Dec 4, 2019 9:00 AM
Wayne Shorter Continues To Forge Ahead
Members of Wayne Shorter’s quartet have heard some intriguing anecdotes over the years. “Miles believed in so much…
Wayne Shorter topped three categories in the 84th DownBeat Readers Poll: Jazz Artist, Jazz Album and Soprano Saxophone
Dec 4, 2019 9:00 AM
Members of Wayne Shorter’s quartet have heard some intriguing anecdotes over the years. “Miles believed in so much…
Dr. John (1941–2019)
Dec 3, 2019 9:00 AM
DownBeat devised the term “Beyond” to apply to music that defies easy categorization—and no one is a better…
Roy Hargrove (1969–2018)
Dec 2, 2019 9:14 AM
As the jazz world continues to mourn the death of Roy Hargrove, the bandleader has been given a posthumous honor,…
Hank Mobley (1930–1986)
Nov 28, 2019 9:00 AM
One night in November 1955, a cooperative then known as The Jazz Messengers took the stage of New York’s Cafe Bohemia.…
The Octave Remastered Series aims to fortify the legacy of pianist Erroll Garner (1921–1977).
Nov 27, 2019 9:00 AM
Fans of pianist Erroll Garner (1923–’77) have rejoiced in recent years, as reissues and new titles have shone a…
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969–Vols. 1 & 2 offers performances by a parade of blues VIPs.
Nov 26, 2019 9:00 AM
Michael Robert Frank, founder and CEO of the label Earwig Music, has completed his greatest rescue mission. “I’ve…
Nat “King” Cole (1919–1965)
Nov 22, 2019 9:00 AM
Big CD box sets are like fancy cars or eye-catching jewelry—fun to own but expensive to buy. Then comes the holidays,…
All of Miles Davis’ recordings with his namesake nonet are compiled on The Complete Birth Of The Cool.
Nov 21, 2019 9:00 AM
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the short-lived, but now legendary, Miles Davis Nonet. Its recordings, first…
NYU Steinhardt has numerous bands of various sizes.
Nov 20, 2019 9:00 AM
If jazz has an epicenter, New York is it. And in New York, Greenwich Village—longtime home of iconic clubs like the…
A pair of Gregg Allman discs dating back to 1973 and ’74 are being reissued.
Nov 19, 2019 9:00 AM
With the gift-giving season upon us, music lovers have a multitude of options when it comes to reissues, deluxe editions…
