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    Artist-in-resdience Dee Dee Bridgewater performs with pianist Bill Charlap.

    News

    Sep 28, 2021 12:01 PM

    Detroit Jazz Fest Digs Deep & Virtual

    The heroic Detroit Jazz Festival pivoted again this year, two weeks before a live festival kick-off scheduled for Labor…

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    Giveton Gelin, the 2019 Rising Stars winner in North America

    News

    Sep 28, 2021 11:58 AM

    LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award Open for Submissions

    While the live music industry is slowly recovering from the pandemic, the LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award is once…

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    Ledisi takes on the challenge of singing the music of Nina Simone and making it her own.

    News, From the Magazine, Ledisi

    Sep 21, 2021 11:33 AM

    Ledisi: Lifted by Nina

    Thirteen might be an unfortunate number for some, but for multihyphenate vocalist Ledisi, it proved to be verifiably…

  • 21_Orrin_Evans_by_John_Rogers_lo_res.jpg

    Ravi Coltrane says that Orrin Evans, above, “can reach that spirit.”

    News, From the Magazine, Orrin Evans

    Sep 21, 2021 11:27 AM

    Orrin Evans: Go For It!

    On an early summer night in newly vaccinated New York, the Blue Note was packed with cheering clubgoers. And pianist…

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    University of Kentucky’s Miles Osland rehearses his band in accordance with COVID protocols.

    News, From the Magazine, Conrad Herwig, Darden Purcell, Miles Osland, Janice Borla, Bob Mintzer

    Sep 21, 2021 11:19 AM

    Jazz Education’s Uneasy Return

    Since mid-March 2020, the COVID pandemic has altered the landscape of jazz education at universities and colleges…

  • Aaron_Flagg_lo_res.jpg

    Juilliard’s Aaron Flagg

    News, From the Magazine, Steve Wilson, Ingrid Jensen, David Schroeder, Keller Coker, Aaron Flagg

    Sep 21, 2021 11:12 AM

    NYC Schools Re-Opening Amid Challenges, Protocols

    The return of students to college campuses around the New York City area, the mecca of jazz, comes on the heels of an…

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    News, From the Magazine

    Sep 21, 2021 11:08 AM

    A Jazz Education Initiative To Strengthen Jazz at HBCUs

    One of the clear victories for jazz is in the field of education. Many predominantly white institutions of higher…

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    George Wein created the blueprint of the modern-day music festival.

    News, George Wein

    Sep 14, 2021 12:06 PM

    In Memoriam: George Wein, 1925–2021

    George Wein, pianist, NEA Jazz Master and recipient of DownBeat’s Lifetime Achievement Award, best known for his help…

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    The crowds were as welcome a sight as the diverse lineup of artists who appeared on the 19th annual D.C. Jazz Festival’s multiple stages.

    News, CarrKeys, Maria Schneider, Orrin Evans, Lakecia Benjamin, Regina Carter, Jenny Scheinman, Immanuel Wilkins, Camilla George, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Marco Pignataro, Habana enTRANCé, Dayramir Gonzalez

    Sep 14, 2021 11:54 AM

    DC Jazz Fest Triumphs

    It was weeks off its usual schedule, cut back to a single weekend, yet the D.C. Jazz Festival, which held its 19th…

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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…

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