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Amid the local protests following George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police last year, Jerome Treadwell—a…
Instructor Omar Abdulkarim (far right) works with students at the High School for Recording Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Mar 8, 2021 8:00 AM
Amid the local protests following George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police last year, Jerome Treadwell—a…
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?…
