Nov 10, 2026 11:58 AM
Celebrating Joe Zawinul’s Music Odyssey
As part of an ongoing campaign (August 2026–April 2027) to celebrate the genius of electric keyboard pioneer and…
Zawinul Legacy 3.0, from left, Robert Thomas Jr., Gerald Veasley, Bob Franceschini, Rachel Z and Omar Hakim.
Nov 10, 2026 11:58 AM
As part of an ongoing campaign (August 2026–April 2027) to celebrate the genius of electric keyboard pioneer and…
“When you’re playing jazz, you’ve got to listen to the music,” says the Pittsburgh-based drum grandmaster Roger Humphries.
Nov 10, 2026 11:41 AM
Around 9 p.m. on gala night of the 2026 Pittsburgh Jazz Festival, I was obliged to exit an immensely satisfying concert…
Jazzfest Berlin came to a fitting climactic finale with a performance by Globe Unity, a free-based 15-piece big band.
Nov 10, 2026 10:52 AM
Berlin is a city deep in an array of histories and ghosts. So, as well, is its storied jazz festival, which dates back…
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band shared their spiritual brand of jazz with San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival audiences.
Nov 3, 2026 4:08 PM
It’s challenging to pinpoint a defining element of this year’s San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival (SDTJ…
Brazilian drummer, singer, composer and improviser Mariá Portugal is the curator for Music Unlimited 40.
Nov 3, 2026 3:55 PM
Music Unlimited is a festival that occurs annually in the town of Wels, Austria. Its 40th edition will take place Nov.…
Ravi Coltrane on stage during the Detroit Jazz Festival’s John Coltrane Centennial Celebration.
Nov 3, 2026 3:48 PM
Distinguishing infrastructure updates at this year’s Motor City bonanza, the world’s biggest free jazz festival,…
Alto saxophonist Alden Hellmuth, tenor saxophonist Sergio Tabanico, bassist Felix Moseholm and drummer Eliza Salem perform at Close Up in New York during a D’Addario “After Dark” concert on Oct. 22.
Nov 3, 2026 3:21 PM
The New York City listening room Close Up lives up to its name—and on the evening of Oct. 22, local musicians,…
The Bay Area Giants of Jazz photo, which DownBeat published in its January 2000 issue, features vocalist Margie Baker wearing a yellow beret in the third row, right, from the bottom row.
Nov 3, 2026 3:06 PM
Margie Baker, a San Francisco-based jazz, blues and gospel singer and educator, died Sept. 27 at age 92.
Born on…
The members of Duchess, from left, Melissa Stylianou, Amy Cervini and Hilary Gardner.
Oct 27, 2026 12:08 PM
It’s interesting that in 2026, as the pool of songs that meet the Cambridge Online Dictionary definition of…
Competition winner Malou Oheix (center) with Herbie Hancock and Fondation Louis Vuitton’s Jean-Paul Claverie.
Oct 27, 2026 11:50 AM
Malou Oheix, a 27-year-old singer from Nantes, France, took first place at this year’s Herbie Hancock Institute…
