Oct 29, 2012 11:37 AM

Spalding, Marsalis and Krall among winners

The results of the 77th Annual DownBeat Readers Poll are in. Legendary…

Oct 29, 2012 8:20 AM

To celebrate four decades of presenting jazz, Philadelphia’s Painted Bride Art
Center decided not to get nostalgic…

Oct 22, 2012 8:10 AM

The publicist’s email promised much: A trio concert at New York venue The Stone featuring legendary bassist Henry…

Oct 22, 2012 7:09 AM

David S. Ware, the saxophonist and bandleader whose quartet was one of the most celebrated and longest-lived jazz…

Oct 17, 2012 12:27 PM

Almost a week after the release of her newest album, Pour une âme souveraine: A Dedication To Nina Simone (Naïve),…

Oct 8, 2012 1:30 PM

Steve Coleman brought a little bit of the old and a little of the new to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 26 as his ensemble…

Oct 1, 2012 10:04 AM

Evanston, Ill., is a rather genteel part of the world, but guitarist John Scofield’s first of two nights on Sept.…

Sep 28, 2012 1:17 PM

With standout performances by Roy Haynes, Ken Vandermark, Ambrose Akinmusire and Allen Toussaint, the 2012 Chicago Jazz…

Sep 24, 2012 11:08 AM

Now in its 31st year, the Savannah Jazz Festival in Savannah, Ga., began on Sept. 23 and will run until Sept. 30. The…

Sep 21, 2012 12:19 PM

Mat Domber, founder and president of Arbors Records, died in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Sept. 19 from cancer. He was 84.