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In Memoriam: Jack DeJohnette, 1942–2025
Jack DeJohnette, a bold and resourceful drummer and NEA Jazz Master who forged a unique vocabulary on the kit over his…
Pianist Vijay Iyer and alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa are releasing their new disc, Raw Materials (Savoy Jazz), on May 23.
Iyer and Mahanthappa have been musical collaborators since Steve Coleman introduced them to each other in 1995.
“We both know immediately that we had made a connection,” Iyer and Mahanthappa write in the disc’s liner notes. “Two like-minded South Asian American musicians at parallel stages in our lives and at a similar crossroads of creative traditions.”
Along with drawing on Indian musical themes, Raw Materials uses European and African sources for the duo’s harmonically advanced jazz compositions.
“This duo setting allowed our collaborations to flourish and evolve into something truly unforseen,” according to Iyer and Mahanthappa.
Jack DeJohnette boasted a musical resume that was as long as it was fearsome.
Oct 28, 2025 10:47 AM
Jack DeJohnette, a bold and resourceful drummer and NEA Jazz Master who forged a unique vocabulary on the kit over his…
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Flea has returned to his first instrument — the trumpet — and assembled a dream band of jazz musicians to record a new album.
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To see the complete list of nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, go to grammy.com.
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