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    Antibalas focuses on the songwriting of its vocalist, Duke Amayo, for Fu Chronicles, an album that marks the ensemble’s 20th anniversary.

    News, From the Magazine, Antibalas

    Jul 14, 2020 9:00 AM

    The Deepening Power Of Antibalas

    Despite marking two decades as a band, Antibalas recently released its first album that digs deep into…

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    Reedist Scott Robinson is set to stream a set via the Smalls website Friday alongside pianist Helen Sung, bassist Martin Wind and drummer Peter Van Nostrand.

    News, Miki Yamanaka, Dan Tepfer, Aaron Diehl, Dafnis Prieto, Tierney Sutton, Kris Davis, Joel Ross, Scott Robinson, Yoko Miwa, Caroline Davis, Terell Stafford, Jeremy Pelt

    Jul 13, 2020 9:00 AM

    What To Stream This Week

    As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…

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    Terence Blanchard—who won a Grammy in the category Best Instrumental Composition for “Blut Und Boden (Blood And Soil),” a work featured in Spike Lee’s 2018 movie BlacKkKlansman—composed the score for the filmmaker’s latest effort, Da 5 Bloods.

    News, Terence Blanchard, Art Blakey

    Jul 10, 2020 8:23 AM

    Terence Blanchard Addresses The Past Through Work With Spike Lee And Preps For Brighter Future

    In the pantheon of collaborative triumphs, musical partnerships like Billie Holiday and Lester Young or Miles Davis and…

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    The time Steve Cardenas has spent performing alongside Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, Norah Jones and Madeleine Peyroux has come to bear on his approach to guitar.

    News, Steve Cardenas

    Jul 9, 2020 8:53 AM

    The Lyricism And Flexibility Of Guitarist Steve Cardenas

    This summer, Steve Cardenas should be gigging, touring in others’ ensembles and putting energy into promoting his own…

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    Oneness Of Juju in the studio during the 1970s. A batch of the band’s recordings is being reissued as African Rhythms 1970-1982.

    News, James “Plunky” Branch, Oneness Of Juju

    Jul 8, 2020 9:00 AM

    The Mid-Atlantic’s Flourishing Jazz, Funk And R&B Scene Spotlit By Black Fire Records

    James “Plunky” Branch met his future business partner and friend Jimmy Gray almost by chance.

    In the early…

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    Terri Lyne Carrington, who topped three categories in the 2020 DownBeat Critics Poll, is the first female instrumentalist to win the Jazz Artist of the Year category.

    News, Terri Lyne Carrington, John Coltrane, Ambrose Akinmusire, JD Allen, Jaimie Branch, Anat Cohen, Joey DeFrancesco, Sullivan Fortner, Mary Halvorson, Shabaka Hutchings, Charles Lloyd, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Christian McBride, Makaya McCraven, Tomeka Reid, Maria Schneider, Veronica Swift, Anna Webber

    Jul 6, 2020 4:43 PM

    Terri Lyne Carrington Tops 2020 DownBeat Critics Poll

    Trailblazing drummer and bandleader Terri Lyne Carrington has made history numerous times in her career, and the…

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    Saxophonist Sharel Cassity and multi-disciplinary artist Richard Johnson are set to stream a July 12 show as part of the Sunday Night Jazz Series presented by The Hyde Park Jazz Festival in partnership with the Hyde Park Jazz Society.

    News, Eric Reed, Joe Locke, Dezron Douglas, Carmen Staaf, William Parker, Ken Vandermark, Macie Stewart, Luke Stewart, Mats Gustafsson, Paal Nilssen-Love, Joe McPhee, Sylvie Courvoisier, Nate Wooley, Sara Gazarek

    Jul 6, 2020 8:38 AM

    What To Stream This Week

    As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…

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    Pianist, composer and arranger John Beasley returns for his third outing with the MONK’estra on MONK’estra Plays John Beasley (Mack Avenue.)

    News, First Listen, John Beasley

    Jul 3, 2020 10:27 AM

    Premiere: John Beasley’s MONK’estra Interprets ‘Come Sunday’

    Originally a part of Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown And Beige, the composition “Come Sunday” has taken on a life…

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    Vocalist Lauren Henderson (clockwise from top-left), broadcaster and journalist Mark Ruffin, manager Gail Boyd, venue-owner Gerry Eastman and bassist John Clayton recount some of their experiences in the jazzworld.

    News, Gail Boyd, John Clayton, Gerry Eastman, Lauren Henderson, Mark Ruffin

    Jul 3, 2020 9:00 AM

    Five Black Jazzworld Figures Detail How Racism Impacts The Industry

    Though jazz is a genre shared and revered by people of all backgrounds, there’s no equivocating: The music is the…

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    Mama, You Can Bet! (SomeOthaShip Connect) is Georgia Anne Muldrow’s third album release under her spiritual name, Jyoti.

    News, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Jyoti, Lakecia Benjamin, Alice Coltrane

    Jul 2, 2020 9:00 AM

    Georgia Anne Muldrow Finds ‘The Sound Of Mixed Emotions’

    Georgia Anne Muldrow once described understanding herself as a medic—an artist who heals.

    Throughout her career,…

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