| Publisher | Maher Publications |
| Date | October 2021 |
| Format | Magazine |
| Pages | 157 pages |
| Location | USA |
| Language | English |
| Link | www.downbeat.com |
| Link | downbeat.com |
ON THE COVER
- p 20 : Pat Metheny’s Side-Eye
Side-Eye
By Suzanne Lorge
The Side-Eye Trio is Pat Metheny’s very cool new project with current members keyboardist James Francies and drummer Joe Dyson, which Metheny formed in 2016 as a platform for up-and-coming players. Even before he started building the band, he knew what it would be called.
“I had a tune called ’Side-Eye’ that I never played, and several people said it was a great name for a band. So, I thought I’d use that,” Metheny said. “But more specifically, it’s been hard to be an American in the past few years and not have a kind of side-eye look at ourselves during this incredibly bizarre period of time. To me, the only possible way to survive it is to just raise an eyebrow.”
FEATURES
- p 28 : JD Allen
JD Allen Finds Purpose
By John Murph
During COVID, saxophonist JD Allen returned to Cincinnati, Ohio, to ride out the pandemic and found himself anew with a solo-saxophone recording Queen City (Savant) and a growing voice for change in America. - p 36 : The UK Jazz Scene
Jazz Boom In The UK !
By Tina Edwards
The players, the venues and the people behind today’s burgeoning British jazz scene.
SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION : DOWNBEAT STUDENT MUSIC GUIDE
– More than 200 college and University listings
- p 63 : Where to Study Jazz 2022
- p 64 : Choosing Your School
- p 66 : A Return to Live Learning
- p 92 : State of Jazz Ed. in NYC
- p 108 : The HBCU Jazz Education Initiative
DEPARTMENTS
- p 8 : First Take
- p 10 : Chords & Discords
- p 13 : The Beat
- p 13 : Christian Sands
- p 14 : Newport Jazz Fest Returns
– Denny Zeitlin & George Marsh - p 16 : Denny Zeitlin/George Marsh
- p 17 : Documentary : Fire Music
- p 18 : Buena Vista Social Club @ 25
- p 41 : Reviews
- p 56 : Master Class : The Importance of Beat 4
By Antonio García - p 58 : Pro Session : The Eightfold Path as a Guide for Musical Practice
By Jeff Lederer - p 60 : Toolshed
- p 61 : Gear Box
- p 154 : Blindfold Test : Tower of Power’s David Garibaldi & Emilio Castillo
Tower of Power’s David Garibaldi & Emilio Castillo take the Blindfold Test.
– James Brown/Louis Bellson Orchestra : “September Song” from Soul On Top (Verve)
– Phil Collins Band : “Pick Up The Pieces” from A Hot Night In Parris (Atlantic)
– Herbie Hancock : “Chameleon” from Flood (Sony)
– SFJAZZ Collective : “Sing A Simple Song” from Live : SFJAZZ Center 2019 (SFJAZZ Records)
– Ozomatli : “Super Bowl Sundae” from Ozomatli (Almo Sounds)
– Marcus Miller : “What Is Hip” from Marcus (3 Deuces/Concord Jazz)
