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Christopher Zuar: Forging a Subtle Big Band
Tending the soil of large ensemble jazz culture can be a challenging, labor-intensive and sometimes thankless job. The…
Jun 18, 2024 11:39 AM
Tending the soil of large ensemble jazz culture can be a challenging, labor-intensive and sometimes thankless job. The…
Jun 11, 2024 12:31 PM
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Growing up near Boston, 31-year-old saxophonist-singer-songwriter Grace Kelly had a Friday night tradition with her…
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Puerto Rican-born drummer/composer Willy Rodriguez now calls New York City his home, but he isn’t afraid to push…
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Driving into the San Bernardino National Forest, some 40 miles east of Los Angeles, the two-lane road snakes through…
May 29, 2024 12:15 PM
What Hilary Gardner wanted most growing up was to move to New York and sing jazz. But she lived in a small town in…
May 29, 2024 12:08 PM
The first time trumpeter/composer Riley Mulherkar met his longtime mentor Wynton Marsalis, he was in the third grade.…