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    The Roundhouse hosts events, like the Love Supreme Jazz Festival and the London Jazz Festival, that feature performers from outside of the UK.

    Interview, News

    Sep 11, 2018 9:00 AM

    Musicians, Labels and Festival Programmers Anxious Over Brexit

    For almost every British musician, hearing the word “Brexit” induces a quickened heart rate.

    The UK is scheduled…

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    Guitarist John Abercrombie (1944–2017)

    Interview, News, Review

    Sep 10, 2018 9:00 AM

    Documentary Offers Intimate Portrait of a Demure Abercrombie

    On 1999’s Open Land, guitarist John Abercrombie and his sextet played their way through a set of the bandleader’s…

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    Damon Smith (left) and Ra-Kalam Bob Moses

    Interview, News

    Sep 7, 2018 9:00 AM

    Bassist Damon Smith Helps Steer Astral Plane Crash’s Improv

    Since 2010, Plane Crash has featured the improvisatory skills of Henry Kaiser (guitar), Damon Smith (bass) and Weasel…

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    Pianist Ramsey Lewis performs at the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 1.

    News, Review

    Sep 6, 2018 11:49 AM

    City’s Cultural Capital on Full Display at Chicago Jazz Festival

    Although singer Dianne Reeves’ set was cut short by a thunderstorm and alto saxophonist Maceo Parker proclaimed early…

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    Pianist Thandi Ntuli recently released Exiled (Inpartmaint), her second full-length album.

    Interview, News

    Sep 5, 2018 9:00 AM

    Thandi Ntuli Balances Her Craft with Increasing Demands

    It’s two hours before showtime.

    The staff at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa, is making final…

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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.

    Live, Review

    Sep 4, 2018 4:08 PM

    Amid Stormy Skies, Detroit Jazz Fest Honors Geri Allen

    Over Labor Day weekend in Detroit, many buildings hung their flags at half-mast, as the city laid to rest its favorite…

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    Selim Selçuk performs on the second night of the Vitrin Contemporary Turkish Music Showcase at the Zorlu Center in Istanbul, Turkey.

    Interview, News

    Sep 4, 2018 9:00 AM

    The Odyssey of Drummer Selim Selçuk’s First Album

    Earlier this year, at the age of 61, Istanbul-based drummer Selim Selçuk released his first recording. The two-volume…

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    Randy Weston at the 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival

    News

    Sep 1, 2018 8:56 PM

    Pianist Randy Weston Dies at 92

    Pianist Randy Weston, an NEA Jazz Master, Doris Duke Impact Award recipient, United States Artist Fellow and Guggenheim…

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    Pete Shand (left), Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Brian J and Ivan Neville collaborated on the new album Cool Down.

    Interview, News, From the Magazine

    Aug 31, 2018 9:00 AM

    ‘Pretty’ Purdie Returns with ‘Cool Down’

    Forget Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Herbie Hancock and the multitude of other artists with whom Bernard “Pretty”…

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    The first recording of Brian Krock’s Big Heart Machine includes performances by an 18-piece band, as well as contributions by producer Darcy James Argue and conductor Miho Hazama.

    Interview, News, First Listen

    Aug 30, 2018 9:00 AM

    Brian Krock’s Big Heart Machine Rumbles to Life

    When asked about the primary influencers of his big band project Big Heart Machine, multi-reed composer and leader…

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