Oct 23, 2020 8:46 AM
Cindy Blackman Santana Blends Music, Spiritual Approaches
When drummer and bandleader Cindy Blackman Santana makes music, it’s in pursuit of something deeply spiritual.
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The fusion of musical ideas on Cindy Blackman Santana’s latest album “transcends any kind of veil that we put between us,” the drummer said.
Oct 23, 2020 8:46 AM
When drummer and bandleader Cindy Blackman Santana makes music, it’s in pursuit of something deeply spiritual.
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Morgan Guerin is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Oct 22, 2020 9:00 AM
Morgan Guerin conjures earthbound grooves and then releases them into the cosmos. At 22, the multi-instrumentalist,…
Pianist Keith Jarrett is set to release the archival Budapest Concert on Oct. 30 through the ECM imprint.
Oct 21, 2020 11:16 AM
Renowned pianist Keith Jarrett, whose 1975 ECM album The Köln Concert remains one of the most recognizable jazz albums…
Nubya Garcia is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Oct 21, 2020 9:00 AM
Affectionately nicknamed “Empress” or “Queen” by British journalists and fans, saxophonist Nubya Garcia took…
Drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath is among the 2021 NEA Jazz Masters.
Oct 21, 2020 8:31 AM
The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced the 2021 class of Jazz Masters, which includes drummers Albert…
Copenhagen’s Jazzhus Montmartre received no-strings-attached grant funding from its local city council, enabling the venue to soldier on amid the protracted coronavirus pandemic.
Oct 20, 2020 11:58 AM
Before the pandemic brought live music to a halt in March, Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen was riding high.
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James Francies is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Oct 20, 2020 9:00 AM
With Flight, his spirited debut album released by Blue Note in 2018, pianist James Francies avoided musical…
Johnaye Kendrick is set to stream a performance with her quartet on Friday.
Oct 19, 2020 8:58 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Billy Childs’ work with the Dorian Wind Quintet served as a turning point in his writing.
Oct 16, 2020 8:58 AM
5th Street Dick’s was a neighborhood coffee shop and venue in Los Angeles—now closed for about 20 years—where…
Yussef Dayes is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Oct 15, 2020 9:00 AM
“If you’re not working with people that are pushing you,” said drummer Yussef Dayes, “then it’s missing…
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