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    Karen Souza’s album Velvet Vault is a mix of pop and rock covers and jazz standards.

    Interview, News, From the Magazine

    Apr 25, 2018 9:30 AM

    Karen Souza Raids the Vault on New Album

    Karen Souza has a voice that can make any song sound like an intimate confession. “Her voice is like a massage,”…

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    Bob Dorough (1923–2018)

    News

    Apr 24, 2018 11:38 AM

    Vocalist Bob Dorough Dies at the Age of 94

    Bob Dorough, the jazz singer, pianist and arranger who reached generations of fans with his compositions for the…

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    Albert “Tootie” Heath, as well as his brother Jimmy Heath, were honored April 20 at The Apollo Theater in Harlem with lifetime achievement awards from the Jazz Foundation of America.

    Live, News, Review

    Apr 24, 2018 11:09 AM

    Jazz Foundation Honors Greats, Calls for Assistance

    The Jazz Foundation of America has issued a call to offer assistance to musicians who have fallen on hard times.

    The…

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    Pat Metheny (left), Joanne Brackeen, Todd Barkan, bassist Christian McBride, singer Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and guitarist Nir Felder at the 2018 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert on April 16 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

    Live, News

    Apr 23, 2018 10:29 AM

    NEA Jazz Masters Concert Honors Titans

    “We’re all partners in time. And this music makes time our friend, not an implacable foe,” said Grammy-winning…

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    Don Braden performs at the Litchfield Jazz Festival.

    News

    Apr 20, 2018 3:11 PM

    Take Excellent Care: Health & Fitness for Musicians

    [Editor’s note: The following Master Class article by Don Braden contains information that supplements the print…

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    Pianist Bethany Pickens (left), bassist Junius Paul, alto saxophonist Donald Harrison, drummer Charles Heath and trumpeter Marquis Hill pay tribute to Willie Pickens at an April 18 memorial concert at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater.

    Live, News

    Apr 20, 2018 12:04 PM

    Family, Friends Offer Heartfelt Tribute to Pickens

    Pianist Willie Pickens, who died Dec. 12, 2017, was an exemplary yet modest man. Gifted with world-class instrumental…

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    Grant Green (1935–’79) is one of the dozens of artists who are showcased on Record Store Day releases.

    News

    Apr 19, 2018 4:43 PM

    Miles, Ella & Grant Green: Record Store Day Gems Abound

    It’s that time of the year again. Music retailers have stocked up, and vinyl collectors have plotted their shopping…

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    Allan Harris pays tribute to an esteemed vocalist on The Genius Of Eddie Jefferson (Resilience Music Alliance).

    News, First Listen

    Apr 17, 2018 10:20 AM

    Premiere: Hear a Track From Allan Harris’ Tribute to Eddie Jefferson

    The Genius Of Eddie Jefferson, which is set for release April 27 on Resilience Music Alliance, finds Allan Harris…

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    Saxophonist Caroline Davis’ new album, Heart Tonic, is informed by her study of the heart.

    Interview, News

    Apr 16, 2018 6:51 PM

    Saxophonist Caroline Davis Takes Humanity’s Pulse

    Caroline Davis has become an expert in matters of the heart, physiologically speaking. The title of the New York-based…

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    Interview, News

    Apr 16, 2018 6:05 PM

    Q&A with Saxophonist Piero Odorici: Meeting with the Masters

    One of the many pleasures of last year’s Umbria Jazz Winter in Orvieto, Italy, was the opportunity to hear the…

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