Jan 6, 2021 9:00 AM
Blindfold Test: Karrin Allyson
When DownBeat caught up with Karrin Allyson, the five-time Grammy-nominated singer and pianist was weeks away from a…
Karrin Allyson’s most recent album is Shoulder To Shoulder: Centennial Tribute To Women’s Suffrage.
Jan 6, 2021 9:00 AM
When DownBeat caught up with Karrin Allyson, the five-time Grammy-nominated singer and pianist was weeks away from a…
Bob Mintzer (left), Dane Alderson, Russell Ferrante and Will Kennedy collaborate with the WDR Big Band on Jackets XL.
Jan 5, 2021 7:56 AM
For the beloved quartet’s 25th album, Yellowjackets decided to go big—as in, really big. The vibrant, robust …
Vocalist Alicia Hall Moran is set to interpret portions of the Motown catalog during a Friday streaming performance.
Jan 4, 2021 8:45 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
McCoy Tyner (1938–2020)
Jan 1, 2021 9:00 AM
The past year’s been rough, and the next few months might not be too much better. At some point, though, life might…
Bassist Christian McBride (left), saxophonist Joshua Redman, drummer Brian Blade and pianist Brad Mehldau reconvened in the studio after more than two decades for RoundAgain.
Dec 31, 2020 8:43 AM
In 2020, DownBeat sought to cover the breadth of jazz, while also working to represent what was going on in the country…
Ryan Keberle commented on tracks from his home in New York’s Catskill Mountains.
Dec 30, 2020 8:53 AM
Trombonist Ryan Keberle has cultivated one of the more diverse careers in modern jazz. A fixture of the Grammy-winning…
While recording There Is A Tide, Chris Potter was able to focus on thinking like a producer.
Dec 29, 2020 8:19 AM
An uncanny lightness runs through There Is A Tide, saxophonist Chris Potter’s latest full-length album, one where he…
SFJAZZ is set to rebroadcast a performance by Maceo Parker on New Year’s Eve.
Dec 28, 2020 8:36 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Han Bennink (left), Sonny Rollins and Ruud Jacobs in concert at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunst in Arnhem, The Netherlands, the evening of May 3, 1967
Dec 25, 2020 9:00 AM
Sonny Rollins lives firmly in the present. The esteemed tenor saxophonist—whose voice as a cutting-edge jazz artist…
Jazz educators John Stafford II (left), Jim Mair and Justin Binek of Kansas City Kansas Community College
Dec 24, 2020 8:38 AM
Being a music educator during the pandemic requires a deep commitment to public health. Teachers who conduct in-person…
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