Dec 7, 2020 8:55 AM

As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…

Dec 4, 2020 1:53 PM

How does one craft a biography of Billie Holiday with a surprise ending?

She is perhaps the most intensely…

Dec 4, 2020 8:47 AM

A conversation with Pat Metheny is similar to one of his shows: Some parts seem carefully constructed, while others are…

Dec 3, 2020 8:57 AM

Before 2012, Chien Chien Lu had never heard jazz. Having spent her childhood taking piano lessons and playing marimba…

Dec 2, 2020 1:13 PM

​As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on and further economic stimulus from the federal government remains in limbo,…

Dec 2, 2020 8:46 AM

You can’t keep a hard-working bluesman down. Despite the pandemic-related lockdown, blues-rock superstar Joe…

Dec 1, 2020 9:00 AM

What Does on-campus instruction look like and feel like during the pandemic? As students across the nation headed back…

Nov 30, 2020 9:58 AM

As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…

Nov 27, 2020 9:00 AM

​Welcome to our enthusiastic, optimistic look at the future.

Below, DownBeat presents short profiles of two dozen…

Nov 26, 2020 1:29 PM

For vinyl collectors, the day after Thanksgiving traditionally has been a time to rush to a local independent retailer…