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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Big Ears has announced its 2027 event lineup, and passes for the April 1-4 music and art festival in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, are on sale now. Attendees can choose from a versatile lineup of ...

In Iceland, Reykjavík has a history of fostering local community. In recent years, the capital city’s commitment to sustainability efforts, civic engagement programs and cooperative food initiatives ...

Toni Morrison said that during these kinds of more critical times, ‘Artists go to work.’ So the one thing I do feel is that our work right now as artists is more important than ever.” Looking at the ...

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 ...

Over the course of his career as a jazz bassist, Chuck Bergeron has played in the Buddy Rich Big Band, directed and recorded with the South Florida Jazz Orchestra, toured for seven years with the ...