Sep 30, 2020 9:00 AM
Sharel Cassity Is ‘Fearless’ Amid Recovery
As Sharel Cassity worked through compositions for her 2020 release, Fearless, one thought plagued her: “If I don’t…
Sharel Cassity—whose Fearless is being released through her Relsha Music imprint—believes positivity is a vital component of recovery.
Sep 30, 2020 9:00 AM
As Sharel Cassity worked through compositions for her 2020 release, Fearless, one thought plagued her: “If I don’t…
When John Hollenbeck started releasing music, the streaming economy didn’t exist.
Sep 29, 2020 9:00 AM
By his own admission, John Hollenbeck was a percussion nerd at a young age, obsessed with the idea of becoming a…
Pianist Joey Alexander is set to stream a performance on Friday.
Sep 28, 2020 8:59 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Carmen McRae (1920–’94) often paid tribute to Billie Holiday, one of her key influences.
Sep 25, 2020 8:44 AM
Carmen McRae’s chemistry with a lyric was not dissimilar to sodium pentothal’s effects on subjects of…
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…
