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    José Antonio Diaz (left) leads a workshop at the Diaz Music Institute in Houston, Texas.

    News, Jose Antonio Diaz, Wendy Oxenhorn

    Sep 7, 2017 10:20 AM

    Educators, Aid Workers Gauge Harvey’s Impact on Musicians

    Judging from the flood-related atrocities in New Orleans (Hurricane Katrina in 2005) and Baton Rouge, Louisiana (an…

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    Walter Becker (1950–2017)

    News, Walter Becker, Steely Dan, Donald Fagen

    Sep 6, 2017 9:27 AM

    Remembering Walter Becker: A Maverick in Plain Sight

    Considering his status as co-founder of one of America’s major pop bands of the past half century, Walter Becker was…

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    Trumpeter Russ Johnson (left), bassist Jason Roebke, alto saxophonist Dave Rempis, drummer Mike Reed and vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz perform in Chicago on Aug. 31.

    Live, News, Jackie McLean, Dave Rempis, Jason Adasiewicz

    Sep 5, 2017 5:07 PM

    Rempis Offers ‘Action’-Packed Salute to McLean in Chicago

    The lineup for this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival included, for the first time, an entry from the Jazz Record Art…

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    Roscoe Mitchell (foreground) and Fred Berry perform at the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 3.

    Live, Roscoe Mitchell, Allison Miller, Jon Faddis, Matt Wilson

    Sep 5, 2017 1:08 PM

    Chicago Jazz Fest Shines Spotlight on Hometown Talent

    Reeds-and-winds iconoclast Roscoe Mitchell celebrated 50 years of recording. Trumpeter Jon Faddis reveled in Dizzy…

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    Walter Becker (1950–2017)

    News, Steely Dan, Walter Becker, Donald Fagen

    Sep 3, 2017 8:19 PM

    Walter Becker of Steely Dan Dies at 67

    Guitarist, bassist and songwriter Walter Becker, who co-founded the jazz-rock band Steely Dan with keyboardist and…

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    The Chicago Jazz Fest (left) and Detroit Jazz Fest will take place over Labor Day Weekend. Admission to both festivals is free.

    News, Wayne Shorter, Jason Moran, Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Roscoe Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, Kamasi Washington

    Sep 1, 2017 9:27 AM

    Chicago & Detroit Festivals Welcome Jazz Fans

    Jazz fans within earshot of Chicago and Detroit might want to pack up the car and head into town, as both cities play…

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    Matt Wilson (pictured) will lead a tribute to Illinois-born poet Carl Sandburg at the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 3.

    News, Jason Moran, Mary Halvorson, Sheila Jordan

    Aug 31, 2017 2:33 PM

    Moran, Halvorson, Wilson To Headline Chicago Jazz Fest

    The Chicago Jazz Festival returns to the Windy City Aug. 31–Sept. 3 with a lineup heavy on tributes and…

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    Lee Konitz (left) and Dan Tepfer perform at the Charlie Parker Festival in New York City’s Marcus Garvey Park on Aug. 26.

    Live, Lee Konitz, Joshua Redman, Terri Lyne Carrington, Tia Fuller, Lou Donaldson, Alicia Olatuja

    Aug 31, 2017 9:14 AM

    Inspired by Bird, Saxophonists Take Flight at Charlie Parker Fest

    Now in its 25th year, New York City’s annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival has evolved from a single afternoon outdoor…

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    Ken Vandermark is the leader of Marker, a new ensemble that fuses game pieces with sonic tableaus and melodic compositions.

    Live

    Aug 30, 2017 3:33 PM

    Vandermark’s ‘Marker’ Project Pays Tribute to French Film Icon

    On Aug. 20, Ken Vandermark’s latest band, Marker, concluded a residency at Sugar Maple, a craft beer bar in…

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    Sean Jones performs at the Pittsburgh JazzLive Festival as part of a string concerts that ran June 16–18.

    Interview, Sean Jones

    Aug 29, 2017 2:43 PM

    Q&A with Sean Jones: The Spirit Calling

    A longtime time professor of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, trumpeter Sean Jones has served as Brass Chair at the…

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