Jul 13, 2023 3:41 AM
Bartz, Blanchard, Myers, Jenkins Named NEA Jazz Masters
Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Amina Claudine Myers and Willard Jenkins have been named recipients of the 2024 NEA Jazz…
Terence Blanchard is one of four new NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship Honorees.
Jul 13, 2023 3:41 AM
Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Amina Claudine Myers and Willard Jenkins have been named recipients of the 2024 NEA Jazz…
Shakti celebrates its 50th anniversary with a new album and tour.
Jul 11, 2023 12:52 PM
There was a moment in 2017, following what was billed as his farewell tour in the States, that guitar avatar John…
Arturo O’Farrill said his latest album “is about all of our legacies. This music is really from Mother Africa.”
Jul 11, 2023 12:45 PM
The cover of Arturo O’Farrill’s new trio album, Legacies (Blue Note), shows a 12-year-old O’Farrill sitting on…
Drummer/bandleader Cindy Blackman Santana propelled her combustible band with jazz scions Felix Pastorius and Ravi Coltrane through their set.
Jul 11, 2023 12:38 PM
The Saratoga Jazz Festival, now in its 46th year, hosted 21 top-tier acts at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center the…
“I grew up around entrepreneurial family, so the label was [both] serendipitous and a little bit of calculation,” Dorsey said of his Jazz Avenue 1 Records.
Jul 11, 2023 12:13 PM
When it comes to the caliber, variety and release pace of his recordings, heavyweight bassist/composer/arranger Leon…
“Jazz in July is all about creating a communal space,” Diehl said.
Jul 11, 2023 12:08 PM
The 92nd Street Y, New York has named pianist/composer Aaron Diehl as the new artistic director of the Jazz in July…
Lewis said that performing live is “an act of vulnerability since playing a show is being in the moment forever.”
Jul 5, 2023 2:55 PM
“I’m constantly searching and pushing,” New York-based saxophonist and composer James Brandon Lewis says. “I…
Snarky Puppy’s Montreal Jazz Festival set was tight and well-choreographed, and the solos were on point.
Jul 5, 2023 2:49 PM
Torrential rain greeted DownBeat’s arrival in Montreal on June 29, the first full day of the 43rd edition of the…
The strongest music of the night was performed by Joshua Redman, shown here with drummer Steve Jordan.
Jul 5, 2023 2:23 PM
There are few better causes than the one undertaken by the Jazz Foundation of America, the fabled organization that…
“Writing strong melodies is key for me,” said Klein, shown here with his trio mates Haggai Cohen-Milo and Amir Bresler.
Jul 5, 2023 2:02 PM
It was 10 years ago that Israeli-born pianist Omer Klein began exploring his intimate, conversational chemistry with…
