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Emmet Cohen on the July Cover! Pianist Emmet Cohen graces the July cover of DownBeat. Joe Lovano offers a deep glimpse into his art. Sonny Rollins, rest in peace. Also, Willie Jones III Blindfold Test, Bobby Broom, DeYeon Kim and more! downbeat.com
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DownBeat's June Issue! Featuring Marcus Gilmore, Blankfor.ms and Jason Moran, plus Steve Wilson, Isaiah Collier Blindfold Test from Big Ears, Gabrielle Cavassa and the 49th Annual Student Music Awards! @drummerslams @morethan88 @blankfor downbeat.com
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Win a FREE Jazz Journey at Sea! Sign up by June 29 for a chance to win a FREE Stateroom on Journey of Jazz ’27 — a one-of-a-kind, seven-day voyage of food, culture. Join hosts Marcus Miller, Gregory Porter and dozens of jazz stars. click below! bit.ly/JOJ27_DOWNBEAT_WAFS
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DownBeat's May issue pays tribute to the 100th anniversary of Miles Davis' birth. The issue also features Melissa Aldana & Gonzalo Rubalcaba, the end of The Bad Plus an Anthony Wilson Blindfold Test and the 2026 Festival Guide. downbeat.com
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Flea? On DB's cover? Check out his jazz-leaning solo album where @flea333 goes back to his first instrument — the trumpet. Also, Brian Lynch & Charles McPherson, Shabaka, Marquis Hill, Mammal Hands, Amaldie Dahl, Nik Bärtsch, Camila Nebbia, and a Janice Siegel Blindfold Test!
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DownBeat's March issue features Maria Schneider on the cover plus Joel Ross, a Latin Jazz roundup, the Django Festival Allstars, Arturo O'Farrill, Kalia Vandever and Martin Wind. Stefano Bollani gets a live Blindfold Test, plus dozens of reviews. downbeat.com
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GET the 90th ANNUAL DB READERS POLL! Just click the link below, sign up for our newsletter, and get the complete results from our December issue! Just go to... tinyurl.com/yhz8vfar
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Anthony Jackson, Rest In Peace Bassist Anthony Jackson, a stunning accompanist, renowned virtuoso and ubiquitous session player with more than 500 recordings to his credit, died at his home on Staten Island on Oct. 19 from Parkinson’s disease. He was 73. tinyurl.com/8kb8xp9z
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In Memoriam: Jack DeJohnette 1942-2025 Jack DeJohnette, a bold and resourceful drummer who forged a unique vocabulary on the kit over his 60-year career, died Oct. 26 at a hospital in Kingston, New York. He was 83. tinyurl.com/2vzuvuax Photo by Steven Sussman
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We are proud to feature the great Gary Bartz on DownBeat's November cover. Also, NoLa's Cha Wa, Trio of Bloom (the power trio featuring Craig Taborn, Nels Cline and Marcus Gilmore) and our Fall/Winter Fest Guide. Also, the Lee Ritenour Blindfold Test! downbeat.com
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THE RESULTS ARE IN for the 73rd Annual DownBeat Critics Poll! With more than 1,400 artists and albums listed, it's the largest critics poll in jazz history. See the complete results by subscribing to our eNewsletter. Just click below tinyurl.com/2rfryxjd
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Anat Cohen on the March cover with great features on "A Love Supreme" turning 60, Latin Jazz, vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa's live Blindfold Test from the Detroit Jazz Fest, the 2025 Jazz Camp Guide and much more! bit.ly/4jXWjZ1
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Quincy Jones, Rest In Peace Quincy Delight Jones Jr., musician, bandleader, composer and producer, died peacefully in his home in Bel Air, California Sunday. He was 91. See downbeat.com for our tribute. Photo credit: artstreiber.com
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ORRIN EVANS GRACES DB's NOVEMBER COVER Pianist, composer, bandleader Orrin Evans speaks the truth in the November issue! Also flutist Nicole Mitchell, guitarist Mike Stern, Dafnis Prieto, a Bruce Forman Blindfold Test and Fall/Winter Festival Guide! bit.ly/484KJ8A
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Bill Charlap Trio on DB's October Cover! And, great features with Nubya Garcia, Michael Dease, Javon Jackson, Billy Cobham Blindfold Test, more than 30 reviews ... and the Where to Study Jazz Guide 2025! Check it out here... bit.ly/4dSCrDd
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DB's 90th Anniversary Issue is out now! The double issue features: Side A — 18 classic interviews from the DB Vault; and Side B — 25 for the Future, a look at jazz to come! Don't Miss it! downbeat.com/magazine/2024-0…
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The March issue of DownBeat is slammin' with insights from Ambrose Akinmusire , Ches Smith and Gerald Cannon. There's also a great piece on Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel and reviews on André 3000 (yikes!), Sullivan Fortner, Joel Ross, Aaron Parks and more! downbeat.com
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DOWNBEAT’S JANUARY ISSUE IS OUT NOW! • Featuring @SamaraJoy99 on the cover with features on @paynic & @JohnathanBlake1! • And @Emmetcohen takes The Blindfold Test! • Also, our listing of all of the 4-, 4.5- and 5-star reviews in DownBeat for 2023! downbeat.com/magazine/2024-0…
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88TH ANNUAL DOWNBEAT READERS POLL! • Pharoah Sanders, Hall of Fame • Wayne Shorter, Artist of the Year • Samara Joy, Album of the Year • Artemis, Group of the Year • Complete results! Also, Our Holiday Gift Guide! tinyurl.com/3vxtses3
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DownBeat's Nov. Issue — the Latin Issue starring Luciana Souza, @ivanlinsoficial, John Santos, @Rober_Fonseca and new Latin releases! Also, Irreversible Entanglements (@johnsmo67770058), a live Blindfold Test with @BillFrisell and @cdbjazz and @saxello! Downbeat.com
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