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    Dee Dee Bridgewater (left) Esperanza Spalding, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, President Obama and Kurt Elling celebrate International Jazz Day in Washington, D.C., April 29.

    Live, Review

    May 2, 2016 8:46 AM

    President Obama, Jazz Icons Gather for ‘Jazz Day’ Concert

    Bittersweet moments seeped into the International Jazz Day Global Concert held in Washington, D.C., on April 29. After…

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    Dave Gisler (left), Florian Egli and Martina Berther of Weird Beard perform at this year’s Jazzahead! conference in Bremen, Germany.

    Live, Review

    May 2, 2016 7:16 AM

    Jazzahead! Conference Unites Musicians, Industry Insiders

    Jazz forces from around the globe converged in Bremen, Germany, in late April for Jazzahead!, a conference with…

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    The SFJAZZ Collective performed the music of Michael Jackson at the Dakota in Minneapolis on April 3.

    Live, Review

    May 2, 2016 7:14 AM

    SFJAZZ Collective Offers Fresh Take on Michael Jackson’s Music

    With the sound and energy one might expect from an 18-piece orchestra, the eight-piece SFJAZZ Collective played the…

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    Pianist Kenny Barron (left) bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and drummer Johnathan Blake perform at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills on April 16.

    Live, Review

    May 2, 2016 7:13 AM

    Barron Soars in Beverly Hills

    Kenny Barron’s April 16 concert at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills served as a showcase for his trio…

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    Christian McBride (left), Brian Blade, Aretha Franklin and Herbie Hancock rehearse for the International Jazz Day concert in Washington, D.C., on April 29.

    News

    May 1, 2016 8:26 AM

    ‘Jazz at the White House’ Concert Archived Online

    President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted an all-star concert featuring Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Aretha…

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    Caetano Veloso (left) and Gilberto Gil perform at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York on April 20.

    Live

    Apr 28, 2016 6:04 PM

    Veloso & Gil Concert Celebrates 50-Year Friendship

    When the curtain rose, revealing the two silver-haired gentlemen seated center-stage and already strumming their…

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    Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 22.

    Live

    Apr 28, 2016 6:02 PM

    Photo Highlights of the 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest

    Traditionally taking place over two weekends in late April and early May, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is…

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    Anat Cohen (third from left, with clarinet) leads her tentet at the Jazz Standard in New York on April 19

    Live

    Apr 28, 2016 6:00 PM

    Anat Cohen Tentet Brings Retro Sound and Ebullient Spirit to Jazz Standard

    Listening to clarinetist Anat Cohen and her new tentet perform original material at the Jazz Standard on April 19 was…

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    Ran Blake

    Live

    Apr 28, 2016 5:57 PM

    A Double Dose of Blakes: Ran and Seamus Hold Forth in Chicago

    Chicago has a remarkably fertile music scene, buoyed in no small part by the 2013 opening of Constellation, a music…

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    Oliver Lake (left), George Sams and Darrell Mixon perform at the Ferring Jazz Bistro in St. Louis on April 21 as part of Jazz St. Louis’ “Jazz Speaks” series.

    Live

    Apr 28, 2016 5:53 PM

    St. Louis Celebrates Black Artists Group with Reunion Concert

    Jazz St. Louis, the non-profit group that books world-class jazz artists at the Ferring Jazz Bistro, kicked off an…

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