Mar 8, 2021 7:45 AM
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As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, some…
Mar 8, 2021 7:45 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, some…
Keyboardist Cameron Graves’ influences include Swedish metal band Meshuggah.
Mar 7, 2021 8:00 AM
Answering the phone at his San Fernando Valley home, Cameron Graves apologized for not picking up the first time. “I…
Julius Hemphill rehearsing Long Tongues: A Saxophone Opera in 1990
Mar 5, 2021 9:02 AM
Considering the seemingly boundless spring of archival music collections in the marketplace, it’s surprising that so…
Ralph Peterson Jr.
Mar 1, 2021 1:45 PM
Drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. passed away at 1:45 a.m. EST on March 1 following a six-year battle with cancer, according…
Andra Day portrays Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday.
Mar 1, 2021 8:00 AM
Director Lee Daniels has taken Johann Hari’s drug war history, Chasing the Scream, mixed it with Victor Hugo’s Les…
Claudia Acuña will perform on March 6 in honor of International Women’s Day.
Mar 1, 2021 7:45 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, some…
Ethan Iverson pays tribute to a transformative pianist with Bud Powell In The 21st Century (Sunnyside).
Feb 26, 2021 8:28 AM
Whenever Ethan Iverson takes on a repertory project, his goal is to do two things simultaneously. “One side is to…
Jason Palmer
Feb 25, 2021 9:00 AM
In 2007, DownBeat named Jason Palmer one of “25 Trumpeters for the Future,” and 14 years later, he has done nothing…
Sean Jones is a trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and activist.
Feb 24, 2021 8:59 AM
Who would have imagined a year ago that we’d be in a virtual quarantine due to a virus that’s spreading worldwide?…
Vocalist Fay Victor released a second album, We’ve Had Enough!, alongside her improvising ensemble through the ESP-Disk imprint.
Feb 23, 2021 9:00 AM
Despite being recorded prior to the coronavirus pandemic, vocalist Fay Victor’s We’ve Had Enough!, an album…
