Apr 20, 2016 11:04 AM

Bassist Ron Carter—a DownBeat Hall of Fame inductee and a native of Detroit—will serve as…

Apr 20, 2016 8:44 AM

Pete Yellin, an acclaimed alto saxophonist and jazz educator, passed away in Berkeley, California, on April 13,…

Apr 19, 2016 8:50 AM

The 2016 Blue Note Jazz Festival will take place June 1–30, and will feature over 100 events in 10 venues…

Apr 18, 2016 4:33 PM

Vocalist Cyrille Aimée has made a strong impression on the international jazz scene over the past year and a…

Apr 18, 2016 4:30 PM

Leyla McCalla is a Haitian-American folksinger, cello player, banjoist and songwriter. She picked up the cello when she…

Apr 18, 2016 4:25 PM

When strong, individually driven jazz players gather under the umbrella of an organizational agenda, such as a road show…

Apr 18, 2016 4:19 PM

Vibraphonist Gary Burton, saxophonists Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp, and Jazz Foundation of America Executive…

Apr 18, 2016 4:13 PM

Right from the outset, the presence of a baritone saxophone as this combo’s dominant horn did much to imprint a strong…

Apr 18, 2016 4:05 PM

Richie Cole is known primarily as a hard-blowing bebopper. But the 68-year-old alto saxophonist knows his appeal is in…

Apr 18, 2016 1:41 PM

Composer and reedist Henry Threadgill has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize in music for his 2015 album In For A Penny, In…