Brian Charette plans to stream a set marking the release of a new album on Saturday.
Nov 30, 2020 9:58 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Veronica Swift has both a historical connection to the music and a desire to expand its artistic purview.
Nov 27, 2020 9:00 AM
Welcome to our enthusiastic, optimistic look at the future.
Below, DownBeat presents short profiles of two dozen…
Resonance Records’ Sonny Rollins album, Rollins In Holland, will be available as part of Record Store Day Black Friday (Nov. 27). The album’s packaging includes many photos, including this shot of bassist Ruud Jacobs (left) and Rollins performing on May 5, 1967.
Nov 26, 2020 1:29 PM
For vinyl collectors, the day after Thanksgiving traditionally has been a time to rush to a local independent retailer…
Online recording via asynchronous multi-tracking—long regarded as a convenient, cost-saving option for bands and long-distance musical partners—is rapidly becoming a necessity in today’s pandemic-afflicted world.
Nov 26, 2020 9:00 AM
Great recordings require a high level of cooperation from everyone involved. From initial concept through final…
This is Noah Preminger’s first Blindfold Test.
Nov 25, 2020 9:00 AM
Even before saxophonist Noah Preminger topped the Rising Star–Tenor Saxophone category in the 2017 DownBeat Critics…
Veronica Swift is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 24, 2020 9:00 AM
Singer Veronica Swift returned home from a gig in Italy just in time to celebrate the birthday of her mother, acclaimed…
Violinist Tomoko Omura and her husband, pianist Glenn Zaleski, are set to stream a performance on Sunday.
Nov 23, 2020 8:56 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Camila Meza is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 20, 2020 9:00 AM
Singer and guitarist Camila Meza was slightly anxious when, as a 19-year-old jazz novice, she took the stage for her…
Lakecia Benjamin performs Nov. 6 at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn as a part of Jazzfest Berlin, which this year included livestreamed performances from both sides of the Atlantic.
Nov 19, 2020 5:23 PM
In curating Jazzfest Berlin, Artistic Director Nadin Deventer always looks for a unifying narrative. For this year’s…
Kuba Więcek is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 19, 2020 9:00 AM
Kuba Więcek is clicking the plunger of his pen with a kind of restlessness that’s manifested in his studies and…
