Apr 17, 2002 1:06 PM

The Romans, who established Nimes as one of their key outposts in Gaul, probably celebrated the vernal equinox by…

Apr 9, 2002 2:56 PM

A new album from Medeski Martin & Wood, Uninvisible (Blue Note), hit stores on April 9.

With producer/engineer Scotty…

Apr 9, 2002 2:56 PM

Encircled by a craggy crown of majestic mile-high mountains the French city of Grenoble—which hosted the Winter Olympic…

Apr 3, 2002 10:06 AM

Astral Project, one of New Orleans’ top modern jazz groups, released its first full-length
recording in three years,…

Apr 2, 2002 9:16 AM

Tickets for four shows at this summer’s 17th Annual Vancouver Jazz Festival, June 21-July 1, have gone on sale. The…

Mar 29, 2002 8:51 AM

From April 8-April 12, the Berklee College of Music Guitar Department will present Guitar Week 2002, an annual series…

Mar 29, 2002 8:50 AM

The 26th Annual Telluride Jazz Celebration, Aug. 2-4, has just released its lineup. This year’s theme is: “A…

Mar 26, 2002 11:59 AM

You might notice something different about DownBeat.com today (besides the fact that we have posted the April issue of…

Mar 26, 2002 11:58 AM

From Aug. 30-Sept. 1, Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Lenox, Mass., will host the…

Mar 26, 2002 11:57 AM

On March 26, singer Cassandra Wilson released Belly Of The Sun, her new album on Blue Note, a collection of tasty blues…