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    Jason Adasiewicz (left), Steve Noble, John Edwards and Peter Brötzmann perform at the Art Institute of Chicago on May 21.

    Live, Review, Peter Brötzmann, Jason Adasiewicz

    May 25, 2016 5:22 PM

    Brötzmann Reveals Expansive Range at Chicago Museum Show

    Before Peter Brötzmann gained renown as a musician, he was a German art student who played clarinet in a Dixieland band…

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    Kamasi Washington (left) and Ryan Porter perform at Where Spaceways Meet: A Night of Spiritual Jazz, part of the Red Bull Music Academy Festival in Brooklyn on May 8.

    Live, Kamasi Washington, Pharoah Sanders, Sun Ra

    May 18, 2016 1:01 PM

    Washington, Sanders Channel Psychedelic Spirit in Brooklyn

    In the current climate of reconstituted knowledge—where a list of things you might not know or anything evoking Brian…

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    Grammy-winning drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. performs at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York on April 29.

    Live, Duke Ellington, Ulysses Owens Jr.

    May 18, 2016 12:29 PM

    Owens & Friends Honor Ellington at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola

    In a celebration of “Ellington And Beyond,” the immensely talented drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. and his equally…

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    Joe Temperley (1929–2016)

    News, Joe Temperley

    May 18, 2016 12:26 PM

    Revered Baritone Saxophonist Joe Temperley Dies at 86

    Joe Temperley, an influential jazz musician whose virtuosic skill on the baritone saxophone and bass clarinet boosted…

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    Brue Barth demonstrated his distinguished combination of ceaseless imagination and unshakable swing at Mezzrow in New York City on May 7.

    Live, Bruce Barth

    May 18, 2016 12:21 PM

    Barth Brings Eloquent, Hard-Charging Swing to Mezzrow

    The small, narrow listening room Mezzrow, with its strangely perfect acoustics, is an unlikely success in a city full…

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    Anthony Wilson (left) and Joshua Crumbly perform material from Wilson’s new album, Frogtown, at The Django in Manhattan’s Roxy Hotel.

    Live, Anthony Wilson

    May 18, 2016 12:18 PM

    Anthony Wilson Takes Vocal Excursion in New York

    Early on during his May 5 show at The Django, a new room in Manhattan’s Roxy Hotel inspired by Parisian boites of the…

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    Aaron Diehl performs on May 5 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, as part of the Gilmore Keyboard Festival.

    Live, Aaron Diehl

    May 18, 2016 12:05 PM

    Diehl Trio Swings with Gusto at Gilmore Keyboard Festival

    The Aaron Diehl Trio’s performance on May 5 was the debut jazz concert at the Eccentric Café, located inside…

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    Saxophonist Christoph Irniger (center) leads his namesake quintet, Christoph Irniger Pilgrim, at the Jazzahead! conference in Bremen, Germany, on April 23.

    Live, Eleni Duni

    May 18, 2016 12:02 PM

    Diverse Swiss Artists Showcased at Jazzahead! Conference

    In its 11 years of operation, the biggest jazz “meeting” in Europe has been extending an invitation to musicians,…

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    Detroit band Tiles is drummer Mark Evans (left), guitarist Chris Herin, lead vocalist Paul Rarick and bassist Jeff Whittle.

    Review, Mike Stern

    May 18, 2016 12:00 PM

    Mike Stern, Parade of Guests Add Punch to Tiles’ Concept Album

    The term progressive rock conjures a plethora of musical concepts and visual images: complex song structures, extended…

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    A still from the trailer for Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words, a new documentary about the pioneering guitarist-composer-bandleader.

    Review, Frank Zappa

    May 18, 2016 11:57 AM

    Zappa Documentary Reveals Many Faces of Frank

    Guitarist, composer, bandleader, filmmaker, satirist, outspoken social commentator, political gadfly, irascible…

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