Jan 9, 2019 9:00 AM
Jonathan Scales Extends Steel Pan Territory
Béla Fleck knows a thing or two about establishing an identity in the jazz world while playing an unusual instrument.…
Jonathan Scales carves out a space in the jazz world for his instrument on his latest album, Pillar (Ropeadope).
Jan 9, 2019 9:00 AM
Béla Fleck knows a thing or two about establishing an identity in the jazz world while playing an unusual instrument.…
Kamasi Washington performs Saturday at SFJAZZ with bassist John Patitucci, drummer Brian Blade and pianist Danilo Pérez during a celebration of Wayne Shorter.
Jan 8, 2019 9:00 AM
At the top of Saturday night’s Wayne Shorter Legacy Celebration in San Francisco, Randall Kline, artistic and…
Richmond, Virginia-based drummer Corey Fonville is set for a spate of March tour dates in France with trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah.
Jan 7, 2019 9:00 AM
More than a percussionist, Corey Fonville is a conjurer. When he plays, Fonville channels the spirit of his ancestors…
Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom is set to release Glitter Wolf (Royal Potato Family) on Feb. 1
Jan 7, 2019 9:00 AM
For most, Málaga, Spain, exists as some theoretical ideal, a coastal city that offers the amenities of modern life…
Theon Cross’ instrument enables the bandleader to consider his attack from a unique vantage point, the tuba’s relative obsolescence in contemporary music alleviating him from the burden of comparison.
Jan 4, 2019 9:00 AM
Even before releasing a full-length recording under his own name, Theon Cross had become a central figure of the…
Reedist Ingrid Laubrock said she relishes the freedom that comes with recording for independent labels like Relative Pitch and Germany’s Intakt, but remains skeptical of the music industry’s digital shift.
Jan 3, 2019 9:00 AM
Less and less, you dole out a buck per cut, $10 per album; more and more, you access a streaming service for a nominal…
On June 29, the Impulse! label issued previously unreleased studio recordings by John Coltrane (left), Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison and McCoy Tyner under the title Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album.
Jan 2, 2019 9:00 AM
During 2018, DownBeat published hundreds of articles and album reviews. What’s below, though, are some features and…
Dec 31, 2018 9:20 AM
This year’s Winter Jazzfest, now in its 15th edition, promises to showcase improvised music across the entire jazz…
Yvonne Ervin (1959–2018)
Dec 31, 2018 9:15 AM
Yvonne Ervin, founder of the Tucson Jazz Festival and a jazz advocate who held several posts with arts organizations…
Ambrose Akinmusire and Kris Davis perform in New York at Vision Festival, which ran May 23–28. Akinmusire’s Origami Harvest earned a 5-star rating in DownBeat during 2018.
Dec 28, 2018 9:00 AM
The list below is a round-up of the 5-star, 4.5-star and 4-star reviews that ran in print editions of DownBeat during…
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