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  • CopenhagenBrazilianJazzNightwithDanielRolimandMartaFreitas_photoSuzanJenkins_WEB.jpg

    Daniel Rolim and and Marta Freitas perform at Brazilian Jazz Night during the 40th annual Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

    Live, News, Review, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Shabaka Hutchings, Theon Cross

    Jul 18, 2018 9:00 AM

    Copenhagen Festival Spans Poetic Swing, Hard-Bop Themes

    Drowsily easing up to passport control upon arrival in Copenhagen after a sleepless, otherwise pleasant 8-hour journey…

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    Warren “Trae” Crudup III (left) and Luke Stewart released Blacks’ Myths (Atlantic Rhythms) on June 25.

    Interview, News, Luke Stewart, Warren “Trae” Crudup III

    Jul 17, 2018 9:00 AM

    The Reinvention of Bassist Luke Stewart

    Luke Stewart has become a ubiquitous presence in Washington, D.C. He plays electric or upright bass in one of nine…

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    Bassist Ben Williams (left) sits for a DownBeat Blindfold Test, conducted by Willard Jenkins, at the DC JazzFest in Washington, D.C., on June 27.

    Interview, Live, News, Blindfold Test, Ben Williams

    Jul 16, 2018 12:39 PM

    Ben Williams Blindfold Test, Live at DC JazzFest

    A native of Washington, D.C., bassist Ben Williams took his first DownBeat Blindfold Test in front of an audience in…

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    Mavis Staples’ July 27 concert is part of the Out of Space concert series presented by the venue SPACE, located north of Chicago.

    News, Mavis Staples, Nate Smith, Bettye LaVette, Aaron Neville, Otis Taylor

    Jul 16, 2018 11:15 AM

    Mavis Staples Will Help SPACE Celebrate 10 Years

    Any organization that marks 10 successful years in the music business deserves a party. The music venue SPACE…

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    Guru (Keith Elam) issued four volumes of his Jazzmatazz project. The first installment marks its 25th anniversary this year.

    Interview, News, Lonnie Liston Smith, Courtney Pine

    Jul 16, 2018 11:00 AM

    Guru’s ‘Jazzmatazz’ Uniquely Tied Together Jazz and Hip-Hop

    By 1993, advancements in the mutual appreciation between jazz and hip-hop reached a new level of creative oneness…

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    Thundercat performs at the 39th Montreal International Jazz Festival.

    Live, News, Review, Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Zakir Hussain, Gretchen Parlato, Thundercat, Herbie Hancock, Brian Blade

    Jul 16, 2018 9:00 AM

    Montreal Jazz Fest Shapes Surrounding City—and Vice Versa

    Last year, Montreal native Leonard Cohen was immortalized in a 20-story mural in the city’s downtown. Cohen’s image…

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    Interview, Live, News, Le Boeuf Brothers, Remy Le Boeuf, Pascal Le Boeuf, Linda May Han Oh, Justin Brown, Ornette Coleman, Walter Smith III, Aaron Parks, Jeff Parker

    Jul 13, 2018 9:00 AM

    Le Boeufs Pursue Divergent Paths Amid Ongoing Collaboration

    Whether playing in all-star student bands, attending the Manhattan School of Music or leading the Le Boeuf Brothers…

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    Jason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran perform at the 2015 Venice Biennale in Italy.

    Interview, News, From the Magazine, Jason Moran, Alicia Hall Moran

    Jul 12, 2018 9:20 AM

    In Tandem, the Morans Expand Notions of Art

    On the 1968 album Congliptious by the Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble, there’s a musical skit titled “Jazz Death?”…

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    Maria Schneider is one of four 2019 NEA Jazz Masters.

    News, Maria Schneider, Bob Dorough, Stanley Crouch, Abdullah Ibrahim

    Jul 11, 2018 10:20 AM

    2019 NEA Jazz Masters Announced

    Big band leader Maria Schneider, pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, writer Stanley Crouch and the late vocalist-pianist Bob…

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    Selim Selçuk performs on the second night of the Vitrin Contemporary Turkish Music Showcase at the Zorlu Center in Istanbul, Turkey.

    Live, News, Erkan Oğur, Ediz Hafizoğlu, Selen Gülün, Cevdet Erek, Selim Selçuk

    Jul 11, 2018 9:00 AM

    In Istanbul, a Display of National Music Culture

    Vitrin is Turkish for “display window,” like those of the dense storefronts lining even Istanbul’s quietest…

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