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    Joel Ross and Good Vibes celebrate the vinyl release of Kingmaker on Friday, Aug. 2 at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. Ross—who also played with Makaya McCraven and with the collective In Common—performed three sets in two days during the festival.

    Live, News, Review

    Aug 7, 2019 4:02 PM

    First-Time Leaders Preserve and Evolve Newport Legacy

    By the time Paul Gonsalves shook up Fort Adams with 27 blistering choruses in 1956, the Newport Jazz Festival already…

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    Saxophonist Hanna Paulsberg (left), vocalist Rohey Taalah and bassist Ellen Andrea Wang perform as Gurls during A l’arme! Festival, which ran July 31-Aug. 3 in Berlin.

    News, Review

    Aug 7, 2019 10:40 AM

    Noncommercial Sounds Draw Crowds to Berlin’s A l’arme! Festival

    From its very beginnings jazz has functioned like a stylistic blob, driven by its practitioners to absorb, assimilate…

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    Trombonist John Fedchock leads a quartet, a sextet and the New York Big Band.

    News, From the Magazine

    Aug 7, 2019 9:00 AM

    John Fedchock Arranges for Success

    John Fedchock has forged a distinctive career fueled by enormous talent, hard work and an entrepreneurial spirit.

    …

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    In 2011, Fabrizio Spera and a couple of colleagues opened the Blutopia record shop in Rome’s Pigneto neighborhood.

    News, From the Magazine

    Aug 6, 2019 9:00 AM

    Rome’s Blutopia Record Shop is in the Business of Listening

    “For me, as well as for many other people of my age, a record store has always represented a meeting place, where…

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    Daniel Weltlinger plays his grandfather’s violin on Szolnok, an album detailing the journey Zoltan Fischmann undertook to escape oppression and religious intolerance during the 20th century.

    Interview, News

    Aug 4, 2019 6:29 PM

    The Travails of Daniel Weltlinger’s Family Fiddle

    When Daniel Weltlinger was growing up in Sydney, Australia, he heard his grandfather Zoltan Fischmann’s stories of…

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    Los Angeles-based vocalist Dwight Trible connected with London’s Gearbox Records to release his latest album, Mothership.

    News, From the Magazine

    Aug 1, 2019 10:28 PM

    Gearbox Records Runs on the Adoration of Music

    Stationed behind an unassuming brick facade is the home of the label and analog mastering studio that has helped lead…

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    Kaya Baird, 9, studies the art of improvisation with jazz pianist Jeremy Siskind during the 2019 Yamaha Music School Music Camp.

    News

    Aug 1, 2019 7:00 PM

    Young Musicians Meet Mentors at Yamaha Summer Camp

    Students ages 8 to 15 had the opportunity to meet and learn from acclaimed musicians—including pianist Jeremy…

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    Elliott Sharp (left) and Lukas König perform at Saalfelden.

    News, From the Magazine

    Aug 1, 2019 4:00 PM

    Saalfelden Festival Offers Good Vibes

    When it comes to jazz festivals of an adventurous bent, blessed with an idyllic setting, Austria’s International…

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    Conguero Poncho Sanchez is set to issue Trane’s Delight on Sept. 20 through Concord Picante.

    News, First Listen

    Aug 1, 2019 12:59 PM

    Premiere: Hear Poncho Sanchez Salute Coltrane with New Version of ‘Blue Train’

    The first record Poncho Sanchez bought with his own money—when he was 11—was Coltrane.

    The percussionist has…

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    Singer and composer Gregory Porter will launch a podcast titled The Hang on Aug. 8.

    News

    Aug 1, 2019 12:45 PM

    Porter Gets Conversational with ‘The Hang’ Podcast

    Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Gregory Porter soon will launch a weekly podcast titled The Hang. Each episode will…

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