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    Herbie Hancock, and his keytar, drew standing ovations during his Chicago homecoming concert.

    News, Herbie Hancock

    Sep 14, 2021 11:32 AM

    Herbie’s Chicago Homecoming

    As Herbie Hancock demonstrated in his recent return to performance, he is a musician of multitudes. The youthful…

  • 21_Thurston_Briscoe_WBGO.jpg

    Briscoe, right, with Instrumentalist/producer Eric Tait and vocalist Liz Wright in 2011.

    News

    Sep 14, 2021 11:25 AM

    In Memoriam: Thurston Briscoe, 1947–2021

    Thurston Briscoe, a former radio producer at NPR in Washington, D.C., and executive at WBGO in Newark, New Jersey, who…

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    Ron Carter will perform at the Jamaica Center on Oct. 2.

    News, Ron Carter

    Sep 14, 2021 11:16 AM

    Ron Carter Celebrates Jamaica Center’s 50th Anniversary

    Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning will commemorate its 50th anniversary season with a residency by acclaimed…

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    Brian Bromberg

    News, From the Magazine, Brian Bromberg

    Sep 7, 2021 11:25 AM

    The Blindfold Test with Brian Bromberg

    Brian Bromberg, Arizona-born but long California-based, has often resided in smooth jazz circles. But the bassist, now…

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    Ches Smith (center, seated), with the cross-cultural octet We All Break, explores his fascination with Vodou drumming on Path Of Seven Colors.

    News, From the Magazine, Ches Smith

    Sep 7, 2021 11:21 AM

    Ches Smith Runs the Vodou Down

    Drummer/composer Ches Smith got into Vodou drumming almost by accident. As a graduate student studying music at Mills…

  • 21_SamaraJoy_PhotobyShervinLainez_lo_res.JPG

    Joy’s heroes range from Cécile McLorin Salvant, Jazzmeia Horn and H.E.R., to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.

    News, From the Magazine, Samara Joy

    Sep 7, 2021 10:51 AM

    Samara Joy’s Quest for New Tradition

    Samara Joy is a self-possessed, deeply emotive vocalist, with power that usually takes a lot of living to master. But…

  • 21_Kari_Ikonen_photo_by_Gerhard_Richter_lo_res.jpg

    Ikonen combines his artistic creativity with a curiosity that led to inventing the Maqiano, a device that creates microtonal effects on an acoustic piano.

    News, From the Magazine, Kari Ikonen

    Sep 7, 2021 10:46 AM

    Kari Ikonen’s Maqiano Sound

    In a stylish Helsinki apartment with high-vaulted windows that ushered in the sunlight from the auroral Scandinavian…

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    Corea was named Artist, Pianist and Keyboardist of the Year for the final time in the 69th Annual DownBeat Critics Poll.

    News, From the Magazine, Chick Corea

    Aug 27, 2021 2:14 PM

    Chick Corea: Final Curtain Call

    Editor’s Note: This article is from the August 2021 DownBeat Critics Poll issue.

    At the time of this writing,…

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    Michael Dease is the Trombonist of the Year in DownBeat’s 69th Annual Critics Poll.

    News, From the Magazine, Michael Dease

    Aug 27, 2021 2:04 PM

    Michael Dease: Give It All

    Michael Dease took a circuitous route to discovering his chosen instrument. He started out as an alto saxophonist…

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    The Rodney Whitaker Septet performs at the 2020 virtual Detroit Jazz Festival.

    News

    Aug 27, 2021 1:58 PM

    Detroit Jazz Fest Goes Virtual, Again

    The Detroit Jazz Festival will be delivered virtually, once again, over the Labor Day weekend.

    Billed as the largest…

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