Oct 11, 2022 1:41 PM
Jonathan Barber: The Drummer as Storyteller
Drummer Jonathan Barber has had the rare good fortune of being around the same like-minded crew of musicians since…
Barber’s method of shaping up the music with fragmented beats, responsive polyrhythms and a surgical precision from behind the kit places him solidly in the ranks of other creative under-40 drummers on the scene today.
Oct 11, 2022 1:41 PM
Drummer Jonathan Barber has had the rare good fortune of being around the same like-minded crew of musicians since…
Herbie Hancock’s Sept. 28 set at the Hollywood Bowl fell in line with his smartly crafted concert menus of recent years.
Oct 3, 2022 11:03 PM
Musicians of a certain age and public visibility can lay claim to homecoming rites at special, sentimental venues,…
Allison Miller performs with Artemis at the 65th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival.
Oct 3, 2022 10:46 PM
The Monterey Jazz Festival bounced back to its maskless, pre-COVID self for its 65th edition, as the Arena Stage…
Vasil Hajigrudev and Hristina Beleva perform as a duo during the European Jazz Network’s September gathering in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Oct 3, 2022 9:55 PM
Every year members and guests of the European Jazz Network, which was formed in 1987, gather in a new city on the…
Horn players Ambrose Akinmusire (left), Chris Potter, Joe Lovano, Ravi Coltrane and others perform during the Remembering Tomasz Stańko concert last month.
Oct 3, 2022 9:37 PM
An outstanding collection of jazz notables gathered in mid-September at the Brooklyn, New York, performing arts center…
Pharoah Sanders brought beauty and spirituality to the avant-garde forefront.
Sep 27, 2022 3:47 PM
Pharoah Sanders, the saxophonist and composer who became famous for his mid-1960s work with saxophonist John Coltrane,…
“This is a tough time for all of us, and we put it into our music,” Sachal Vasandani, left, said of his new project with Romain Collin.
Sep 27, 2022 3:30 PM
In spring of 2021, Sachal Vasandani (who was DownBeat’s 1999 collegiate vocalist of the year) and Grammy-nominated…
Kenny Garrett (left) and band create a festive atmosphere at the Blue Note New York during an early September engagement.
Sep 27, 2022 3:00 PM
Alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett’s most recent recording is Sounds From The Ancestors (Mack Avenue), and he summoned a…
“I am an ambassador of Brazilian music,” guitarist Diego Figueiredo proudly proclaims.
Sep 27, 2022 1:56 PM
When Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo took the stage of Hollywood’s Catalina Bar and Grill this summer, it…
“My dad saw Hendrix open for the Monkees here in Jacksonville, and he told me it was the first time he had ever dropped acid. Pretty intense,” Trucks said,
Sep 20, 2022 2:05 PM
It is hard to fathom the depth of loss that Derek Trucks must have felt in 2017. First, his uncle Butch Trucks, a…
