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    The cover of Kenny Dorham’s Blue Bossa In The Bronx.​
    News, From the Magazine, Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, Charles Mingus

    Apr 10, 2025 2:00 PM

    The Resonance Revival

    Resonance Records has been a valued and frequent contributor to RSD in past years. This year is no exception, with four…

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    A document of John Lee Hooker live in Paris.

    News, From the Magazine, Dave Specter, Mahalia Jackson

    Apr 10, 2025 1:55 PM

    Gettin’ the Blues and a Touch of Gospel!

    Here’s a fresh batch of blues on vinyl to break your heart and make you love it. And when that heart needs mending,…

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    ​More Mingus? Thank you!

    News, From the Magazine, BadBadNotGood, Count Basie Orchestra, Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Paolo Fresu/Richard Galliano/Jan Lundgren, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan

    Apr 10, 2025 1:50 PM

    And Even More Vinyl…Please!

    Here’s even more great music to please your ears and satisfy your hunger for historically significant recordings.…

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    Saxophonist ​Javon Jackson and bassist Danton Boller at Louis Armstrong Center’s Jazz Room on March 1.

    News, Javon Jackson

    Apr 8, 2025 1:29 PM

    Tonight at Village Vanguard, Javon Jackson to Pay Tribute to Nikki Giovanni

    Tonight, April 8, tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson will bring to the Village Vanguard a tribute to his late performing…

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    The Blue Note Jazz Festival New York kicks off May 27 with a James Moody 100th Birthday Celebration at Sony Hall.

    News

    Apr 8, 2025 1:23 PM

    Blue Note Jazz Festival New York Posts 2025 Lineup

    Blue Note Entertainment Group has unveiled the lineup for the 14th annual Blue Note Jazz Festival New York, featuring…

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    ​George Freeman, shown here at Chicago’s Green Mill, performed well into his 90s.

    News, George Freeman

    Apr 8, 2025 12:56 PM

    Guitarist George Freeman Dies at 97

    Guitarist George Freeman, a mainstay of the Chicago jazz scene, died April 1 at age 97 — just days before being…

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    “The NDR Bigband is truly an ensemble for our times,” said Nikki Iles, principal conductor for the 2025–’26 season.

    News, NDR Bigband, Nikki Iles

    Apr 8, 2025 11:56 AM

    NDR Bigband Begins 2025–’26 Season with Nikki Iles as Principal Conductor

    British bandleader, pianist and composer Nikki Iles will be the new principal conductor of the Hamburg, Germany-based…

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    “It’s an honor and a blessing to be in this universe with Mr. Smith,” said Vijay Iyer, left, of Wadada Leo Smith, right, at the March 20 release party for their latest duo recording, Defiant Life (ECM).

    News, Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith

    Apr 1, 2025 8:43 AM

    Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith United by Values on ‘Defiant Life’

    On March 20, the night before the release of Defiant Life, the new Vijay Iyer-Wadada Leo Smith duo album from ECM, the…

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    “In terms of what a singer is capable of making you feel, she is as good as it gets,” Cavassa said of Mahalia Jackson during a live Blindfold Test with DB’s Frank Alkyer.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Gabrielle Cavassa

    Apr 1, 2025 8:30 AM

    Blindfold Test: Gabrielle Cavassa

    At the end of last summer, over the Labor Day weekend, vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa took time out from preparing for her…

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    The 47th Kennedy Center Honors featured a stellar group including The Grateful Dead, film director Francis Ford Coppola, Arturo Sandoval, Bonnie Raitt and The Apollo Theater. Will future Honors uphold these standards?

    From the Magazine

    Apr 1, 2025 8:22 AM

    Opinion: Kennedy Center Dishonor

    Editor’s Note: The following served as the First Take column, which is our editor’s letter, in the April issue of…

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