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    “I feel honored to have been a part of this legacy and tradition,” Jackson says of his years at the helm of the Monterey Jazz Festival. “I’m proud of the work that I did.”

    News, From the Magazine, Tim Jackson

    Jan 8, 2024 10:48 PM

    Tim Jackson: Lifetime Achievement for Presenting

    “It’s an honor,” said Monterey Jazz Festival artistic director Tim Jackson, when he heard he would be receiving…

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    “He knew how to administer to the needs of a beginner, and had the skill set and patience to teach somebody young,” says saxophonist Greg Osby of his first music teacher, Fred Irby III.

    News, From the Magazine, Fred Irby III

    Jan 8, 2024 10:42 PM

    Fred Irby III: Hall of Fame for Jazz Education

    The 2023–’24 academic year marks the 50th year that Fred Irby III taught in Howard University’s Department of…

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    “I mortgaged my house a couple of times, but it was worth it,” Muscarella says of working to establish Jazzschool and California Jazz Conservatory.

    News, From the Magazine, Susan Muscarella

    Jan 8, 2024 10:03 PM

    Susan Muscarella: Jazz Education Hall of Fame

    There’s a paragraph in Susan Muscarella’s book California Jazz Conservatory: A 25-Year Retrospective that brings a…

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    McCann’s deep roots in gospel and the blues gave his music a gritty, earthy quality and a large supply of soulful licks.

    News, Les McCann

    Jan 2, 2024 11:37 PM

    Pianist Les McCann, Soul-Jazz Standard-Bearer, Dies at 88

    Les McCann, a jazz pianist and vocalist who helped soul-jazz keep a foothold in mainstream pop music — in the process…

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    “No matter what you produce or do in your life, the thing you’ll be remembered for is rescuing all that Blue Note material,” Woody Shaw once said of Michael Cuscuna, and Cuscuna is fine with that.

    News, From the Magazine, Michael Cuscuna

    Jan 2, 2024 11:13 PM

    Michael Cuscuna: Lifetime Achievement in Recording

    Once upon a time, a tiny handful of early jazz critics wrote about rare old jazz records like priests talking about the…

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    Calligram founders Geof Bradfield (left) and Chad McCullough are dedicated to putting out physical product.

    News, From the Magazine, Geof Bradfield, Chad McCullough

    Jan 2, 2024 11:03 PM

    Allies Bradfield, McCullough Launch Calligram Records

    Texas tenorist Geof Bradfield’s playing possesses a steely grandeur and deep sophistication. He’s grown a…

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    Pops at home in Corona, Queens.

    News, From the Magazine, Louis Armstrong

    Dec 27, 2023 12:44 PM

    Armstrong Center Offers New Understanding of ‘Pops’

    On July 6, the hottest day in recorded history, a new institution devoted to the man who gave the world “hot” jazz…

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    Chick Corea’s Elektric Band heads up a stellar group of boxed sets.

    News, From the Magazine, Chick Corea, Nina Simone, Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express, Joni Mitchell, Peter Bernstein, Vinny Golia, Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra

    Dec 19, 2023 11:22 AM

    Holiday Hits!

    Looking for that perfect last-minute gift? There’s plenty to choose from in this year’s edition of the DownBeat…

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    ​Vocalist Samara Joy reveals a core of benevolence on A Joyful Holiday.

    News, From the Magazine, Samara Joy, Christian Sands, Gregory Porter, Dave Brubeck, Raphael Wressnig, Alex Schultz, Lisa Biales, David Ian, George Gee Swing Orchestra, Nils Landgren, Various Artists

    Dec 18, 2023 7:15 PM

    Yule Tunes

    ’Tis the season. You enjoy Christmas music, but are leery of listening to the same old albums. Bored with, oh, the…

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    ​The 313 Partnership from Third Man Records and Blue Note Records.

    News, From the Magazine, Count Basie Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, Keith Jarrett, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Marvin Gaye, Steely Dan, Van Morrison, Jaco Pastorius, Lafayette Gilchrist, Yo-Yo Ma, Various Artists

    Dec 18, 2023 6:38 PM

    Great Reissues & Vinyl!

    Between Record Store Day’s still-fresh Black Friday releases and a bevy of reissues and new vinyl releases, there is…

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