Dec 27, 2022 11:24 AM
Miguel Zenón’s Pandemic History Lesson
While prepping for his latest recording, saxophonist-composer Miguel Zenón had plenty of time to research the history…
Zenón’s album Música de Las Américas challenges modern notions about who and what America is.
Dec 27, 2022 11:24 AM
While prepping for his latest recording, saxophonist-composer Miguel Zenón had plenty of time to research the history…
Amed’s album Unánime celebrates the work of contemporary and historic Latin composers.
Dec 27, 2022 11:18 AM
How do Latin and jazz combine to produce Latin jazz? To help her decipher the code, the virtuosic Argentinian…
Dec 27, 2022 11:03 AM
There’s so much going out in the world of Latin jazz! Here, DownBeat presents some great selections.
Dafnis Prieto…
Amadou & Mariam are among the acts scheduled to perform at the 2023 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Dec 20, 2022 11:30 AM
Celebrating “Ten Years of Big Ears” during the weekend of March 30–April 2, 2023, the Big Ears Festival in…
Calvin Johnson appealed to listeners suffering from dementia during his Lincoln Center Moments program in December.
Dec 20, 2022 10:59 AM
On a chilly Dec. 9 in New York, the charismatic reed player Calvin Johnson gazed out upon the 70 or so people assembled…
George Coleman (left) and Eric Alexander are set to perform at Countdown 2023, A John Coltrane Festival.
Dec 20, 2022 10:45 AM
Countdown 2023, A John Coltrane Festival, starts Dec. 20 and runs through Jan. 8 at Smoke Jazz Club in New York.
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Keiko and Elvin Jones pictured on the cover of the late Hall of Fame drummer’s 1970 album Coalition.
Dec 20, 2022 10:30 AM
Keiko Okuya Jones: 1937–2022
Keiko Okuya Jones, widow of the hall-of-fame drummer and bandleader Elvin Jones,…
That’s What Happened captures Miles Davis on the comeback trail of his career in the early to mid-1980s.
Dec 13, 2022 12:33 PM
With all the new releases coming out around the holidays, here are a few team DownBeat is digging into right now!
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Blue Note has unearthed a previously unissued 1967 live recording with Elvin Jones as a leader called Elvin Jones Revival: Live At Pookie’s Pub.
Dec 13, 2022 12:27 PM
Three From Blue Note
Blue Note Records continues to release waves of great sound on vinyl. In its Tone Poet series, the…
If you liked Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s classic 1960 recording of Tchaikovsky’s classic fairy-tale ballet, keep an ear out for this new version by drummer-educator Joe McCarthy with his 18-piece band.
Dec 13, 2022 12:22 PM
Santa’s a jolly fellow, but it must be hard for him to be merry when timeworn Christmas music engulfs him like an…
