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Members of Snarky Puppy performed during the recent Michael League & Friends Residency at Blue Note New York, which served as a lead-in to this year’s GroundUP Music Festival.
(Photo: Courtesy Michael League)Michael League & Friends Blue Note Residency Previews GroundUP Vibe, More
Jan 27, 2026 12:06 PM
The recent Michael League & Friends Residency at Blue Note New York (Jan. 6–25) served as a live lead-in to the GroundUP Music Festival, which celebrates its 10th anniversary…

Our Thing by Joe Henderson and Free For All by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers are the first two titles to be released in Blue Note’s 2026 Classic Vinyl Reissue Series.

Richie Beirach was particularly renowned for his approach to chromatic harmony, which he used to improvise reharmonizations of originals and standards.

“It’s a rare opportunity for New York audiences to experience Charlie Parker With Strings live,” said Vincent Herring. “This music reveals the full range of Bird’s imagination and reminds us why his voice continues to matter.”
Vincent Herring, Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra to Perform ‘Charlie Parker With Strings’
Jan 27, 2026 11:10 AM
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Archives Jazz History According To DownBeat
Archives Jazz History According To DownBeat

Jack DeJohnette has never been willing to sit still long enough to be categorized.
(Photo: DownBeat Archive)DeJohnette on DeJohnette
Oct 28, 2025 10:16 AM
Editor’s Note: Jack DeJohnette is the kind of percussionist who might appear on any given night behind a major artist and, by so doing, raise the level of group interplay about seven notches. Such was the case at Newport ’74 when he showed up quite unexpectedly behind Freddie Hubbard at Carnegie Hall. All of a sudden a formerly ho-hum rhythm section was transformed into one of high excitement, distinctive originality and exquisite empathy.
But Jack DeJohnette is far more than just a drummer who sits in someone else’s band, or even someone who…


“One of the reasons that we appear to be not so popular with the so-called ‘jazz’ public is because they expect Miles to be doing something he did five, 10 years ago,” said drummer Al Foster. “This current band is going in another direction, and I think that it’s wrong to put the music down simply because it differs from yesterday. … My favorite musicians today are Miles, Sonny Rollins and Sly Stone. I love the variety available to us. You lose something when you restrict yourself.”

“To see him is still an experience,” Andy Bey said of Jimmy Scott. “Life force. Still blues-based, still a lot of soul.”

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