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Frank Alkyer

Chicago

Publisher at DOWN BEAT

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  • 1 week ago | downbeat.com | Frank Alkyer

    By Frank Alkyer   I  Apr. 16, 2025 If great art is made in chaos, get ready for some killer festivals this year. In digging into the 2025 festival scene while crafting this guide, one thing is for certain. There are many festivals wondering what’s going to happen, and maybe worrying what the effects things like trade wars — the realm of politics, not art — will play on the summer music travel season.

  • 2 weeks ago | downbeat.com | Frank Alkyer

    News, From the Magazine, BadBadNotGood, Count Basie Orchestra, Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Paolo Fresu/Richard Galliano/Jan Lundgren, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan By Frank Alkyer   I  Apr. 10, 2025 Here’s even more great music to please your ears and satisfy your hunger for historically significant recordings. Many of the following are RSD Exclusives, but some are just new vinyl releases that we’ve been digging lately.

  • 2 weeks ago | downbeat.com | Frank Alkyer

    News, From the Magazine, Pharoah Sanders, Sun Ra, Morphine, Angel Bat Dawid, Junius Paul, Makaya McCraven, Damon Locks By Frank Alkyer   I  Apr.

  • 2 weeks ago | downbeat.com | Frank Alkyer

    News, From the Magazine, Cannonball Adderley, Grant Green, Art Blakey, Kenny Burrell, Art Pepper, Tony Williams By Frank Alkyer   I  Apr.

  • 2 weeks ago | downbeat.com | Frank Alkyer

    News, From the Magazine, Dave Specter, Mahalia Jackson By Frank Alkyer   I  Apr. 10, 2025 Here’s a batch of blues vinyl to break your heart and make you love it. And when that heart needs mending, we’ve got a little Mahalia Jackson to stir the soul. John Lee Hooker The Charcot Sessions Southern Echoes An RSD Exclusive with a pressing of 1,250, Southern Echoes gives us a three-album set of blues godfather John Lee Hooker.

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Frank Alkyer @frankalkyer
16 Sep 17

RT @wyntonmarsalis: Behind the scenes cover shoot for the December issue of @DownBeatMag https://t.co/irk9E0JAKB

Frank Alkyer
Frank Alkyer @frankalkyer
22 Jul 15

Eric Friedlander...always amazing! Macnie...always knows what's good! I'm listening now! Fantastic! @fullyaltered @hapboym

Frank Alkyer
Frank Alkyer @frankalkyer
20 May 15

Rest in peace, Bob Belden. https://t.co/Nr4fCzZQHC

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RareNoise @RareNoise

Today we mourn the loss of Bob Belden, human polymath extraordinaire, volcano of imagination, beacon of human hope. http://t.co/ii4jZZUqB7