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DownBeat magazine is the granddaddy of American music magazines. Folks can subscribe to DownBeat magazine at downbeat.com.

DownBeat covers the world of Jazz, Blues & Beyond to bring back the best in jazz and blues as well as its offshoots.

02/11/2025

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!
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11/12/2024

Roy, Lou & Quincy, RIP
It's been a time to reflect for music lovers as three of the greatest have gone to meet the ancestors. DownBeat says goodbye to Quincy Jones, Lou Donaldson and now Roy Haynes. Rest in peace and thank you. There are tributes for all three on downbeat.com.

(Photo of Roy Haynes by Michael Jackson)

11/04/2024

Quincy Jones, Rest In Peace
Quincy Delight Jones Jr., musician, bandleader, composer and producer, died in his home in Bel Air, California Sunday. He was 91. No cause was given in a statement from his publicist, Arnold Robinson, who said Mr. Jones died peacefully in his sleep.

See downbeat.com for our tribute.

Photo credit: artstreiber.com

10/10/2024

ORRIN EVANS GRACES DB's NOVEMBER COVER
Pianist, composer, bandleader and everyman philosopher Orrin Evans speaks the truth in the November issue! Also catch features on flutist Nicole Mitchell, guitarist Mike Stern, Dafnis Prieto, a killin' Blindfold Test with Bruce Forman and our Fall/Winter Festival Guide! Check It out!

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09/09/2024

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... https://bit.ly/4dSCrDd

06/06/2024

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!
https://downbeat.com/magazine/2024-07

02/29/2024

In case you missed it, 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!
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12/08/2023

DOWNBEAT’S JANUARY ISSUE IS OUT NOW!
• Featuring Samara Joy on the cover!
•With features on Nicholas Payton & Johnathan Blake!
• And Emmet Cohen takes The Blindfold Test!
• Also, our listing of all of the 4-, 4.5- and 5-star reviews in DownBeat for 2023!
(Cover photo by Kwami Lee )
https://downbeat.com/magazine/2024-01

11/10/2023

HONOREES! THE 88TH ANNUAL DOWNBEAT READERS POLL!

The readers have spoken! Check out the December issue of DownBeat for all the results, but here are a few...
• Pharoah Sanders, Hall of Fame
• Wayne Shorter, Artist of the Year
• Samara Joy, Album of the Year
• Artemis, Group of the Year
• Complete results with hundreds of albums, artists and groups listed!

Also, DB's Holiday Gift Guide packed with great ideas for the music lover on your shopping list!

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(Cover photo by Mark Sheldon)

10/05/2023

DownBeat's November Issue is here!
It's the Latin Issue starring Luciana Souza, Ivan Lins , John Santos, Roberto Fonseca and a host of hot new Latin jazz releases! Also, we get the lowdown on Irreversible Entanglements a live Blindfold Test with Bill Frisell and a terrific Q&A with Claire Daly and georgegarzone! downbeat.com

09/11/2023

DownBeat's October Issue is out!
Featured this month — Joshua Redman, Darcy James Argue, Aaron Parks and a tribute to Tony Bennett. Plus, our 2024 College Guide with 180-plus jazz schools listed. Plus, reviews of the latest releases by Ambrose Akinmusire, James Brandon Lewis, Veronica Swift, Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek, Brad Mehldau & Ian Bostridge, Late Night Basie and more. Oh, and a review of newly unearthed John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy. All that and more!

https://bit.ly/3r7X9vw

07/25/2023

Get the DB Newsletter
Subscribe to DownBeat's weekly newsletter today and get Thursday's special edition on the 71st annual DB Critics Poll — Including a fascinating piece on Alice Coltrane, one of three entrants into the DB Hall of Fame this year!

Here's the link!
https://bit.ly/DBNewsletter23

06/26/2023

Dear DownBeat readers. Our website is currently down. UGH! We have been told it should be back up in the next couple of hours. We're so sorry for the inconvenience. This is where we chant the mantra, "I love technology. I hate technology." Thanks for your patience! —Frank Alkyer, editor & publisher

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