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    Charlie Parker (1920–1955)

    News, From the Magazine

    Jan 10, 2020 9:00 AM

    The Sound and Myth of Charlie Parker at 100

    To say that Charlie “Yardbird” Parker was one of the greatest jazz musicians who ever lived is a bit like saying…

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    Avram Fefer expands his trio by adding guitarist Marc Ribot.

    News, From the Magazine

    Jan 9, 2020 9:23 AM

    Avram Fefer at the Outer Limits

    Saxophonist Avram Fefer is drawn to musicians who push the outer limits of what’s possible. Ornette Coleman, Wayne…

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    Willie Jones III has worked on a pair of releases for the newly established Night Is Alive imprint, helmed by Kathy Moses Salem.

    News, From the Magazine

    Jan 8, 2020 9:25 AM

    Night Is Alive Partners with Willie Jones III

    “We started off very small: I was only doing management for jazz musicians,” said Kathy Moses Salem, managing…

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    Trumpeter Tomasz Dabrowski is a musician eager to challenge himself with shifting contexts and self-imposed limitations.

    News, From the Magazine, European Scene

    Jan 7, 2020 9:00 AM

    Tomasz Dabrowski Seeks New Contexts

    Adversity has been a steady motivator in the career of Polish trumpeter Tomasz Dabrowski, starting with his early…

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    Saxophonist David Sanborn (left) is releasing the second installment of his Sanborn Sessions video series, an episode that features pianist/singer Michael McDonald and vocalist Brian Owens.

    News

    Jan 6, 2020 9:00 AM

    Michael McDonald, Brian Owens Guest on Latest ‘Sanborn Sessions’

    ​A pair of St. Louis natives—Doobie Brothers’ pianist/singer Michael McDonald and vocalist Brian Owens—hang out…

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    Drummer Shelly Manne’s work as a leader and sideperson exhibits his refusal to be pigeonholed.

    News, From the Magazine

    Jan 6, 2020 9:00 AM

    Shelly Manne Cultivated a Unique Brand from Behind the Kit

    A case can be made that no other drummer of his era had, in today’s parlance, a stronger “brand” than Shelly…

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    Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)

    News, From the Magazine

    Jan 3, 2020 9:19 AM

    Yusef Lateef, The ‘Evolutionist’

    Yusef Lateef, the Detroit-bred multi-instrumentalist and composer who was born in 1920 and lived to be 93, was a…

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    Clark Terry (1920–2015)

    News, From the Magazine

    Jan 2, 2020 9:15 AM

    Clark Terry Fostered Generations of Performers

    While many listeners discovered Clark Terry during his time with The Tonight Show band in the 1960s and ’70s, a new…

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    Trumpeter/vocalist Bria Skonberg is among the international artists who have performed at the North Carolina Jazz Festival in Wilmington.

    News, From the Magazine

    Jan 1, 2020 9:00 AM

    Storied North Carolina Festival Offers Vibrant Jazz Jams

    Saxophonist Houston Person and drummer/vibraphonist Chuck Redd—two of the headliners at the upcoming 40th annual…

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    Dee Alexander explores the more obscure songs of Billie Holiday on her latest Delmark release.

    News, From the Magazine

    Dec 31, 2019 9:00 AM

    Dee Alexander Interprets Billie Holiday on Delmark Outing

    “I can’t remember a time when Billie Holiday’s music wasn’t in my life,” says Dee Alexander, the Chicago…

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