Dec 22, 2017 4:45 PM
Wadada Leo Smith Takes Festival to West Coast
The CREATE festival made its West Coast debut in San Francisco’s Mission District on Dec. 15.
The inaugural CREATE…
Wadada Leo Smith
Dec 22, 2017 4:45 PM
The CREATE festival made its West Coast debut in San Francisco’s Mission District on Dec. 15.
The inaugural CREATE…
Roswell Rudd
Dec 22, 2017 12:17 PM
Trombonist Roswell Rudd, who had been suffering from cancer, died Dec. 21. He was 82.
In tribute, DownBeat is…
Drummer Eric Harland leads Voyager and plays in a handful of other ensembles.
Dec 21, 2017 1:54 PM
It’s been said that clothes make the man. In the case of in-demand drummer and bandleader Eric Harland, sartorial…
Alto saxophonist Steve Slagle’s new album is titled Dedication.
Dec 20, 2017 7:26 PM
Saxophonist-composer-educator Steve Slagle named his 2016 album Alto Manhattan because the title had a double meaning,…
Lewis Achenbach paints on an acrylic sheet as musicians, including flutist Dalia Chin (left), perform at Constellation in Chicago on Dec. 13.
Dec 20, 2017 5:36 PM
The 13th installment of the Jazz Occurrence series—an ongoing run of Chicago-area gatherings that pair visual art…
Kevin Mahogany (1958–2017)
Dec 19, 2017 2:22 PM
Kevin Mahogany, a jazz vocalist known for his resonant baritone and stylistic diversity, died Dec. 18 in Kansas City,…
Louis Prima (left) and Keely Smith
Dec 18, 2017 4:21 PM
Keely Smith, a vocalist who recorded throughout the 1950s and 1960s alongside Louis Prima and Frank Sinatra, died of…
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speaks at a Dec. 13 press conference in Washington, D.C. Looking on are, from left, Herbert Scott, Executive Director, Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation; and Aaron Myers, Chair, Board of Directors–Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation.
Dec 15, 2017 6:53 PM
Michigan U.S. Representative John Conyers’ controversy-mired resignation in December had major implications for the…
Rodríguez’s new studio album, Little Dream, will be released on Feb. 23.
Dec 14, 2017 6:05 PM
Mack Avenue will release pianist Alfredo Rodríguez’s new studio album, Little Dream, on Feb. 23.
Over the past…
Bettye LaVette’s new album, Things Have Changed, contains interpretations of 12 Bob Dylan tunes.
Dec 13, 2017 8:33 PM
On March 30, Verve Records will release soul singer Bettye LaVette’s new album, Things Have Changed, which is a…
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