Sep 3, 2025 12:01 PM
Brittany Davis Catches Some ‘Black Thunder’
Since she was 3 years old, Brittany Davis has been mimicking bird songs on the piano. Davis, who was born blind, also…
“It’s energetic,” says Brittany Davis of feeling the spirits of the ancestors. “It’s interpretive. It’s a dance of sound and vibration. It’s a memory, it’s a wash. It’s washing over you.”
Sep 3, 2025 12:01 PM
Since she was 3 years old, Brittany Davis has been mimicking bird songs on the piano. Davis, who was born blind, also…
Mark Masters, right, with Billy Harper.
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The Rising Star Category of this publication’s annual Critics Poll was once called Talent Deserving Wider Recognition…
The Free Slave, Cosmos Nucleus and Sunset To Dawn: three classic Muse albums being reissued this fall by Timer Traveler Recordings.
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Record producer and “Jazz Detective” Zev Feldman has launched his next endeavor, the archival label Time Traveler…
Tarbaby will be among the performers at the inaugural Sound And Gravity Festival Sept. 10–14 in Chicago.
Aug 19, 2025 12:18 PM
The inaugural edition of the Sound And Gravity Festival will take place between Sept. 10–14 on the North Side of…
The ISJAC Honors Celebration & Fundraiser will feature a headline performance by John Beasley and his MONK’estra.
Aug 19, 2025 12:02 PM
The International Society of Jazz Arrangers & Composers will hold its first-ever Honors Celebration & Fundraiser on…
Nancy King: 1940–2025
Aug 19, 2025 11:53 AM
Vocalist Nancy King, a staple of the Portland, Oregon, jazz scene, died Aug. 5. She was 85 years old.
King received…
“I don’t guess I’m going to excite you; I know I’m going to excite you,” Palmieri said in an August 1994 DownBeat feature.
Aug 12, 2025 10:33 AM
Famed Latin jazz composer, bandleader and pianist Eddie Palmieri passed away in his New Jersey home on Aug. 6. He was…
Jordan was a dyed-in-the-wool bebopper whose formative musical experiences were with Charlie Parker.
Aug 12, 2025 10:24 AM
Sheila Jordan, a vocalist who was celebrated for her scatting and lyric-improvising abilities, died Aug. 11 at her home…
“Where the Future of Jazz Is Made” is the theme of Jazz-Con 2025.
Aug 12, 2025 10:14 AM
Jazz-Con 2025, a fully virtual, multilingual music business event designed specifically for independent jazz, classical…
The Westerlies, from left: Addison Maye-Saxon, Riley Mulherkar, Andy Clausen and Chloe Rowlands.
Aug 5, 2025 12:20 PM
“Have you ever gotten together with 40 strangers and belted out songs for three hours?” Andy Clausen asks.…
