Mar 24, 2026 11:21 AM
Latin Jazz Con Gusto, Dos
In last year’s March issue of DownBeat, we wrote about a collection of hot new Latin jazz releases to help folks…
Pianist Edward Simon leads of a bevy of great new Latin releases.
Mar 24, 2026 11:21 AM
In last year’s March issue of DownBeat, we wrote about a collection of hot new Latin jazz releases to help folks…
“The idea that music is a way to erase denomination, political affiliation, political ideology labels and gender labels is a way to bypass everything,” says O’Farrill. “We get to the currency of love and truth.”
Mar 24, 2026 11:15 AM
In 2015, renowned pianist, bandleader and mover-shaker Arturo O’Farrill released the album Cuba: The Conversation…
The super group bassist Martin Wind assembled to play on Stars, from left: drummer Matt Wilson, clarinetist Anat Cohen, Wind and pianist Kenny Barron.
Mar 24, 2026 11:04 AM
From his native Flensburg, Germany, where he was born in 1968, to establishing a lasting presence on the New York jazz…
“This is the most explicit and boldest expression of what I believe,” Joel Ross said of his latest album, Gospel Music.
Mar 17, 2026 11:31 AM
On a stormy afternoon in January, Joel Ross led a quartet at the Louis Armstrong House Museum’s small jazz room in…
The Allstars, from left, Francko Mehrstein, Ludovic Beier, Samson Schmitt, Pierre Blanchard and Antonio Licusati.
Mar 17, 2026 11:21 AM
Django Reinhardt, the seminal Manouche Romani guitarist who electrified pre-War Paris with his hot gypsy jazz…
Anthony Braxton’s evolving compositional systems have shaped generations of improvisers and experimental composers.
Mar 17, 2026 11:11 AM
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton will be honored with the 66th Edward MacDowell Medal in recognition…
The historic Young-Quinlan Building at 9th and Nicollet in downtown Minneapolis.
Mar 17, 2026 10:58 AM
Dakota, the internationally recognized Minneapolis music venue known for pairing world-class live performance with…
“These days, with curated news, where people only get half the story, people can’t even speak to family members anymore,” Schneider laments.
Mar 10, 2026 1:43 PM
Maria Schneider is doing her part to try to fix what ails America. Which got her thinking about crows, specifically,…
Roland Kirk circa 1963 (pre-Rahsaan)
Mar 10, 2026 1:15 PM
In DownBeat’s February 2026 issue, we reviewed a fine selection of historical releases from multiple eras of jazz.…
Skonberg has new music she’ll be bringing to the Midwest Jazz Collective tour from two albums scheduled for release in 2026.
Mar 10, 2026 1:11 PM
Midwest Jazz Collective, a consortium of more than a dozen clubs and presenters dedicated to jazz across Illinois,…
