Jun 11, 2019 9:00 AM
Jeremy Pelt: Sound Sculptor, Museumgoer
Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt is an avid museumgoer, and so it was only a matter of time until his love of visual art began to…
Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt wrote a suite for his latest album prompted by his viewing the works of sculptor Rodin at the Musée Rodin in Paris.
Jun 11, 2019 9:00 AM
Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt is an avid museumgoer, and so it was only a matter of time until his love of visual art began to…
Ruthie Foster performs on June 9 at the Chicago Blues Festival.
Jun 10, 2019 9:07 PM
Chicago Blues Festival Director Carlos Tortolero offered a succinct response when asked about the overarching theme…
George Benson (left) accepts an award from André Ménard in 2010.
Jun 10, 2019 9:00 AM
It’s a frigid mid-winter day in Montreal, but in his eighth-floor office, André Ménard’s mind is focused on the…
Joshua Redman’s current quartet first convened in 1998.
Jun 7, 2019 10:00 AM
When DownBeat contacted Joshua Redman about an interview, the saxophonist and Berkeley, California, resident agreed to…
Dr. John (1941–2019)
Jun 6, 2019 5:51 PM
Mac Rebennack, pianist-guitarist-vocalist, purveyor of funk and voodoo mythology and a true son of New Orleans, died of…
Saxophonist Alexa Tarantino recently has performed on a pair of Posi-Tone albums, Lioness’ Pride & Joy and her leader debut, Winds Of Change.
Jun 6, 2019 9:00 AM
Despite possessing an increasingly impressive résumé, saxophonist Alexa Tarantino projects an air of humility and…
Vocalist Kristen Lee Sergeant’s new album is titled Smolder.
Jun 5, 2019 9:00 AM
It’s no coincidence that Kristen Lee Sergeant sings several lyrics referencing wine on her sophomore release, Smolder…
Pianist Simon Nabatov has released dozens of albums on Leo.
Jun 4, 2019 9:00 AM
Leo Feigin brought lots of passion but little music-industry experience to the job when he launched his namesake label…
The Flying Luttenbachers—Brandon Seabrook (left), Weasel Walter, Tim Dahl, Matt Nelson—recently completed a European tour and issued the reconstituted troupe’s first album, Shattered Dimension, in more than a decade.
Jun 3, 2019 9:00 AM
Weasel Walter—an irreverent composer, improviser, drummer and bandleader—recently rebooted The Flying…
Victor Haskins cultivated his affinity for EWI as a student at Richmond’s Virginia Commonwealth University.
Jun 3, 2019 9:00 AM
When trumpeter and composer Victor Haskins teaches young students about jazz, he tries to explain to them that the…
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