DownBeat Magazine # June 2012 Volume 79, Number 6

Cover

Kenny Garrett
Digs Deep
By Dan Ouellette
The Detroit-bred, New York-based alto and soprano saxophonist talks about his deep-rooted artistic cultivation, specifically as it relates to Seeds From The Underground, his new CD on Mack Avenue Records.

Features

The Fringe
40 Years on the Fringe
By Claire Daly
The Boston-based trio has maintained a remarkable dedication to adventurous music-making for four decades.

Ralph Peterson
Protecting the Truth
By Ted Panken
On the occasion of releasing The Duality Perspective on his Onyx imprint, the drummer, educator and bandleader talks about carrying on the jazz tradition.

Grégoire Maret
Close to the Human Voice
By Ken Micallef
After some 50 recordings as a sideman, the harmonica virtuoso’s self-titled debut on eOne Music is a mature, individualistic and soulful statement.

35th Annual DownBeat Student Music Awards

Players

Tom Kennedy
Scott Tixier
Mike LeDonne
Kresten Osgood

Blindfold Test

Multi-reedist Mats Gustafsson was tested on the following tracks for the “Blindfold Test” :

• Julius Hemphill : “Dogon A.D.” from Dogon A.D. (International Phonograph)
• Yosuke Yamashita : “Chiasma” from Chiasma (MPS)
• Lars Gullin : “Fedja” from Baritone Sax (Collectables)
• Peter Evans : “Wa” from Nature/Culture (Psi)
• Steve Lacy : “Stamps” from Blinks (Hat Hut)
• Magnus Broo : “Thoughts Are Things” from Swedish Wood (Moserobie)

Also In This Issue

Jazz Bakery Returns ; Jazz en Rafale Caught ; Vossa Jazz Caught ; Julian Lage ; Jazz at Walt Disney Concert Hall ; AUM Fidelity at 15 ; European Scene ; Indie Life ; Jazz Education Achievement Awards : Christopher Dorsey, Mary Jo Papich and Dr. Lou Fischer ; Jazz Education Hall of Fame : Steve Zegree ; University of Louisville School of Music Jazz Festival ; plus Dozens of CD Reviews, Product Reviews and Much More !