Jul 16, 2026 1:13 PM
Sheila Jordan: Hall of Fame
As a singer, Sheila Jordan stood at the vanguard of jazz revolution: She was one of the first to fully internalize the…
Sheila Jordan was one of the first vocalists to fully internalize the language of bebop and transform Charlie Parker’s pioneering musical ideas into a vocal art form all her own.
Jul 16, 2026 1:13 PM
As a singer, Sheila Jordan stood at the vanguard of jazz revolution: She was one of the first to fully internalize the…
Jaki Byard teaching at the Mark Levine Workshop in 1991. “He could crack jokes, but when he sat down, it was serious fun,” says pianist Fred Hersch, a former student.
Jul 16, 2026 12:58 PM
When Jaki Byard played the piano he commanded its entire history through his fingertips. He may not have been not the…
The critics choice for Historical Album of the Year is At The Deer Head Inn: The Complete Recordings.
Jul 16, 2026 12:54 PM
The first half of the last decade of the last century could be considered “peak Jarrett” to those who became…
“I feel like most of my music is more classical music than jazz,” Adam O’Farrill says. It’s both and more.
Jul 16, 2026 12:51 PM
Adam O’Farrill carries the weight of expectations lightly. The 31-year-old trumpeter, composer and bandleader pays…
Jul 16, 2026 12:27 PM
The DownBeat Critics Poll provides a wonderful snapshot of the jazz scene today, with much to explore and many great…
“We have figured out our show, and people seem to be really connecting with it,” Emmet Cohen says of his band’s current tour, a tribute to Miles Davis and John Coltrane. “The audiences are large and exuberant. It feels like we’re doing what we’re meant to be doing.”
Jul 14, 2026 12:32 PM
The first thing people notice about Emmet Cohen, the thing his legions of fans cite most frequently, is his smile:…
On the festival’s final night came a duo composed of two one-offs — guitarist Julian Lage and bassist Christian McBride.
Jul 14, 2026 12:22 PM
I had heard for years about the massive Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (FIJM), the world’s largest jazz…
Simon Moullier’s new album, Ceiba, features a cosmopolitan kaleidoscope of sonic influences.
Jul 14, 2026 11:49 AM
There’s an old joke about how the drummer is usually the first player to arrive at the gig and the last to leave due…
Viola artist Mat Manieri says DoYeon Kim’s approach to music is “at once delicate, and then punk rock — no fear.”
Jul 14, 2026 11:41 AM
Every country has its own musical culture, and every musical culture has a different approach to the question of…
“The greatest honor for me as a trumpet player is to have learned enough to know how great Louis Armstrong actually was,” said foundation president Wynton Marsalis, who spoke and performed at the gala.
Jul 7, 2026 12:35 PM
On June 18, exactly 100 years after Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five accompanied Butterbeans and Susie in a Chicago studio…
