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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

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

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

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

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

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-…

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

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-…

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

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

DownBeat October! Joshua Redman, Darcy James Argue, Aaron Parks, a tribute to Tony Bennett. Plus, 2024 College Guide. Plus, reviews of Ambrose Akinmusire, James Brandon Lewis, Veronica Swift, Brad Mehldau & Ian Bostridge, John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy. bit.ly/3r7X9vw

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! bit.ly/DBNewsletter23

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DownBeat's July cover features #Shakti50 with a great band interview, including founding members @jmcl_gtr and @ZakirHtabla! Also, @gogopenguin, @Sonekala, Arturo O'Farrill and @bennygreenmusic. Oh, and a classic Blindfold Test with Wes Montgomery from 1967!

The June issue of DownBeat features saxophonist @JBLEWIS1983 on the cover, with killer articles on Walter Smith III, Rickie Lee Jones and Taj Mahal, a Blindfold Test with Joey Baron and whole lot more! We hope y'all enjoy it! Cheers!

DownBeat's May issue is out with a loving tribute to Wayne Shorter. The issue also includes two other amazing features with pianist Eric Reed and drummer Kendrick Scott as well as our in-depth guide to the Summer Jazz Festival season! downbeat.com/magazine/2023-…

Wayne Shorter, Rest In Peace One of the most prodigious composers and singular, harmonically sophisticated improvisers in jazz history, tenor and soprano saxophonist Wayne Shorter died March 2 in Los Angeles. He was 89.

DOWNBEAT FEBRUARY ISSUE IS HERE...with saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin on the cover. Also Ahmad Jamal, Etienne Charles and our 2023 Venue Jazz Venue Guide. Check it out! bit.ly/3iuKWN1

DownBeat's January issue is out with Fred Hersch & esperanza spalding gracing the cover! Also, Thumbscrew (Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek & Tomas Fujiwara), guitarist Doug Wamble & the Best Albums of 2022. A Jason Marsalis Blindfold Test, too! downbeat.com

The October issue of DownBeat is out and on newsstands now. Charles Lloyd, Geoffrey Keezer, Butcher Brown, Lizz Wright, Miles Davis, Bootleg Series, Vol. 7, Yellowjackets Blindfold Test and more! downbeat.com/magazine/2022-…