Nov 3, 2017 3:38 PM
Soul Icon: See 2 Music Videos by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Sharon Jones’ voice will live forever. The soul singer, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer on Nov. 18, 2016, left…
Georgia native Sharon Jones (1956–2006) was the lead singer of the New York-based soul band Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. The band recorded the album Soul Of A Woman prior to Jones’ death.
Nov 3, 2017 3:38 PM
Sharon Jones’ voice will live forever. The soul singer, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer on Nov. 18, 2016, left…
Ronnie Laws will be among the artists saluting John Coltrane Nov. 9–10 in South Africa.
Nov 2, 2017 3:33 PM
Jazz saxophonist Ronnie Laws, actress/singer Eloise Laws and singer-songwriter/actress Lita Gaithers Owens will perform…
Muhal Richard Abrams (1930–2017)
Nov 2, 2017 10:09 AM
Pianist Muhal Richard Abrams—an NEA Jazz Master, inductee in the DownBeat Hall of Fame and one of the founders of the…
Guitarist Raphael Roginski has performed as a solo artist, in duos and in numerous ensembles.
Oct 31, 2017 4:06 PM
Polish guitarist Raphael Roginski discusses creativity with the same type of idiosyncratic, poetic aesthetic informs…
Kurt Elling will participate in the Jazz Across Borders conference in Russia.
Oct 26, 2017 8:21 PM
Jazz Across Borders, the first international jazz forum and festival in Russia, will be held on Nov. 17–18 in St.…
Fred Hersch has released a new solo album, Open Book.
Oct 26, 2017 4:43 PM
Pianist Fred Hersch has long been recognized as an extraordinary interpreter of the Thelonious Monk songbook. But,…
Wadada Leo Smith
Oct 26, 2017 11:14 AM
Composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith will present CREATE Festival West, a two-day exploration of his music that will…
Wynton Marsalis is the newest inductee in the DownBeat Hall of Fame.
Oct 24, 2017 3:38 PM
DownBeat is proud to announce the results of its 82nd Annual Readers Poll.
Wynton Marsalis topped the Trumpet…
John Scofield will perform at an all-star benefit concert at the Jazz Gallery on Nov. 1, with proceeds going to provide assistance to the people of Puerto Rico.
Oct 17, 2017 10:21 PM
Jazz musicians are coming to the aid of victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The stellar level of musicianship at…
The supergroup Hudson—Larry Grenadier (left), John Medeski, Jack DeJohnette and John Scofield—made its New York debut at Jazz at Lincoln Center Oct. 6–7.
Oct 17, 2017 1:15 PM
The brainchild of NEA Jazz Master drummer Jack DeJohnette, the all-star amalgamation HUDSON, unites four of the most…
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