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    Ranky Tanky bassist Kevin Hamilton (left); vocalist and trumpeter Charlton Singleton; vocalist Quiana Parler; Resilience Music Alliance co-founders Steven Ruchefsky and Rondi Charleston; drummer Quentin E. Baxter; and guitarist and vocalist Clay Ross meet after a performance in Charleston, South Carolina.

    News, Ranky Tanky

    Jun 5, 2018 11:38 AM

    Ranky Tanky Accomplishments Marked By Resilience Music Alliance

    Following a performance at the 2018 Spoleto Music Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, the accomplishments of…

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    Ambrose Akinmusire and Kris Davis perform in New York at Vision Festival, which ran May 23-28.

    Live, News, Review, Jaimie Branch, Cooper-Moore, Dave Burrell, Mary Halvorson, Archie Shepp

    Jun 5, 2018 9:21 AM

    Vision Festival Offers Bracing Sounds and a Space for Creativity

    “The bad guys, the expletive, blanket-y blanks—those guys are busy messing up our lives,” Vision Festival founder…

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    Pianist Keith Jarrett—along with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette—released After The Fall (ECM) in March.

    News, Norma Winstone, Jakob Bro, Nik Bärtsch, Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin, Arild Andersen, Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, John Surman, Shinya Fukumori, ECM

    Jun 4, 2018 6:15 PM

    This Is What ECM Sounds Like in 2018

    As ECM Records wades deeper into its 49th year, the German imprint has maintained a stunning persistence of vision—in…

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    Mayu Saeki, who has a new leader project, previously played in Chico Hamilton’s band.

    Interview, News, From the Magazine, Mayu Saeki

    Jun 4, 2018 2:55 PM

    Flutist Mayu Saeki Searches Her Soul

    Mayu Saeki moved from her native Japan to New York in 2009, carrying little but her flutes and the fervent hope of…

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    Ryan Truesdell directs the Gil Evans Project during May performances at the Jazz Standard in New York.

    Live, News, Review, Ryan Truesdell, Miles Davis, Gil Evans

    Jun 4, 2018 2:22 PM

    Truesdell’s Gil Evans Project Recasts Classics at Jazz Standard

    When Ryan Truesdell was asked to catalog the manuscripts of Gil Evans by the late arranger-composer’s family, the…

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    Eddy Clearwater (1935–2018)

    News, Eddy Clearwater, Obituary

    Jun 1, 2018 5:43 PM

    In Memoriam: Bluesman Eddy Clearwater

    Blues vocalist and guitarist Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater died on June 1 in Skokie, Illinois. The cause was heart…

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    Julia A. Miller and Elbio Barilari recently acquired Delmark Records

    News

    Jun 1, 2018 11:53 AM

    New Owners Acquire Delmark Records

    With a catalog that spans the jazz and blues canon, Chicago’s Delmark Records for decades has documented the vanguard…

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    Sherrie Maricle (middle row, wearing pink T-shirt) poses for a portrait with the members of the DIVA Jazz Orchestra.

    Interview, News, Sherrie Maricle, The DIVA Jazz Orchestra

    Jun 1, 2018 9:24 AM

    DIVA Jazz Orchestra Celebrates 25 Years

    Buddy Rich used to bill himself as the World’s Greatest Drummer. Sherrie Maricle would not disagree. Chatting in a…

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    Interview, News, David Virelles, Henry Threadgill

    Jun 1, 2018 9:00 AM

    David Virelles Seeks Out a Certain Spirit

    It was a “one-off” from New York. Pianist David Virelles’ ensemble was in Kalamazoo, Michigan, performing at…

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    We Our Here album cover

    News, Shabaka Hutchings, Nubya Garcia, Emma-Jean Thackray, Joe Armon-Jones

    May 31, 2018 9:00 AM

    ‘We Out Here’ Documentary on London Jazz Scene Now Streaming

    Part of what’s remarkable about the contemporary London jazz scene is how the genre’s breadth is on display,…

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