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    Mary Halvorson will make her leader debut at the Village Vanguard in New York City July 18–23.

    News, Mary Halvorson

    May 16, 2017 9:23 PM

    Halvorson To Make Leader Debut at Village Vanguard July 18–23

    Playing at the Village Vanguard in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village—the downstairs club that has been the home of 132…

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    Wadada Leo Smith was named Musician of the Year in the 2017 Jazz Journalism Awards.

    News, Wadada Leo Smith, McCoy Tyner, Maria Schneider, Anat Cohen, Mary Halvorson, Brian Lynch

    May 16, 2017 1:34 PM

    Wadada Leo Smith Among Winners of 2017 JJA Awards

    The Jazz Journalists Association has announced the winners of its 21st annual Jazz Awards, celebrating 41 categories…

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    The Cookers members Billy Harper, David Weiss and Eddie Henderson perform at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola on May 6.

    Live, The Cookers, David Weiss, Billy Hart

    May 15, 2017 9:49 PM

    With Experience on their Side, The Cookers Heat Up Dizzy’s

    If you’ve heard the five CDs recorded by veteran jazz septet The Cookers, you know these seasoned pros deliver fire…

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    Ambrose Akinmusire will release A Rift In Decorum: Live At The Village Vanguard (Blue Note) on June 9.

    News, Ahmad Jamal, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joe Lovano

    May 15, 2017 3:45 PM

    June Brings New Albums by Jamal, Akinmusire, Lovano & Liebman

    April showers bring May flowers. But what do May flowers bring? June album releases! There are plenty of reasons to…

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    Vicente Archer (left), Clarence Penn, Mary Stallings and Steve Nelson perform at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco May 4 as part of the vocalist’s four-day residency.

    Live

    May 12, 2017 12:31 PM

    Bay Area Native Mary Stallings Returns to SFJAZZ for Powerhouse Showcase

    Since opening its SFJAZZ Center in January 2013, the SFJAZZ organization has appointed a group of Resident Artistic…

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    Chucho Valdés performs at Birdland in New York City as part of a six-night engagement at the venue.

    Live, Chucho Valdés

    May 12, 2017 9:38 AM

    Valdés Puts Efflorescent Pianism on Display at Blue Note

    Most 75-year-olds residing in Miami, Florida, aspire to a comfortable retirement. Not so for master pianist-composer…

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    Kristin E. Ellis and Al’Jaleel McGhee perform in Paradise Blue, which premiered April 26 at the TimeLine Theatre in Chicago.

    News

    May 11, 2017 6:46 PM

    Paradise Blue: A Fictional Jazz Club in a Real Time

    I wonder if anyone will ever write a serious drama or movie about a jazz musician who is not beset by explosive inner…

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    John Scofield performed songs from 1976’s Blue Matter and 1996’s Quiet during a retrospective of his work at Jazz at Lincoln Center May 5–6.

    Live, John Scofield

    May 10, 2017 10:10 PM

    Scofield Revisits His Past in Jazz at Lincoln Center Concert

    While still basking in the glow of his recent Best Jazz Instrumental Album Grammy win for Country For Old Men…

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    Dan Tepfer (left) and Aaron Diehl perform at the Greenwich House Music School in New York on April 27.

    News, Aaron Diehl, Dan Tepfer

    May 10, 2017 8:47 PM

    Stream Track from Diehl and Tepfer’s ‘Uncharted’ Collaboration

    Individually, pianists Aaron Diehl and Dan Tepfer are among the most sought after young musicians in jazz today, widely…

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    The Paulin Brothers perform at the People’s Health Economy Hall Tent during New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 4.

    Live

    May 10, 2017 7:48 PM

    New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest: A Photo Recap

    (Text by David Kunian, with photos by Erika Goldring.)

    The audience had already absorbed a lot of music by the time…

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