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    Pianist Alfredo Rodríguez and percussionist Pedrito Martinez perform at New York’s SubCulture during Winter Jazzfest.

    Live, News, Melissa Aldana, Alfredo Rodríguez, Marta Sánchez Quintet, Pedrito Martinez, Richard Bona, Alex LoRe

    Jan 15, 2019 8:48 AM

    The Ibero-American Flavor of Winter Jazzfest

    For the past 15 years, Winter Jazzfest’s signature event has been a weekend marathon spread across dozens of New York…

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    Henry Threadgill performs Jan. 11 at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio.

    Live, News, Henry Threadgill, Liberty Ellman

    Jan 14, 2019 9:00 AM

    Threadgill Premieres New Composition at Cleveland Museum of Art

    Henry Threadgill’s Zooid along with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble performed the world premiere of…

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    Led by Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the memorial concert for Roy Hargrove at Lincoln Center began with a traditional, New Orleans-style second line march.

    Live, News, Roy Hargrove, Common, Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Roy Haynes, Norah Jones

    Jan 9, 2019 4:47 PM

    Jazz at Lincoln Center Tribute Recalls Hargrove’s Big-Tent Approach

    Around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at Jazz at Lincoln Center, as the memorial concert for Roy Hargrove neared its fifth hour,…

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    Kamasi Washington performs Saturday at SFJAZZ with bassist John Patitucci, drummer Brian Blade and pianist Danilo Pérez during a celebration of Wayne Shorter.

    Live, News, Kamasi Washington, Danilo Pérez, Brian Blade, John Patitucci, Terrace Martin, Wayne Shorter

    Jan 8, 2019 9:00 AM

    SFJAZZ Celebrates Wayne Shorter

    At the top of Saturday night’s Wayne Shorter Legacy Celebration in San Francisco, Randall Kline, artistic and…

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    Trumpeter Verneri Pohjola and drummer Mika Kallio perform during a screening of “Eläimen Kuva” at the We Jazz Festival, which ran Dec. 2-9 in Helsinki, Finland.

    Live, Krzysztof Komeda, Mopo, Verneri Pohjola, Otis Sandsjö

    Dec 11, 2018 9:30 AM

    We Jazz Festival Fosters Surprise and Discovery in Helsinki

    An important event on the Helsinki jazz scene, now in its sixth year, We Jazz has made a point of staging shows in…

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    Maja S.K. Ratkje performs at the Rune Grammofon 20th anniversary celebration at Nasjonal Jazzscene in Oslo, Norway.

    Live, Review, Mats Gustafsson, Fire!, Hedvig Mollestad Trio, Hedvig Mollestad, Maja S. K. Ratkje

    Dec 7, 2018 9:00 AM

    Rune Grammofon Marks 20 Years with 2-Day Oslo Concert

    Back in the ’80s, Rune Kristoffersen was a founding member of the Norwegian post-punk/new wave band Fra Lippo Lippi.…

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    Omara Portuondo performs at the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival.

    Live, News, Omara Portuondo, Luciana Souza, Marco Pignataro

    Nov 26, 2018 4:00 PM

    Dominican Republic Jazz Festival Looks to Foster the Future

    It’s not uncommon for contemporary jazz players to express the need for jazz to be taken to a new, younger generation…

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    Laurin Talese performs at the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition on Nov. 18 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark.

    Live, News, Sarah Vaughan, Stefon Harris, Jon Faddis, Laurin Talese, Cyrille Aimée, Jazzmeia Horn

    Nov 19, 2018 6:01 PM

    Laurin Talese Wins Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition

    Laurin Talese has spent countless hours as a vocal teacher emphasizing the importance of breath control to students.…

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    Emmylou Harris performs during Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration at The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 7.

    Live, News, Joni Mitchell, Ambrose Akinmusire, Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Brian Blade

    Nov 15, 2018 9:00 AM

    Stars Celebrate Joni Mitchell at 75

    Joni Mitchell was running late.

    It’s hard to be anywhere in Los Angeles at 6:30 p.m., unless you leave by 4:30.…

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    Mary Halvorson performs at JazzFest Berlin, which ran Nov. 1-4 in Berlin, Germany.

    Live, News, Jaimie Branch, Makaya McCraven, Hamid Drake, Nicole Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, Bill Frisell

    Nov 14, 2018 12:22 PM

    JazzFest Berlin Challenges Attendees with Audacious Programming

    A festival is supposed to be too much of a good thing. An overabundance, for example, of garlic in Gilroy, California,…

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