Aug 4, 2022 1:08 PM
DB Readers Poll Is Now Open!
The 87th annual DownBeat Readers Poll is open for voting. A time-honored tradition, it’s the longest-running poll in…
The DownBeat Readers Poll is now open!
Aug 4, 2022 1:08 PM
The 87th annual DownBeat Readers Poll is open for voting. A time-honored tradition, it’s the longest-running poll in…
The Marvels, from left: Bill Frisell, Eric Harland, Charles Lloyd, Reuben Rogers and Greg Leisz.
Aug 3, 2022 12:38 PM
Leading a secluded life in the expansive hill country above Montecito, California, Charles Lloyd has plenty of time and…
“I value musicians who really appreciate not playing and listening and waiting for the right moment to make their entrance,” Schneider said.
Aug 3, 2022 12:31 PM
A year ago, Maria Schneider was, like many people, stuck in a pandemic holding pattern. With live gigs for The Maria…
Aldana has acquired a reputation for intense commitment to her instrument.
Aug 3, 2022 12:26 PM
To those who have followed saxophonist Melissa Aldana’s career, her victory as Rising Star Artist of the Year in the…
“Big band jazz can teach us what Dizzy Gillespie talked about, which is you should have one foot in the present, one foot in the past and one foot in the future,” Owens said.
Aug 3, 2022 12:21 PM
The votes are in, and the Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band has been selected as Rising Star Large Ensemble of the Year in the…
Jon Batiste, the critics’ choice for Jazz Artist and Beyond Artist of the Year as well as Beyond Album of the Year.
Jul 26, 2022 2:27 AM
The 70th Annual DownBeat International Critics Poll has made history with pianist Jon Batiste being the first artist to…
Batiste performing his hit “Freedom” at this year’s Grammy Awards.
Jul 26, 2022 2:25 AM
On the surface of things, it seems counterintuitive that DownBeat critics would name the same musician both Jazz Artist…
When Allen played standards, she never sounded more like her own unique self.
Jul 26, 2022 2:20 AM
Everybody wanted to play with Geri Allen — Ornette Coleman, Betty Carter, Ron Carter and Tony Williams, Charlie Haden…
Jesup Wagon is dedicated to Dr. George Washington Carver (1864–1943), a son of slaves whose boundary-defying life accrued accomplishments in music and painting.
Jul 26, 2022 2:15 AM
A recording may become Jazz Album of the Year by epitomizing the sound of the moment or by pointing the direction where…
More than a mere rarity, the new A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle is an avant-garde gem that offers new insights into Coltrane’s iconic work.
Jul 26, 2022 2:10 AM
Until last year, John Coltrane was widely thought to have performed his masterpiece A Love Supreme only once live, on…
