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    “It’s really nice to have some kind of vision and feel like it has come to life,” says Vasandani.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Sachal Vasandani

    Apr 22, 2025 12:09 PM

    Sachal Vasandani’s Chill Dance Party

    It was just another week in the organically genre-blurry life of singer Sachal Vasandani. On a Tuesday night in…

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    “At the end of the day, once you’ve run out of differences, we’re left with similarities,” Collier says. “Cultural differences are mitigated through 12 notes.”

    Interview, From the Magazine, Isaiah Collier

    Apr 15, 2025 11:55 AM

    The Zeitgeist of Isaiah Collier

    DownBeat has a long association with the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference, the premiere…

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    “I’m certainly influenced by Geri Allen,” said Iverson, during a live Blindfold Test at the 31st Umbria Jazz Winter festival.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Ethan Iverson

    Apr 15, 2025 11:44 AM

    Blindfold Test: Ethan Iverson

    Between last Christmas and New Year’s Eve, Ethan Iverson performed as part of the 31st Umbria Jazz Winter festival in…

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    “In terms of what a singer is capable of making you feel, she is as good as it gets,” Cavassa said of Mahalia Jackson during a live Blindfold Test with DB’s Frank Alkyer.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Gabrielle Cavassa

    Apr 1, 2025 8:30 AM

    Blindfold Test: Gabrielle Cavassa

    At the end of last summer, over the Labor Day weekend, vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa took time out from preparing for her…

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    “I love the fact that when some people think about my music they think of it as joyous, but there is darkness inside,” Anat Cohen says. “We are complex humans.”

    Interview, From the Magazine, Anat Cohen

    Mar 25, 2025 12:10 PM

    Anat Cohen: Finding Connection

    Anat Cohen, in conversation, is disarmingly present and fully invested. One gets the feeling that in most interactions…

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    “Why, being a classically trained musician, do I have to only play the obvious themes?” asks Kristin Lee.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Kristin Lee

    Mar 25, 2025 11:44 AM

    Violinist Kristin Lee Unveils Her Love for American Music

    Kristin Lee was just 7 years old and didn’t speak a word of English when her family left Seoul, Korea, emigrating to…

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    “This music is really about honoring my forebearers and expressing gratitude to my parents and my grandparents,” Kono says about Voyages.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Ben Kono

    Mar 18, 2025 2:35 PM

    Ben Kono’s Homage to Family

    Versatile woodwind artist Ben Kono, a third-generation Japanese American, spent many years as a consummate sideman,…

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    “Not in a million years, man,” said saxophonist Jeff Coffin about imagining if he’d be inducted into the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame. He was last year.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Jeff Coffin

    Mar 11, 2025 12:42 PM

    Jeff Coffin: The Working-est Man in Show Biz

    If the DownBeat Critics Poll had categories for “most eclectic musician” and “working-est man in show biz,”…

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    Joel Ross says that Warren Wolf has the best mix of instrumental technique and a deep understanding of multiple types of music.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Joel Ross

    Mar 11, 2025 12:29 PM

    Blindfold Test: Joel Ross

    Joel Ross was touring Europe last summer with his group Good Vibes in support of his new Blue Note album, Nublues. On…

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    As Ted Nash, left, departs the alto saxophone chair for LCJO, Alexa Tarantino steps in as the band’s first female full-time member.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Ted Nash, Alexa Tarantino

    Mar 4, 2025 1:29 PM

    Changing of the Guard at Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

    On October 23, Ted Nash – having toured the world playing alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, clarinet and bass…

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