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    Charles Lloyd performs during the Funchal Jazz Festival in Madeira, Portugal, on July 15.

    Live, Bill Frisell, Charles Lloyd

    Aug 2, 2017 1:44 PM

    Frisell, Lloyd Assert Jazz Mastery at Funchal Fest

    The 18th annual Funchal Jazz Festival, which transpired July 13–15 in the capital city of Madeira, a Portuguese…

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    A scene from inside the Bix Beiderbecke Museum in Davenport Iowa, which opens to the public Aug. 3.

    News, Bix Beiderbecke

    Aug 1, 2017 2:35 PM

    Who Was Bix? Beiderbecke Museum Has Answers

    You can count the number permanent American museums dedicated to the career of a single jazz musician on the fingers of…

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    Guitarist Russell Malone’s new album is TIme For The Dancers (HighNote).

    Interview, Russell Malone, Benny Green, Lonnie Plaxico

    Jul 31, 2017 1:45 PM

    Q&A with Russell Malone: Truth in Who You Are

    It’s nearly impossible not to move while listening to Russell Malone’s enticing new album, Time For The Dancers…

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    DownBeat Senior Contributor Michael Bourne (center) receives the Montreal Jazz Festival’s Bruce Lundvall Award from Artistic Director André Ménard (left) and Vice President of Programming Laurent Saulnier on June 30.

    Interview

    Jul 27, 2017 3:17 PM

    Michael Bourne Reflects on Life in Jazz Journalism at Montreal Fest

    A well-liked, seemingly ever-present member of the jazz media was honored this summer at the Montreal Jazz Festival.

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    Alexander von Schlippenbach (left), Rudi Mahall, Uli Jennessen and Axel Dörner perform at the Molde Jazz Festival in Norway. (Obscured: bassist Jan Roder)

    Live, Vijay Iyer, Pat Metheny, Wadada Leo Smith

    Jul 27, 2017 2:38 PM

    Iyer’s Idiomatic Adventurism by the Fjord

    Vijay Iyer has done more than his share in the contemporary cause of musical border-crossing and idiom-fusing in—and…

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    A still from Esperanza Spalding’s Facebook video announcing the launch of Exposure.

    News, Esperanza Spalding

    Jul 27, 2017 11:49 AM

    Watch Spalding Create New Album ‘Exposure’ on Facebook Live

    Over the course of five studio albums, bassist Esperanza Spalding has established herself as one of today’s major…

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    Shabaka Hutchings (left) and Kamasi Washington perform during the Gent Jazz Festival in Belgium.

    Live, Kamasi Washington

    Jul 26, 2017 3:46 PM

    Hutchings, Washington Inject Dose of Funk into Gent Jazz Fest

    The Gent Jazz Festival always presents one of the most adventurous marriages between the music’s hardcore root and…

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    Pedrito Martinez (left) and Angélique Kidjo perform during the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, on July 12.

    Live, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Angélique Kidjo, Jacob Collier

    Jul 26, 2017 2:01 PM

    Vocal Dynamos Add Spark to Umbria Jazz Fest

    This year’s Umbria Jazz festival in Perugia, Italy, once again featured an ambitious multifaceted program that ranged…

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    Mary Halvorson held a residency at the Village Vanguard in Manhattan from July 18–23.

    Review, Mary Halvorson

    Jul 25, 2017 4:06 PM

    Mary Halvorson Makes Village Vanguard Debut

    In her first week-long headlining appearance in the hallowed Village Vanguard (she had previously appeared with her…

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    Seun Kuti (foreground) performs during the Paris New York Heritage Festival in Manhattan on July 16.

    Live, Tony Allen

    Jul 25, 2017 3:27 PM

    Classic Vibes, Afrobeat Sounds at the Paris-New York Heritage Fest

    Was the decision to sandwich vibraphonist Roy Ayers in between two sprawling Afrobeat bands a savvy piece of jazz…

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