Reinforcing modern jazz’s interaction with other genres associated with Black American music remains a hallmark of the ...
After two years of flux following the departure of artistic director Tim Jackson, the 2026 Monterey Jazz Festival roared back ...
Immanuel Wilkins, an alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader and Blue Note recording artist based in Brooklyn, New York, is ...
As emcee Mark Ruffin noted at the commencement of an epic tribute to saxophonist Sonny Rollins at the Cathedral of Saint John ...
What would a 200-piece orchestra including three contrabass saxophones, five tarogatos, solovox, bass marimba, electric ...
Like much of the United States, New York officially marked the nation’s semiquincentennial in July with grandiose displays of one-dimensional patriotism.But over at the Jazz Gallery, a modest space ...
In 1968, Geordie Hormel purchased the 22,000-square-foot Masonic Temple in West Los Angeles for $125,000. He was the heir to the giant Hormel meatpacking company, yet he had no interest in pursuing ...
“It was just that suddenly … I could hear it,” Ravi Coltrane said of an epiphany he experienced during his late teens regarding his father’s music. “And it was almost like a calling, like something ...
Choosing a college to attend can be one of life’s big decisions. But once that’s decided, there’s the question of which major(s) to pursue at one’s chosen educational institution. DownBeat spoke with ...
The 2027 DownBeat College Guide is an invaluable resource for music students, especially jazz students, to find a school that’s right for them. Just click below to dive into this special digital ...
On The Devil I Knew (La Reserve; ★★★★ 77:32), Nicole Zuraitis has written a five-part album that combines many aspects of popular music — jazz, poetry and a few standards — to create a psychologically ...
SUNY Fredonia Jazz Flextet, a great example of working together. (Photo: Lordi Deemer) The question often comes up for those of us in the music business. A parent has a child immersed in jazz, or ...
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