Apr 7, 2026 1:12 PM
Reviews: Bucket o’ New Blue Note
Jazz and gospel are close blood relations. And fortunately, those Saturday night and Sunday morning worlds sometimes…
Walter Smith III joins a lofty group of new releases from Blue Note that includes recordings from Ron Carter, Bill Frisell and Immanuel Wilkins.
Apr 7, 2026 1:12 PM
Jazz and gospel are close blood relations. And fortunately, those Saturday night and Sunday morning worlds sometimes…
Roland Kirk circa 1963 (pre-Rahsaan)
Mar 10, 2026 1:15 PM
In DownBeat’s February 2026 issue, we reviewed a fine selection of historical releases from multiple eras of jazz.…
Tyreek McDole follows up his Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition win with a collection of jazz classics.
Aug 26, 2025 1:14 PM
Tyreek McDole cements his place as a vocalist to watch with his debut, Open Up Your Senses (Artwork; ★★★★ …
Brian Charette’s Borderless is his latest album — just Charette, solo, and his Hammond B-3.
Jul 29, 2025 12:19 PM
Of all the instruments that have defined the course of modern jazz for the past 80 years, the organ might be the most…
The first vinyl releases from the rejuvenated Strata-East Records are out, with more to come.
Jul 22, 2025 11:02 AM
The first vinyl releases from the recently rejuvenated Strata-East Records remind us how persuasive and powerful jazz…
Nels Cline issues his jazziest Blue Note offering yet with Consentrik Quartet: from left, Ingrid Laubrock, Cline, Tom Rainey and Chris Lightcap.
May 13, 2025 12:00 PM
There has been no more fervent a champion of guitar, in all of its myriad colors and expressions, over the past 20…
Mathias Eick is a trumpeter of serious tone and substance.
Apr 29, 2025 11:08 AM
There’s something about ECM records. No matter who the artist is, they never seem to be in a hurry. Don’t mistake…
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
Apr 1, 2025 7:55 AM
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers: Closer To The Bone (Alligator; ★★★★ 50:25)
A bandleader for 30-plus years,…
Pianist Marilyn Crispell tantalized in two very different settings at the festival.
Nov 12, 2024 12:08 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. gave the opening address for Berliner Jazztage 1964, which was the first edition of the annual…
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats are among the few seated at the head table in the royal court of blues.
Jul 23, 2024 1:26 PM
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats: The Hits Keep Coming (Alligator; 48:53 ★★★★) Rick Estrin and his nattily dressed…
