Mar 2, 2026 9:58 PM
In Memoriam: John Hammond Jr., 1942–2026
John P. Hammond (aka John Hammond Jr.), a blues guitarist and singer who was one of the first white American…
“We’re going to do what we want to do; that’s how we got a fanbase in the first place,” says Snarky Puppy leader Michael League.
(Photo: Annemone Taake)Mar 2, 2026 10:08 PM
Dreams are slippery things. From devout Jungians to the astrologers of TikTok, every new generation seeks to uncover what dreams might reveal about the self. When he set out to…
Hammond came to the blues through the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s, which he experienced firsthand in New York’s Greenwich Village.
Mar 2, 2026 9:58 PM
John P. Hammond (aka John Hammond Jr.), a blues guitarist and singer who was one of the first white American…
Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater will be among the headliners at this year’s DC JazzFest.
Mar 2, 2026 9:48 PM
The first wave of artists scheduled to perform at the 2026 DC JazzFest have been announced. This year’s headliners…
“I’m very proud of the music that I’ve written so far, but I’ve got a lot more work to do,” says drummer/composer Domo Branch.
Mar 2, 2026 9:37 PM
It’s wholly appropriate that Dominick “Domo” Branch would be doing a video via Zoom during the week of…
This year’s grant recipients, top row, from left: Dee Alexander, Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz, William Cepeda; center row, from left, Marilyn Crispell, Donald Harrison, Oliver Lake, Benny Maupin; bottom row, from left, Charles McPherson, Archie Shepp, Mary Stallings and Buster Williams.
Mar 2, 2026 9:26 PM
The Mellon Foundation and the Jazz Foundation of America is honoring the second cohort of Jazz Legacies Fellows, 12…
Blindfold Test proctor Ted Panken, left, with the Grammy-winning Nicole Zuraitis.
Feb 24, 2026 12:00 PM
After earning the 2024 Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy for her seventh album, How Love Begins (La Reserve), comprising 12…
Terri Lyne Carrington will teach at the HMTM’s Jazz Institute until the end of 2028.
Feb 24, 2026 11:56 AM
Jazz drummer, composer, producer and educator Terri Lyne Carrington is the new Top Professor at the University of Music…
“To go solo is a balancing act because on one hand you need to stand your ground but on the other you’re stepping into a realm of extreme honesty,” Wojtek Mazolewski says.
Feb 24, 2026 11:41 AM
Over the past two decades, 49-year-old Polish bassist and composer Mazolewski has made his signature the restless…
“I always believe in having a positive message,” says drummer Brandon Sanders. “I want to touch my audience’s heart and get them to start listening to jazz.”
Feb 24, 2026 11:36 AM
When drummer Brandon Sanders walked onto the main stage at Dizzy’s Club in November for the release of his third…
Performing at MSM Summer in New York.
Feb 19, 2026 11:02 AM
Welcome to DownBeat’s annual guide to jazz camps and beyond! In this handy guide, you’ll find the camp that’s…
New Orleans Trad Jazz Camp
Feb 19, 2026 10:39 AM
Jazz camps have exploded around the globe as a summertime tradition for working on your chops and making new friends.…
