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Nduduzo Makhathini Bridges Musical DNA
When he was 17, pianist Nduduzo Makhathini discovered jazz and realized that this was the door he had been seeking.…
Nduduzo Makhathini is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 15, 2020 6:44 PM
When he was 17, pianist Nduduzo Makhathini discovered jazz and realized that this was the door he had been seeking.…
Abigail Washburn and Béla Fleck have been livestreaming performances from their home in Nashville during the pandemic.
Jul 20, 2020 1:09 PM
Work and family gracefully coexist in the household of Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn—married banjo players who…
Tanya (left), Rachel and Petra Haden have recorded a new album of music associated with their grandfather.
Mar 2, 2020 8:12 AM
For all the adventurous chord substitutions and complex solos musicians might enjoy playing, it’s good to remember…
On his latest album, Rodney Whitaker pays tribute to Duke Ellington.
Feb 10, 2020 8:05 AM
For bassist Rodney Whitaker, making an album is a serious endeavor. “Recordings are diaries of where you are in your…
Davina Lozier has traveled the world with her band, The Vagabonds.
Dec 11, 2019 10:04 AM
Having made tour stops in Tel Aviv, Budapest and São Paulo, the Minneapolis-based band Davina & The Vagabonds…
Blues guitarist Keb’ Mo’ said he initially planned to get a job with the Roland company, instead of pursuing performance as a career.
Nov 4, 2019 9:27 AM
Downstairs in the beautiful home that Keb’ Mo’ and Robbie Brooks Moore, his wife, maintain in the hills southwest…
Singer Staci Griesbach’s debut is devoted to jazz arrangements of songs popularized by country star Patsy Cline (1932–’63).
Oct 31, 2019 9:44 AM
Staci Griesbach’s story begins in the rural Midwest. She grew up on a Wisconsin farm, where her parents raised…
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi are co-leaders of the Tedeschi Trucks Band.
Apr 9, 2019 9:37 AM
From its 2011 debut, Revelator, to Signs, its current release on Fantasy, the blues-rock group Tedeschi Trucks Band has…
Karen Sharp’s latest album was recorded in a single day.
Jan 21, 2019 9:18 AM
Michelle Obama probably wasn’t speaking to alto and soprano saxophonists as she declared, “When they go low, we go…
Composer, keyboardist and singer Kandace Springs enlists trumpeter Roy Hargrove to play on her latest album, Indigo.
Oct 22, 2018 9:46 AM
Kandace Springs isn’t the kind of performer most fans think of when they hear the phrase “Nashville-based…
Pianist Joey Alexander recently performed at the Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival in June alongside bassist Kris Funn and drummer Jonathan Pinson.
Aug 6, 2018 10:55 PM
When Joey Alexander made his entrance at the Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival in June, he walked to the Steinway…
Jul 3, 2018 9:36 AM
What makes the lawns of Saratoga Springs so green and lush, its sturdy trees so tall? That would be rain. What has made…
Guitarist Andreas Varady was born in Slovakia but is now based in Ireland.
Jun 14, 2018 9:06 AM
You’re a high school senior. You’ve applied to the best jazz colleges. They’ve all accepted you. So, what do you…
San Francisco-based vocalist Roberta Donnay pays tribute to Louis Armstrong on her new album.
Jun 11, 2018 9:17 AM
When you’re in love, it’s easy to lose yourself in the allure of your beloved. Just ask Roberta Donnay: The San…
Pianist Mike Jones and bassist Penn Jillette have released a duo album.
May 10, 2018 1:54 PM
Seventeen years ago, Penn Jillette and his friend Mike Post went out to dinner at The Eiffel Tower—a place that Mike…
Saxophonist Rahsaan Barber’s new album is titled The Music In The Night.
Aug 13, 2018 4:06 PM
Not long ago, Rahsaan Barber was talking with some friends about his new album of standards, The Music In The Night.…
Pianist Marcus Roberts interprets the music of John Coltrane on a new trio album.
Nov 22, 2017 10:25 AM
Say the name “John Coltrane” and what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Probably it’s that majestic tenor…
The members of The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 performed together in Nashville on Oct. 19.
Nov 23, 2016 10:57 AM
Nashville’s City Winery epitomizes the confluence of sleek sophistication and down-home soul that defines the current…
Scat Springs (left) and his daughter, Kandace Springs, whose Blue Note album Soul Eyes will be released on June 24.
Jun 28, 2016 3:29 PM
One evening in May, Kandace Springs walked onto the stage at Nashville’s elegant Tennessee Performing Arts Center.…
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