Dec 4, 2019 2:16 PM

Evgeny Pobozhiy, a 30-year-old from Seversk, Russia, took first place at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz…

Dec 4, 2019 9:00 AM

Members of Wayne Shorter’s quartet have heard some intriguing anecdotes over the years. “Miles believed in so much…

Dec 3, 2019 4:44 PM

Few drummers in jazz history are as revered as Buddy Rich (1917–’87), who achieved fame as a musician, bandleader…

Dec 3, 2019 9:00 AM

DownBeat devised the term “Beyond” to apply to music that defies easy categorization—and no one is a better…

Dec 2, 2019 9:14 AM

As the jazz world continues to mourn the death of Roy Hargrove, the bandleader has been given a posthumous honor,…

Dec 1, 2019 5:13 PM

With so many annual jazz festivals filling the music calendar across Europe, it takes savvy programming to make such…

Dec 1, 2019 2:28 PM

Despite all the machinations the music industry has experienced throughout the decades, including numerous format…

Nov 29, 2019 9:39 AM

If you’re shopping for gifts this holiday season, DownBeat has got you covered with our 2019 Holiday Gift Guide.

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Nov 28, 2019 9:00 AM

One night in November 1955, a cooperative then known as The Jazz Messengers took the stage of New York’s Cafe…

Nov 27, 2019 9:26 AM

Singers typically become more sophisticated interpreters of lyrics as they grow older and gain life experience. So one…