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    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.

    Interview, News, Dave Douglas, Ingrid Laubrock, Jason Moran, John Hollenbeck, Mary Halvorson

    Jan 3, 2019 9:00 AM

    The Price, Cost and Value of Digital Music

    Less and less, you dole out a buck per cut, $10 per album; more and more, you access a streaming service for a nominal…

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    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.

    News, Geri Allen, Alice Coltrane, Hailu Mergia, Angel Bat Dawid, Arturo O’Farrill, Erykah Badu, Adi Meyerson, Peter Brötzmann, Dawn Clement, John Coltrane, Connie Han, David Virelles, Eric Dolphy, Mayu Saeki, Jason Moran, Alicia Hall Moran, Justin Brown, Julian Lage, Louis Armstrong, María Grand, Medeski Martin & Wood, Milford Graves, Selim Selçuk, Nubya Garcia, Ornette Coleman, Alfredo Rodríguez, Roxy Coss, Tutu Puoane, Simphiwe Dana, Fay Claassen, Renee Rosnes & David Hajdu, Caroline Davis, Shabaka Hutchings, Sara Serpa, Johnaye Kendrick, Wes Montgomery, Jazzmeia Horn, Kurt Elling, Stefon Harris, Vijay Iyer, Kandace Springs

    Jan 2, 2019 9:00 AM

    2018: Trane, Bootsy, Nubya & Other Top Stories of the Year

    During 2018, DownBeat published hundreds of articles and album reviews. What’s below, though, are some features and…

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    Interview, News, Alexis Cuadrado

    Dec 31, 2018 9:20 AM

    Alexis Cuadrado on Film, Flamenco and Winter Jazzfest

    This year’s Winter Jazzfest, now in its 15th edition, promises to showcase improvised music across the entire jazz…

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    Yvonne Ervin (1959–2018)

    News, Obituary

    Dec 31, 2018 9:15 AM

    In Memoriam: Jazz Presenter Yvonne Ervin

    Yvonne Ervin, founder of the Tucson Jazz Festival and a jazz advocate who held several posts with arts organizations…

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    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.

    News, From the Magazine, Bob Dylan, Oscar Peterson, Woody Shaw, Muddy Waters, JD Allen, Big Heart Machine, Anouar Brahem, Emmet Cohen, Eddie Daniels, Josephine Davies, Josephine Davies’ Satori, Roxy Coss, Adi Meyerson, Allison Miller, Allison Miller/Carmen Staaf, Ambrose Akinmusire, Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet, Jamie Saft, The Jamie Saft Quartet, Antonio Sánchez, Fay Victor, Fay Victor’s SoundNoiseFunk, Tiffany Austin, Amy Cervini, Art Pepper, Mia Dyberg Trio, Monika Herzig, Sun Ra, Orrin Evans, Orrin Evans and The Captain Black Big Band, Kamasi Washington

    Dec 28, 2018 9:00 AM

    2018: The Year’s Top-Rated Albums

    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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    Pianist Florian Weber recently issued Lucent Waters on the ECM imprint.

    News, Florian Weber, Andrew Cyrille, Barre Phillips, Jakob Bro, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Shai Maestro, Ethan Iverson, ECM

    Dec 27, 2018 1:04 PM

    This is ECM, Vol. 4

    As 2018, slowly rolls toward its conclusion, ECM Records continues to issue scores of recordings that feature prominent…

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    Melbourne, Australia-based pianist Andrea Keller recently issued a pair of recordings: an exploration of Krzysztof Komeda’s work and Five Below Live.

    Interview, News, Andrea Keller, Krzysztof Komeda

    Dec 27, 2018 9:00 AM

    The Restless Inventiveness of Andrea Keller

    Melbourne, Australia-based pianist Andrea Keller creates jazz in its broadest sense—as an improvised music. During…

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    Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)

    News, Eddie C. Campbell, Ndugu Chancler, Eddy Clearwater, Bob Dorough, Aretha Franklin, Roy Hargrove, Hugh Masekela, Randy Weston, Nancy Wilson, Otis Rush, Tomasz Stańko, Cecil Taylor

    Dec 26, 2018 9:00 AM

    Artists We Lost in 2018

    From jazz trumpeters and blues guitarists to genre-defining soul singers and avant-garde soothsayers, DownBeat presents…

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    Drummer Billy Martin (left), keyboardist John Medeski and bassist Chris Wood all have recording projects outside of their trio.

    Interview, News, From the Magazine, Medeski Martin & Wood

    Dec 21, 2018 9:00 AM

    Medeski Martin & Wood Enter the ‘Omnisphere’

    Medeski Martin & Wood’s new album offers a summation of the group’s purpose three decades into its unconventional…

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    Josh Johnson (left), Alex Boneham, Jay Bellerose and Jeff Parker perform at ETA in L.A.’s Highland Park neighborhood.

    Interview, News, Anna Butterss, Jeff Parker, Kamasi Washington, Josh Johnson, John Beasley, Ben Wendel, Makaya McCraven, Paul Cornish, Martin Diller, Holophonor, Dwight Trible

    Dec 20, 2018 9:00 AM

    Despite Growing Pains, L.A. Jazz Scene Blossoms

    When bassist Anna Butterss moved to Los Angeles in 2014, her plan was to stay for no more than a year. Her main draw to…

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