DownBeat Magazine # May 2012 Volume 79, Number 5

Cover

Esperanza Spalding’s
Musical Family
By Michael Gallant
The hottest star in jazz talks about working with Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Terri Lyne Carrington and other members of her collaborative “Society.”

Features

Gil Evans
Forever Cool
By Stephanie Crease
To celebrate the centennial of Gil Evans’ birth, DownBeat examines the innovative composer/arranger’s legacy and continuing impact.

Jimmy Owens
Seeking Justice
By Geoffrey Himes
The trumpeter/flugelhornist’s name might not be familiar to casual jazz fans, but this 2012 NEA Jazz Master is known to fellow musicians as the guy they can count on to stand up for their rights.

Stefano Bollani
Points of Arrival
By Ted Panken
The Italian-born pianist has a communicative flair and a penchant for addressing serious improvisation as quasi-populist performance art.

2012 International Summer Festival Guide
Complete Listings for Over 175 Festivals

Players

Alex Lopez
Marilyn Mazur
Stephane Wrembel
Jorge Rossy

Blindfold Test

Saxophonist David Binney was tested on the following tracks for the “Blindfold Test” :

• Jon Irabagon : “Oddjob” from Outright ! (Innova)
• Bunky Green : “It Could Happen To You” from Another Place (Label Bleu)
• Francesco Cafiso Quartet : “Angelica” from Angelica (CamJazz)
• Buffalo Collision : “2nd Of 4>10 :&Change ;” from Duck (Screwgun)
• Logan Richardson : “Open Doors” from Ethos (Inner Circle)
• Miguel Zenón : “Villa Palmeras” from Esta Plena (Marsalis Music)
• Roscoe Mitchell/David Wessel : “For Oliver Johnson (Parts 1 And 2)” from Contact (RogueArt)

Also In This Issue

Porgy And Bess on Broadway ; Intakt Records ; Vinyl Freak ; Wee Trio Caught ; Tim Berne’s Snakeoil Caught ; Mischief & Mayhem Caught ; Smalls’ Membership Program ; David Baker’s Jazz Education Legacy ; Reed School : Steve Lehman’s Balancing Act, Ali Ryerson Master Class, James Carter Pro Session, Joshua Redman Solo Transcription ; plus Dozens of CD Reviews, Product Reviews and Much More !