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    Bassist Greg Cohen (from left), trumpeter Dave Douglas, drummer Joey Baron and saxophonist John Zorn perform as Masada at Jazz Em Agosto in Lisbon, Portugal.

    Live, News, John Zorn, Julian Lage, John Medeski, Milford Graves, Mary Halvorson, Kris Davis, Drew Gress

    Aug 10, 2018 8:55 AM

    Jazz em Agosto Spotlights Zorn’s Panoramic Work

    This annual festival in Lisbon, Portugal, long programmed by Rui Neves, consistently has offered one of Europe’s most…

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    Melissa Aldana performs with Artemis on Sunday, Aug. 4 on the Fort Stage at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.

    Live, News, Robert Glasper, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Pat Metheny, Linda May Han Oh, Anat Cohen, Terrace Martin, Joshua Redman, Brian Blade, Allison Miller, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Eric Harland, Charles Lloyd, Melissa Aldana, Jane Bunnett, Antonio Sánchez

    Aug 9, 2018 9:00 AM

    Artemis, Maqueque Soar Following Newport Deluge

    An intense and unrelenting rainstorm pummeled Rhode Island all day Saturday, taking some of the luster off the 2018…

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    Vocalist Dianne Reeves is set to headline a Friday, Aug. 31 show at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion as part of the 40th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival.

    News

    Aug 8, 2018 10:00 AM

    Chicago Jazz Festival to Mark 40th Anniversary

    The Chicago Jazz Festival, which is set to run Aug. 29 through Sept. 2, is marking its 40th anniversary with a spate of…

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    Singer Angélique Kidjo performs portions of Talking Heads’ Remain In Light on Aug. 6 at Ravinia in Highland Park, Illinois.

    Live, News, Angélique Kidjo, Femi Kuti

    Aug 8, 2018 9:00 AM

    Angélique Kidjo Explores a Talking Heads Classic at Ravinia

    Angélique Kidjo traversed continents before she heard Talking Heads’ Remain In Light. But her Aug. 6 concert at…

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    French saxophonist Émile Parisien recently issued Sfumato Live In Marciac on the ACT imprint.

    Interview, News, Émile Parisien, Wynton Marsalis

    Aug 7, 2018 9:00 AM

    Émile Parisien Wants To Blur the Edges

    To say that French alto and soprano saxophonist Émile Parisien is doing well in Europe would be an understatement. In…

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    Brodie West’s Clips is due out Sept. 21.

    Interview, News, Brodie West, Han Bennink, Misha Mengelberg

    Aug 6, 2018 9:00 AM

    Brodie West Finds Rhythm with The Ex, Mengelberg, Bennink

    Canadian saxophonist Brodie West’s 13th release as a leader, Clips, finds the composer stringing together abstract…

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    Jure Pukl (left), Melissa Aldana, Joe Sanders and Greg Hutchinson perform on Doubtless.

    News, Jure Pukl, Melissa Aldana, Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet, Gene Jackson

    Aug 3, 2018 10:19 AM

    Whirlwind Recordings Gathering Steam

    Less than a decade old, London-based Whirlwind Recordings gives modern jazz a fresh, new face. The label’s inspired…

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    Gilad Hekselman’s forthcoming Ask For Chaos finds the guitarist performing in a pair of separate trios across the album’s 10 tracks.

    News, First Listen, Gilad Hekselman

    Aug 3, 2018 9:00 AM

    Premiere: Watch a Video for ‘VBlues,’ a Tune from Gilad Hekselman’s ‘Ask For Chaos’

    Guitarist Gilad Hekselman is set to issue a new disc, Ask For Chaos, his sixth leader date on Sept. 7 through his own…

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    Ethan Iverson performs at Umbria Jazz in Perugia, Italy, which ran July 13-22.

    Live, News, Review, Ethan Iverson, Linda May Han Oh, David Byrne, Antonio Sánchez, Vijay Iyer, Caetano Veloso, Anat Cohen

    Aug 1, 2018 9:00 AM

    As Umbria Jazz Marks 45 Years, Quincy, Iverson Evolve

    What keeps Umbria Jazz in the upper echelon of the world’s festival scene is its inspired balance of elements. Its…

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    Alice Coltrane’s transcendence-targeted music, filled with Eastern tonalities and alluring instrumentation, was a devotional statement ahead of its time.

    News, Review, Alice Coltrane, Flying Lotus

    Aug 1, 2018 9:00 AM

    Alice Coltrane Concluded Trilogy with ‘Lord Of Lords’

    Alice Coltrane’s Impulse! albums advance the sound of seeking.

    Her transcendence-targeted music, filled with…

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