Author: David Beckett

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A Correspondence from the Newport Jazz Festival 2023

August 7, 2023August 7, 2023 David Beckett 0 Comments 2023, Angel Bat Dawid, Big Freedia, Brad Mehldau, Brian Blade, Christian McBride, Christian's McRide, Diana Krall, Frank Sinatra, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, Joshua Redman, Leon Russell, Lionel Loueke, Newport, Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island

Angel Bat Dawid, Herbie Hancock and Big Freedia are among this year’s highlights

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The Montréal Jazz Festival Endures in 2023

July 9, 2023July 9, 2023 David Beckett 1 Comment 2023, Canada, Emmet Cohen, George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Hiromi, Isaiah Collier, Jazz, John Scofield, Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival, Quebec, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Herbie Hancock, John Scofield and more perform at this year’s festivities in Quebec

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jazz Remembrance 

The Soothsayer: Remembering Wayne Shorter

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 David Beckett 0 Comments Jazz, Miles Davis, Milton Nascimento, RIP, Saxophone, Steely Dan, The Rolling Stones, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report

The groundbreaking jazz titan was 89

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Classical Experimental jazz 

ECM Records: Still Beyond Category in 2022

October 16, 2022 David Beckett 1 Comment ECM, Enrico Rava, Fred Hersch, Jason Palmer, Jazz, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Blake, Julia Hülsmann, Keith Jarrett, Kit Downes, Manfred Eicher, Nitai Hershkovits, Oded Tzur

Digging into some of the influential jazz label’s latest titles

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jazz Remembrance 

The Creator Has Called For Pharoah Sanders

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 David Beckett 0 Comments 2022, Alice Coltrane, Jazz, John Coltrane, Leon Thomas, Pharoah Sanders, RIP, Spiritual Jazz, The Creator Has a Master Plan

Remembering the groundbreaking jazz musician gone at 81

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Acknowledging A Heavy Week In Jazz

August 27, 2022August 27, 2022 David Beckett 0 Comments Creed Taylor, jaimie branch, Jazz, Joey DeFrancesco, Michael Bourne, Monette Sudler, RIP, Warren Bernhardt

The genre lost six significant figures in the span of a few days

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Montréal Jazz Festival Takes It Outside in 2022

July 10, 2022July 11, 2022 David Beckett 0 Comments 2022, Canada, Jakob Do, Jazz, Kamasi Washington, Makaya McCraven, Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival, Pasquale Grasso, Quebec, Ravi Coltrane, Samara Joy

A single outdoor stage alone featured 20 free concerts at this year’s festivities

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The Best In Jazz 2020

December 21, 2020December 23, 2020 David Beckett 2 Comments Blue Note, Christian McBride, Dayna Stephens, From This Place, Joe Castro, Naama Gheber, Nonesuch, Pat Metheny, Resonance Records, Ron Miles, Sunnyside Records

Gems, hidden and otherwise, in recorded jazz that piqued our interest

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ALBUMS: The Art of ARTEMIS

November 5, 2020November 6, 2020 David Beckett 2 Comments 20220, Allison Miller, Anat Cohen, ARTEMIS, Blue Note, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Ingrid Jensen, Melissa Aldana, Noriko Ueda, Renee Rosnes

This septet of accomplished modern jazz greats is so much more than just another supergroup, as this beguiling debut testifies

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Electronics jazz 

ALBUMS: Maria Schneider Assesses The Divide Between Nature and Technology

September 5, 2020September 7, 2020 David Beckett 0 Comments Ben Monder, Blackstar, Data Lords, Donny McCaslin, Duke Ellington, Frank Kimbrough, Greg Gisbert, Jazz, Maria Schneider, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Ryan Keberle

On Data Lords, the Grammy winning composer and bandleader takes on the Matrix on stunning double LP

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