Sep 11, 2017 9:01 PM
Q&A with Christian McBride: Big Band, Big Imagination
After a six-year wait, renowned bassist Christian McBride reunites with his big band to release Bringin’ It, the…
Christian McBride leads his namesake big band at the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.
Sep 11, 2017 9:01 PM
After a six-year wait, renowned bassist Christian McBride reunites with his big band to release Bringin’ It, the…
Sean Jones performs at the Pittsburgh JazzLive Festival as part of a string concerts that ran June 16–18.
Aug 29, 2017 2:43 PM
A longtime time professor of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, trumpeter Sean Jones has served as Brass Chair at the…
Kevin Eubanks performs Aug. 19 at the Wilson Center Guitar Festival in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Aug 23, 2017 2:46 PM
A smooth, scintillating sound emanates from Kevin Eubanks’ recent release, East West Time Line (Mack Avenue). The…
Dee Dee Bridgewater will release Memphis—- Yes, I’m Ready on DDB/OKeh Records on Sept. 15.
Aug 22, 2017 3:59 PM
Dee Dee Bridgewater’s 2007 disc, Red Earth—A Malian Journey (Verve), found her searching for her African roots. Her…
Gilad Hekselman performs at Storyville in Newport, Rhode Island, during the Newport Jazz Festival.
Aug 17, 2017 10:48 AM
Gilad Hekselman sat in the merchandise tent after the second of his two appearances at the Newport Jazz Festival and…
Eddie Gomez (left), Jack DeJohnette and Bill Evans circa 1968.
Aug 15, 2017 9:58 PM
They were only together for six months. But the 1968 version of the Bill Evans Trio with Eddie Gomez on bass and Jack…
Rudresh Mahanthappa and his band Indo-Pak Coalition will release a new album, Agrima, on Oct. 17.
Aug 9, 2017 2:18 PM
As award-winning New-York-based alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa gears up to release his new album, Agrima, on Oct.…
Avishai Cohen at the Siena Jazz Summer Workshop in Italy.
Aug 8, 2017 11:46 AM
At 2:30, two hours into a lunch break on day three of the first week of Siena Jazz Summer Workshop, trumpeter Avishai…
Guitarist Russell Malone’s new album is TIme For The Dancers (HighNote).
Jul 31, 2017 1:45 PM
It’s nearly impossible not to move while listening to Russell Malone’s enticing new album, Time For The Dancers…
DownBeat Senior Contributor Michael Bourne (center) receives the Montreal Jazz Festival’s Bruce Lundvall Award from Artistic Director André Ménard (left) and Vice President of Programming Laurent Saulnier on June 30.
Jul 27, 2017 3:17 PM
A well-liked, seemingly ever-present member of the jazz media was honored this summer at the Montreal Jazz Festival.
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