Immanuel Wilkins, an alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader and Blue Note recording artist based in Brooklyn, New York, is ...

What would a 200-piece orchestra including three contrabass saxophones, five tarogatos, solovox, bass marimba, electric ...

Reinforcing modern jazz’s interaction with other genres associated with Black American music remains a hallmark of the ...

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 ...

Tomorrow, Sept. 23, is the 100th anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth. In honor of the tenor and soprano saxophonist’s ...

Nicole Zuraitis has written a five-part album that combines many aspects of popular music — jazz, poetry and a few standards ...

A tribute to John Coltrane is one thing, but there is much more to the iconic saxophonist’s 100th anniversary celebration ...

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 ...

A generation ago, high school music students thinking about applying to jazz studies programs at the collegiate level had two choices in terms of a degree: jazz performance or jazz education. But for ...

The Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place for the 20th time on the final weekend of September 2026. Beginning half past noon on Saturday, Sept. 26, and ending at 6 p.m. the next day, it will host ...

The 2027 DownBeat College Guide is an invaluable resource for music students, especially jazz students, to find a school that ...

The question often comes up for those of us in the music business. A parent has a child immersed in jazz, or music in general, and they find out that we work in this world of sound. “Should I ...