced Marr) is…
