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    Shabaka Hutchings (left) and Kamasi Washington perform during the Gent Jazz Festival in Belgium.

    Live

    Jul 26, 2017 3:46 PM

    Hutchings, Washington Inject Dose of Funk into Gent Jazz Fest

    The Gent Jazz Festival always presents one of the most adventurous marriages between the music’s hardcore root and…

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    Pedrito Martinez (left) and Angélique Kidjo perform during the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, on July 12.

    Live

    Jul 26, 2017 2:01 PM

    Vocal Dynamos Add Spark to Umbria Jazz Fest

    This year’s Umbria Jazz festival in Perugia, Italy, once again featured an ambitious multifaceted program that ranged…

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    Mary Halvorson held a residency at the Village Vanguard in Manhattan from July 18–23.

    Review

    Jul 25, 2017 4:06 PM

    Mary Halvorson Makes Village Vanguard Debut

    In her first week-long headlining appearance in the hallowed Village Vanguard (she had previously appeared with her…

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    Seun Kuti (foreground) performs during the Paris New York Heritage Festival in Manhattan on July 16.

    Live

    Jul 25, 2017 3:27 PM

    Classic Vibes, Afrobeat Sounds at the Paris-New York Heritage Fest

    Was the decision to sandwich vibraphonist Roy Ayers in between two sprawling Afrobeat bands a savvy piece of jazz…

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    Doug Beavers will release a new album, Art Of The Arrangement, on Aug. 25.

    First Listen

    Jul 25, 2017 2:14 PM

    Preview Doug Beavers’ New Album, a Salute to Arrangers

    Trombonists are the unsung heroes of the jazz world. Though the instrument may not grace as many frontlines as it did…

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    David Wong (left), Jimmy Heath, Kenny Washington and Benny Golson perform at the 92nd Street Y in New York on July 19.

    Live

    Jul 24, 2017 4:08 PM

    Golson & Heath Join Forces for ‘Meeting of the Maestros’

    “Jazz is alive at the 92nd Street Y,” WBGO radio personality Rhonda Hamilton announced to the sold-out house that…

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    John Beasley (center) is the leader of MONK’estra. The group performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 7.

    Live

    Jul 24, 2017 12:27 PM

    Beasley’s MONK’estra Takes Thelonious’ Tunes on Wild Ride

    From the Afro-Cuban re-imagining of “Epistrophy” to a lively rap version of “Brake’s Sake,” Thelonious…

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    Lauren Kinsella (second from left) performs at Cambridge Modern Jazz.

    Global Swing

    Jul 21, 2017 2:40 PM

    Global Swing: Cambridge Modern Jazz

    The fabric of jazz has always relied on independent programmers. Whether restaurant, bar, club or concert hall owners,…

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    Dizzy Gillespie (left) and Ella Fitzgerald were subjects of a star-studded tribute at the Hollywood Bowl on July 19.

    News

    Jul 21, 2017 12:15 PM

    Hollywood Bowl Salutes 100 Years of Diz & Ella

    The city of Hollywood enjoyed a great summer breeze and the Los Angeles Philharmonic offered up a crowd-pleasing gem of…

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    Robert Fripp, of the band King Crimson, performs during the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal in Canada on July 3.

    Live

    Jul 20, 2017 3:34 PM

    Montreal Fest Ventures ‘Beyond Jazz’ with Eclectic Acts

    If visiting Festival International de Jazz de Montreal on July 3, a King Crimson fan would have needed to set aside…

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