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    Branford (left), Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis perform during a New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival set honoring their father, Ellis, who played piano with the ensemble.

    Live, News

    May 9, 2019 9:00 AM

    After 50 Years, Inclusive, Locally Focused Spirit of NOLA Festival Persists

    In 1970, Mahalia Jackson surprised attendees of the first New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival by jumping in on…

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    Los Angeles producer Daedelus is among a handful of artists, along with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony’s Layzie Bone and Kneebody drummer Nate Wood, who have expressed interest in working with Zero System Immersive Music. The California label is at the vanguard of finding a space for creative music in virtual reality and immersive technology.

    News

    May 9, 2019 9:00 AM

    Zero System Makes Space for Creative Music in VR/AR

    Ryan Pryor, a jazz keyboardist and co-founder of Zero System Immersive Music, taps a few commands on his computer and…

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    Antonio Hart helms a big band workshop with the New South Wales Public Schools Stage Band inside the Sydney Opera House.

    May 8, 2019 10:00 AM

    International Jazz Day Workshops Highlight Power of Listening

    Intense listening that results in meaningful communication and deep connection has been a philosophical touchstone for…

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    Todd Barkan, who owned the original Keystone Korner in San Francisco, stands outside the new Keystone Korner Baltimore.

    News

    May 8, 2019 9:00 AM

    Barkan, Wiedmaier Team for Keystone Korner Baltimore

    The worldwide celebration of International Jazz Day on April 30 included the grand opening of a club bearing an iconic…

  • News

    May 7, 2019 3:57 PM

    Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition Accepting Submissions

    The 8th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, also known as the SASSY awards, is accepting…

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    Johnathan Blake takes musical cues from his late father, John Blake Jr., a violinist who performed with McCoy Tyner and Archie Shepp.

    News, From the Magazine

    May 7, 2019 9:00 AM

    Johnathan Blake Always Has Been ‘Focused on Rhythm’

    It’s a biting-cold January day in Manhattan.

    The wind howls around corners and between the buildings with…

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    Janning Trumann 6 performs at jazzahead!, a festival and trade fair in Bremen, Germany, which ran April 25-28.

    Live, News

    May 6, 2019 9:00 AM

    Working Toward Global Unity at jazzahead!

    On a train traveling from Hamburg to Bremen, Germany, a Scott Joplin rag tumbles out of a passenger’s mobile phone,…

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    For Wynton Marsalis, developing a strategy to translate mythology into music for the film Bolden required some self-analysis, if not soul-searching.

    News, From the Magazine

    May 3, 2019 9:00 AM

    The Resurrection of Buddy Bolden

    Shrouded in mystery, Buddy Bolden’s life has proved more than a match for most of its would-be chroniclers.…

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    Vocalist Lizz Wright performs April 30 at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall in Australia.

    Live, News

    May 2, 2019 9:00 AM

    In Melbourne and Sydney, International Jazz Day Explores Cultural Exchange

    Acknowledgments of Australia’s indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were peppered throughout the…

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    Bassist Linda May Han Oh earned honors in two categories in the 24th annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards.

    May 1, 2019 10:56 AM

    Linda May Han Oh, Ahmad Jamal, DownBeat Recognized by Jazz Journalists Association

    Bassist Linda May Han Oh, pianist Ahmad Jamal and DownBeat magazine are among the honorees of the 24th annual Jazz…

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