| Editor | Maher Publications |
| Date | February 2026 |
| Format | Magazine |
| Pages | 84 pages |
| Location | USA |
| Language | English |
| Link | www.downbeat.com |
ON THE COVER
- p 22 : Snarky Puppy
Dreams, Partnerships & Lessons Learned
By Stephanie Jones
When he set out to write music for Somni (GroundUP), Snarky Puppy’s new live collaboration with The Metropole Orkest, band leader and producer Michael League booked himself a residency in the Japanese countryside to meditate on dreams.
FEATURES
- p 28 : Soulive
Still Live
By Gary Fukushima - p 32 : Lettuce
Keepers of the Funk
By Bill Milkowski
SPECIAL SECTION
- p 37 : The 2026 Best Jazz Venues Guide
- p 67 : Indie Life
- p 67 : Domo Branch
- p 70 : Wojtek Mazolewski
- p 72 : Ellen Rowe
SPECIAL SECTION : WOODSHED
- p 74 : Master Class : Success Strategies,
By José Valentino With Brian Bromberg - p 76 : Transcription : Keyon Harrold’s Trumpet Solo on “Well, Walk Then”
By Jimi Durso - p 78 : Toolshed
DEPARTMENTS
- p 13 : The Beat
- p 13 : Jane Ira Bloom & Brian Shankar Adler
- p 16 : Raphaël Pannier & Khadim Niang
- p 17 : Chad Taylor
- p 18 : Brandon Sanders
- p 20 : Review : 2 New Free-Jazz Books
- p 21 : Final Bar : Gordon Goodwin, Phil Upchurch & Dick Dunscomb
- p 53 : Reviews
- p 82 : Blindfold Test : Nicole Zuraitis
