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“Branford’s playing has steadily improved,” says younger brother Wynton Marsalis. “He’s just gotten more and more serious.”

(Photo: Mark Sheldon)

Branford Marsalis Explores Keith Jarrett

Branford Marsalis was on the road again. Coffee cup in hand, the saxophonist — sporting a gray hoodie and a look of resignation — was waking up to a Zoom screen on a…




Introducing Nanami Haruta

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Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol

7 Shades Of Melancholia
(Dünya)


George Colligan
Live At The Jazz Standard
(Whirlwind Recordings)


André 3000
7 piano sketches
(Epic/Sony)


Jasper Blom Quartet with Metropole Orkest
Metropolarity
(Whirlwind Recordings)


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Miguel Zenón

Música de Las Américas
(Miel)


Jon Irabagon
Rising Sun
(Irabbagast)


Brian Charette
Jackpot
(Cellar Live)


Harish Raghavan
In Tense
(Whirlwind)


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“To see him is still an experience,” Andy Bey said of Jimmy Scott. “Life force. Still blues-based, still a lot of soul.”

(Photo: Steven Sussman)

Blindfold Test: Andy Bey

The soulful, supple, honeyed baritone of singer Andy Bey, placed at the service of a distinctive point of view, is one of the marvelous pleasures of the jazz scene. Evaluating peers and elders for his first “Blindfold Test,” Bey displayed an equally rigorous esthetic.


Nnenna Freelon
“Left Alone” (from Blueprint Of A Lady, Concord, 2005) Freelon, vocals; Brandon McCune, piano; Wayne Batchelor, bass; Kinah Boto, drums.
Nnenna Freelon. She did a whole record on Billie Holiday. Nnenna’s cool, and I liked some of the approaches, but a…






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