Aug 23, 2022 12:12 PM
‘Big Man’ Ernest Dawkins Forges New Connections
Ernest Khabeer Dawkins, who’ll be 69 in November, has an intrepid personality and an acute gaze. His middle name,…
Ernest Dawkins received a commission from Jazz Road to orchestrate his reflections on his long-lost roots with America’s South.
Aug 23, 2022 12:12 PM
Ernest Khabeer Dawkins, who’ll be 69 in November, has an intrepid personality and an acute gaze. His middle name,…
Giant Step Arts founders Jimmy and Dena Katz
Aug 23, 2022 12:05 PM
While Manhattan was in the throes of the COVID-19 shutdown during 2020, renowned photographer, recording engineer,…
The all-star collective Dinner Party celebrates backstage at Blue Note Jazz Fest Napa. From left: Terrace Martin, Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, Dave Chappell, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, Chris Dave and Derrick Hodge.
Aug 16, 2022 12:24 PM
The drive up to the Blue Note Jazz Fest Napa on the last weekend of July, through winding roads and sunbaked hills, was…
An all-star jam during the Blue Note at Sea Cruise.
Aug 16, 2022 12:11 PM
The pandemic not only shut down clubs, concert halls and festivals, but tours ground to a halt and the urge to travel…
The trio Acoustic Unity is among the groups slated to perform at Jazz Festival Saalfelden in Austria.
Aug 16, 2022 12:04 PM
Jazz Festival Saalfelden, the revered Austrian event that occurs each summer in the titular locale nestled within the…
The Aug. 1, 1942, issue of DownBeat announces the recording ban.
Aug 16, 2022 11:52 AM
The writing had been on the wall for weeks, maybe years. Then, 80 years ago this August, Jimmy Petrillo lowered the…
Norah Jones and Christian McBride perform at the sixth annual Jazz Set benefit concert.
Aug 16, 2022 11:00 AM
His left hand on the bass, Christian McBride spoke with playful conviction: “You’re out of your mind.” Norah…
Performing at the newly reopened Smoke Jazz Club in New York, from left: Julius Rodriguez, Gerald Cannon, Eddie Henderson, Melissa Aldana and Joe Farnsworth
Aug 9, 2022 1:52 PM
Thursdays have always set the vibe for weekends at Smoke. The first of a four-night run for headliners, Thursday would…
“This is right up my alley,” Marc Johnson said of a Gary Peacock cut.
Aug 9, 2022 1:42 PM
Bassist Marc Johnson says, “Rhythmically, a bassist has to perform very secure and confident phrases to really…
Drummer/bandleader Nate Smith describes the lows and highs of touring.
Aug 9, 2022 1:33 PM
In stories and signage, the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival paid homage to beloved founder George Wein, who died last…
