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    Aug 24, 2016 2:43 PM

    DownBeat Apple Music Playlist: 25 for the Future

    Our July 2016 issue featured a series of short profiles on 25 musicians who we think will shape the direction of jazz…

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    Kendrick Scott demonstrates Sensory Percussion, a new drum trigger by Sunhouse, at Threes Brewing in Brooklyn on July 21.

    Live, Kendrick Scott

    Aug 24, 2016 2:27 PM

    Scott Injects Dramatic Political Message into Drum Showcase

    The drum company Sunhouse presented a riveting showcase for its new product, the Sensory Percussion drum trigger, on…

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    The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 will hit the road together for a U.S. tour that begins Oct. 1 in Bangor, Maine.

    News, Manhattan Transfer, Take 6

    Aug 23, 2016 10:55 AM

    Double Dose: Manhattan Transfer & Take 6 Team up for Tour

    Vocal-jazz dynasties The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 will join forces this October for “The Summit,” a…

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    Joss Stone performs at the Molde Jazz Festival in Molde, Norway, on July 23.

    Live, Wadada Leo Smith, Donny McCaslin, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Ron Carter

    Aug 23, 2016 10:18 AM

    Molde Festival Offers Free-Improv Sets & Feel-Good Fare

    Aside from being one of the world’s oldest jazz gatherings, the Molde Jazz Festival, which turned 56 this year, is…

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    The Belgian blues artist Roland performs a tribute to Moondog at the Gent Jazz Festival in Ghent, Belgium, on July 10.

    Live, Roland, De Beren Gieren

    Aug 22, 2016 5:11 PM

    Hometown Heroes Spice Up Belgium’s Gent Jazz Festival

    This year, the Gent Jazz Festival in Belgium celebrated its 15th edition on July 7–16 with the kind of high-quality…

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    Keefe Jackson plays a sopranino saxophone at the Astral Spirits Showcase in Chicago on July 23.

    Live, Jason Adasiewicz, Keefe Jackson

    Aug 22, 2016 4:58 PM

    Free-Improv Players Soar During Astral Spirits Showcase

    Improvisation is a problem-solving strategy, and the music business has plenty of problems right now. While free-improv…

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    Jimmy Greene will perform at the Litchfield Jazz Festival, which takes place Aug. 6–7 in Goshen, Connecticut. Greene’s 2014 CD is titlted Beautiful Life.

    News, Jimmy Heath, Jimmy Greene, Donald Harrison Jr.

    Aug 22, 2016 4:24 PM

    Heath, Greene, Harrison to Headline Litchfield Jazz Festival

    Saxophonists Jimmy Greene, Donald Harrison, Don Braden and NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath are among the headliners…

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    Guitarist Pat Metheny (left) and bassist Ron Carter perform as a duo at Umbria Jazz in Perugia, Italy, on July 13.

    Live, Pat Metheny, Ron Carter

    Aug 12, 2016 1:29 PM

    New Ensembles, Inspired Pairings Animate Umbria Jazz Fest

    Over the course of its 44-year history, Umbria Jazz has evolved into a true people’s festival. The charming Italian…

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    Ondrej Pivec (left) and Grégoire Maret perform at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on July 10.

    Live, Grégoire Maret

    Aug 12, 2016 1:08 PM

    Maret Explores Gospel Sounds at North Sea Jazz Festival

    Even though he’s still riding the crest of his latest recording, Wanted (Sunnyside), harmonica virtuoso Grégoire…

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    Ann E. Ward (1949–2016)

    News, Ann Ward

    Aug 12, 2016 1:00 PM

    AACM Pianist Ann E. Ward Dies at 67

    Pianist and educator Ann E. Ward, one of the most recognized female composers of the Association for the Advancement of…

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