Sep 29, 2021 12:10 PM
In Memoriam: Dr. Lonnie Smith, 1942–2021
Dr. Lonnie Smith, one of the greatest musicians to ever touch the Hammond B-3 organ, died Sept. 28 at home in Ft.…
“When I go up on that stand, the only thing I’m thinking of is music.” —Dr. Lonnie Smith
Sep 29, 2021 12:10 PM
Dr. Lonnie Smith, one of the greatest musicians to ever touch the Hammond B-3 organ, died Sept. 28 at home in Ft.…
Robert Glasper
Sep 28, 2021 12:16 PM
Keyboardist, composer and jazz party starter Robert Glasper begins a jam-packed, star-studded, 33-day residency at the…
Artist-in-resdience Dee Dee Bridgewater performs with pianist Bill Charlap.
Sep 28, 2021 12:01 PM
The heroic Detroit Jazz Festival pivoted again this year, two weeks before a live festival kick-off scheduled for Labor…
Giveton Gelin, the 2019 Rising Stars winner in North America
Sep 28, 2021 11:58 AM
While the live music industry is slowly recovering from the pandemic, the LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award is once…
Ledisi takes on the challenge of singing the music of Nina Simone and making it her own.
Sep 21, 2021 11:33 AM
Thirteen might be an unfortunate number for some, but for multihyphenate vocalist Ledisi, it proved to be verifiably…
Ravi Coltrane says that Orrin Evans, above, “can reach that spirit.”
Sep 21, 2021 11:27 AM
On an early summer night in newly vaccinated New York, the Blue Note was packed with cheering clubgoers. And pianist…
University of Kentucky’s Miles Osland rehearses his band in accordance with COVID protocols.
Sep 21, 2021 11:19 AM
Since mid-March 2020, the COVID pandemic has altered the landscape of jazz education at universities and colleges…
Juilliard’s Aaron Flagg
Sep 21, 2021 11:12 AM
The return of students to college campuses around the New York City area, the mecca of jazz, comes on the heels of an…
Sep 21, 2021 11:08 AM
One of the clear victories for jazz is in the field of education. Many predominantly white institutions of higher…
George Wein created the blueprint of the modern-day music festival.
Sep 14, 2021 12:06 PM
George Wein, pianist, NEA Jazz Master and recipient of DownBeat’s Lifetime Achievement Award, best known for his help…
