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    Dave McMurray (left), Esperanza Spalding, Ravi Coltrane and Terri Lyne Carrington pay tribute to the late Geri Allen at the 2018 Detroit Jazz Festival.

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    Jul 1, 2020 1:40 PM

    Detroit Jazz Festival Announces Plans To Move Online

    On Labor Day weekend this year, the Detroit Jazz Festival is set to pivot to an online model being adopted by…

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    Eddie Henderson says that during his career he’s had to develop the “maturity of knowing when to play and when not to play.”

    News

    Jul 1, 2020 8:48 AM

    Eddie Henderson On Maturity And Revisiting Bop Standards

    Trumpeter Eddie Henderson, who turns 80 in October, still is in top form, blowing with passion, intensity and uncommon…

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    Johnny Mandel (1925–2020)

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    Jun 30, 2020 4:53 PM

    Composer And Arranger Johnny Mandel Dies At 94

    Songwriter Johnny Mandel, an Oscar and Grammy winner whose compositions included “The Shadow Of Your Smile” and…

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    “Color Of Noize is what someone makes of it,” says bassist Derrick Hodge while discussing his new Blue Note release.

    News

    Jun 30, 2020 9:00 AM

    Full Spectrum: Derrick Hodge Sees Endless Possibilities In Music

    Not long ago, Derrick Hodge had a conversation that forever altered his perspective.

    “I had the honor of…

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    Freddy Cole (1931–2020), seen here performing with the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra

    News

    Jun 29, 2020 11:30 AM

    Freddy Cole Dies at 88

    Pianist and singer Freddy Cole—whose performance style frequently was compared to that of his older brother, DownBeat…

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    Joe Lovano—along with Ben Street and Andrew Cyrille—are set to stream a pair of performances this week.

    News

    Jun 29, 2020 9:00 AM

    What To Stream This Week

    As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…

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    The Green Mill in Chicago is planning to hold shows this weekend for the first time in three months.

    News

    Jun 26, 2020 2:39 PM

    Chicago’s Green Mill And Baltimore’s Keystone Korner Plan To Host Shows This Weekend

    Even as states like Texas and Florida are dealing with a significant surge in new cases of the coronavirus, a few jazz…

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    The Strut imprint recently announced a forthcoming album by the Sun Ra Arkestra.

    News

    Jun 26, 2020 10:51 AM

    Upcoming Sun Ra Arkestra Album Is The Ensemble’s First Studio Date In Decades

    Since the 1993 death of keyboardist and bandleader Sun Ra, his Arkestra has continued to navigate space and time with…

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    Protesters march June 6 in Washington, D.C., following the police killing of George Floyd.

    News, From the Magazine

    Jun 26, 2020 9:00 AM

    Societal Reckoning Over Racism Encompasses The Jazz Community

    Jazz singer and activist Aaron Myers was among the demonstrators who gathered to protest at Lafayette Square on June 1…

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    Lucinda Williams latest effort, Good Souls Better Angels, was issued in April.

    News, Review, From the Magazine

    Jun 25, 2020 8:55 AM

    Shadings Of The Blues Genre

    Lucinda Williams, Good Souls Better Angels (Thirty Tigers/Highway 20 H2006; 59:46 ****)

    Early concerts and…

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