Sep 24, 2020 9:00 AM
Steve Swallow’s Brilliant Dynamics
To paraphrase Shakespeare, some are born great, and some achieve greatness. But when it comes to playing the electric…
Steve Swallow’s early heroes included acoustic bassist Percy Heath.
Sep 24, 2020 9:00 AM
To paraphrase Shakespeare, some are born great, and some achieve greatness. But when it comes to playing the electric…
Guitarist Ruben Machtelinckx formed the Aspen Edities imprint in 2017 alongside euphonium player Niels Van Heertum and writer Sanne Huysmans
Sep 23, 2020 8:51 AM
Last winter, at the Brand Festival in the quaint Belgian city of Mechelen, guitarist and improviser Ruben Machtelinckx…
Critic and author Stanley Crouch speaks at the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters ceremony.
Sep 22, 2020 10:12 AM
If we’re all still struggling to define what “jazz” is—or if it’s even necessary to land on an…
University Of The Arts in Philadelphia is among the 212 schools listed in this year’s Student Music Guide.
Sep 22, 2020 8:55 AM
DownBeat’s annual Student Music Guide contains essential information for students who are preparing to enter college…
On Sunday, Bill Warfield is set to stream a show with his New York Jazz Quintet.
Sep 21, 2020 8:50 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
The members of Artemis are drummer Allison Miller (left), pianist and musical director Renee Rosnes, bassist Noriko Ueda, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, clarinetist Anat Cohen and tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana.
Sep 18, 2020 8:52 AM
Last fall, Blue Note Records made history by signing pianist Renee Rosnes’ adventurous septet, Artemis, to its…
Drummer Andrew Cyrille (left) and vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant are among the recipients of the 2020 Doris Duke Artist Awards.
Sep 17, 2020 3:49 PM
Drummer Andrew Cyrille and vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, along with six other artists in the dance and theater…
Vibraphonist Warren Wolf’s most recent leader date is Reincarnation (Mack Avenue).
Sep 17, 2020 9:00 AM
A classically trained musician who can play several instruments—including vibraphone, marimba, piano and drums—…
Dr. Jeremy Fox, of The School for Music Vocations, helps students achieve their educational and professional goals.
Sep 16, 2020 11:24 AM
For many years now, young, gifted players have been asking themselves, “Why should I go earn a degree in music?”…
Victor Atkins, of the University of New Orleans, uses several types of software when teaching online classes.
Sep 16, 2020 11:24 AM
Now that many educators have made it through months of online music instruction during a global pandemic, some are…
