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    Vocalist Lizz Wright performs April 30 at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall in Australia.

    Live, News, Lizz Wright, Igor Butman, Herbie Hancock

    May 2, 2019 9:00 AM

    In Melbourne and Sydney, International Jazz Day Explores Cultural Exchange

    Acknowledgments of Australia’s indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were peppered throughout the…

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    For Move On: A Sondheim Adventure, vocalist Cyrille Aimée selected a bevy of Stephen Sondheim compositions she felt resonated with her own experiences.

    News, From the Magazine, Cyrille Aimée, Django Reinhardt, Roy Hargrove

    May 1, 2019 9:00 AM

    Cyrille Aimée’s Rekindled Energy

    As she sat in a rocking chair sipping tea on the front porch of her New Orleans apartment on a recent rainy morning,…

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    Jane Monheit performs April 30 in Melbourne, Australia, during International Jazz Day.

    News

    Apr 30, 2019 10:38 AM

    Stream the Jazz Day Concert in Melbourne

    The seventh annual International Jazz Day is set to host the All-Star Global Concert at the Melbourne Arts Centre’s…

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    Tom Rainey performs at the 2016 unerhört! Festival in Zürich, Switzerland.

    News, Ingrid Laubrock, Tom Rainey Trio, Mary Halvorson

    Apr 30, 2019 9:00 AM

    Drummer Tom Rainey is the Opposite of Discombobulated

    Drummer and bandleader Tom Rainey isn’t stuck. He’s not jaded and doesn’t come across like he’s taking himself…

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    Ravi Coltrane (left), Drew Gress, Ralph Alessi and Mark Ferber perform Jan. 11 at Le Poisson Rouge in New York.

    News, From the Magazine, Ralph Alessi, Ravi Coltrane

    Apr 29, 2019 3:10 PM

    Ralph Alessi Reconvenes Ensemble for ‘Imaginary Friends’

    Trumpeter Ralph Alessi’s third album for ECM, the post-bop, neoclassical, subtly disjunctive Imaginary Friends,…

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    Frank Caruso (1948–2019)

    News, Frank Caruso, Eddie Gomez, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, Maynard Ferguson, Randy Brecker, Dave Douglas, Obituary

    Apr 25, 2019 8:59 AM

    In Memoriam: Frank Caruso (1948-2019)

    Chicago-based pianist and educator Frank Caruso died suddenly on April 22 at a relative’s home in Cary, Illinois. He…

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    Since the 1980s, London-based DJ and record label founder Gilles Peterson has been a force in music. The first installment of his We Our Here festival is set to run Aug. 15–18 in Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire, U.K.

    Interview, News, Gilles Peterson, Nubya Garcia, Joe Armon-Jones, Shabaka Hutchings, Daymé Arocena, Moses Boyd, James Brandon Lewis, Makaya McCraven

    Apr 25, 2019 1:55 AM

    Gilles Peterson on U.K. Scene, Brownswood, Starting a New Festival

    Being a curator has become a defining ethos for the 21st century. With digital platforms bombarding us with choice, a…

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    As part of the Chicago Jazz Festival, Grammy-winning singer Cécile McLorin Salvant will perform at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Aug. 31 at 7:45 p.m.

    News, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Christian McBride, Miguel Zenón, Eddie Palmieri, Melissa Aldana, Antonio Sánchez, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Roscoe Mitchell, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Ross, Camila Meza, Billy Branch

    Apr 24, 2019 9:30 AM

    Salvant, McBride Slated for Chicago Jazz Festival

    A parade of stars will perform at this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival (scheduled for Aug. 23–Sept. 1), including…

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    Drummer Rocky Martin (left), bassist Hannah Marks and tenor saxophonist Barclay Moffitt perform as Heartland Trio.

    Interview, News, Heartland Trio, Hannah Marks, Rocky Martin, Barclay Moffitt, Ben Wendel

    Apr 24, 2019 5:50 AM

    Heartland Trio Offers Up Unique, Midwest Vision of the Genre

    Des Moines, Iowa-born bassist Hannah Marks, a senior jazz studies major at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana…

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    Craig Harris gathered footage of Muhammad Ali boxing, turned off the sound and watched him move. The result is the trombonist’s recent Brown Butterfly (Afro Future Concept).

    Interview, News, Craig Harris

    Apr 24, 2019 1:57 AM

    Craig Harris Finds Inspiration in Muhammad Ali’s Athleticism

    Trombonist and composer Craig Harris might have released his digital-only album, Brown Butterfly (Afro Future Concept)…

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