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    Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry—with pianist Marilyn Crispell and drummer Carmen Castaldi—perform Nov. 13 at Guimarães Jazz in Guimarães, Portugal.

    Live, News, Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell, Rudy Royston, Luciana Souza, Geof Bradfield, Antonio Sánchez, Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn, Charles Lloyd

    Nov 19, 2019 10:56 AM

    Guimarães Jazz Fest Doesn’t Play It Safe

    “Aqui Nasceu Portugal,” says a sign on the 1,000-year-old stone tower in Guimarães’ historic city center.…

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    A pair of Gregg Allman discs dating back to 1973 and ’74 are being reissued.

    News, From the Magazine

    Nov 19, 2019 9:00 AM

    Gregg Allman, Bob Dylan and Motown Hits Reassessed

    With the gift-giving season upon us, music lovers have a multitude of options when it comes to reissues, deluxe…

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    Pianist Marta Sánchez augments her quintet for El Rayo De Luz, the pianist’s fifth leader date.

    Interview, News, Marta Sánchez Quintet

    Nov 18, 2019 11:47 AM

    Marta Sánchez Avoids the Obvious on ‘El Rayo De Luz’

    In conversation, Spanish pianist and composer Marta Sánchez dispenses ideas that seem to ripple and flow…

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    Before she staked her claim on the Central Avenue jazz scene in Los Angeles, trumpeter Clora Bryant was a featured soloist in the International Sweethearts of Rhythm.

    News, Clora Bryant, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Sherrie Maricle, Charlie Parker, Obituary

    Nov 18, 2019 10:28 AM

    In Memoriam: Clora Bryant (1927-2019)

    Clora Bryant, a fiery trumpet player who broke gender barriers with her horn, swung with the Louis Armstrong and Dizzy…

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    Trumpeter Dave Douglas (second from left) convenes a new ensemble for ENGAGE, an album-length meditation on the current political moment.

    News, Dave Douglas, Anna Webber, Nick Dunston, Tomeka Reid, Jeff Parker, Kate Gentile

    Nov 18, 2019 9:00 AM

    Dave Douglas Refines His Political Message with ‘ENGAGE’

    A stellar trumpeter who organically has straddled the inside-outside aesthetic for nearly 30 years, Dave Douglas…

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    Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah values cultural pluralism in American storytelling.

    News, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Thana Alexa, Roxy Coss, Samora Pinderhughes, Yosvany Terry, Sherrie Maricle, Obed Calvaire

    Nov 15, 2019 9:01 AM

    How Musicians Are Evolving The Legacy Of Resistance

    Long before Nina Simone told a Carnegie Hall audience in 1964 that she meant every word of “Mississippi Goddam,”…

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    Robert Glasper (foreground) and Herbie Hancock in a scene from the documentary Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes.

    News, From the Magazine, Robert Glasper, Herbie Hancock, Ambrose Akinmusire, John Coltrane, Joe Lovano, Kurt Elling, Dianne Reeves, Cassandra Wilson, Lionel Loueke, Marcus Strickland, Derrick Hodge

    Nov 14, 2019 9:00 AM

    Blue Note Documentary a Jazz Film with a Hip-Hop Heart

    Swiss-born director Sophie Huber’s Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (Eagle Vision), which coincides with the…

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    Joel Paterson explores the music of The Beatles on his new instrumental album, Let It Be Guitar!

    News, First Listen, Joel Paterson

    Nov 13, 2019 4:48 PM

    Paterson Blends Genres on Beatles Album

    Fifty years after The Beatles’ last public appearance, the lads from Liverpool continue to inspire musicians from…

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    A new biography of blues guitarist-singer Stevie Ray Vaughan is titled after his 1983 album, Texas Flood.

    News, From the Magazine, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan

    Nov 13, 2019 9:00 AM

    Writers Illuminate Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Artistry

    What made Stevie Ray Vaughan great? Nearly 30 years after the Texas guitar slinger’s tragic death, music journalists…

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    Trumpeter and flugelhornist Yazz Ahmed celebrates the accomplishments of others on Polyhymnia, a work released through the Ropeadope imprint.

    Interview, News, Yazz Ahmed, Ingrid Jensen

    Nov 12, 2019 8:10 AM

    Yazz Ahmed Conveys the Strength of Women Across Generations on ‘Polyhymnia’

    Polyhymnia is a clear demonstration that Yazz Ahmed’s global awareness and pursuit of thought-provoking music…

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