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    The Lemon Bucket Orchestra dives into the crowd at the Ottawa Jazz Festival.

    News, From the Magazine

    Apr 10, 2024 9:42 PM

    Festival Frenzy!

    Ah, spring, when a jazz fan’s mind turns … to summer festivals! From fantastic locales to intimate encounters, from…

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    Crowds pack downtown Ottawa for the festival.

    News, From the Magazine, Various Artists

    Apr 10, 2024 9:37 PM

    Ottawa Jazz Festival Builds for the Future

    Forty-five years after a handful of jazz enthusiasts in the Canadian cities of Montreal and Ottawa transformed their…

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    Rome’s Casa del Jazz delivers a tremendous outdoor summer season from one of the city’s beautiful locales.

    News, From the Magazine, Various Artists

    Apr 10, 2024 9:33 PM

    A Jazz Home in Rome

    The trees stand majestic and tall, twisting 75 feet into the air — 23 meters by local measure — with leafy canopies…

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    One of three beachside stages at the Rio das Ostras Jazz & Blues Festival.

    News, From the Magazine, Various Artists

    Apr 10, 2024 9:27 PM

    Rios Das Ostras Celebrates 20th in Brazil

    For those seeking a truly unique jazz and blues getaway, perhaps a trip to Brazil is in order during late May into…

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    Roscoe Mitchell’s performance will be a cornerstone of this year’s festival. “Seeing as it’s the 40th edition of the festival, it was important to me to invite a few artists who have long been associated with the event,” said Scott Thomson, the fest’s new director.

    News, From the Magazine, Various Artists

    Apr 10, 2024 9:22 PM

    FIMAV Enters New Chapter … 40th Time Around

    For decades, the radar of important avant-garde musical culture, especially in North America, has steered artists and…

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    Nicholas Payton, left and Tim Warfield, performing at last year’s Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival, demonstrate the event’s dedication to great jazz.

    News, From the Magazine

    Apr 10, 2024 9:17 PM

    Pittsburgh Fest Returns to Its Roots

    When jazz fans think about great American cities for this music, Pittsburgh may not be high on their list. But it…

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    2024 NEA Jazz Masters Amina Claudine Myers, Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard and Willard Jenkins.

    News, Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Amina Claudine Myers

    Apr 9, 2024 10:53 AM

    2024 NEA Jazz Masters To Be Celebrated at Free Events in Washington DC

    The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will…

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    Duane Davis (left), Oscar Hernandez and Terri Lyne Carrington at this year’s JEN Conference in New Orleans.

    News, From the Magazine, Terri Lyne Carrington, Oscar Hernández, Duane Davis

    Apr 9, 2024 10:24 AM

    First Take: Humble Beginnings & Possibilities

    There are times when you listen to jazz musicians reveal the stories behind their lives and careers, and you can’t…

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    ​Albert “Tootie” Heath (1935–2024) followed in the tradition of drummer Kenny Clarke, his idol.

    News, Albert “Tootie” Heath

    Apr 5, 2024 10:28 AM

    Drummer Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath Dies at 88

    Albert “Tootie” Heath, a drummer of impeccable taste and time who was the youngest of three jazz-legend brothers…

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    Benjamin possessed a fluid, round sound on the alto saxophone, and he was often most recognizable by the layers of electronic effects that he put onto the instrument.

    News, Casey Benjamin

    Apr 2, 2024 12:59 PM

    Saxophonist, Sonic Explorer Casey Benjamin Dies at 45

    Casey Benjamin, the alto saxophonist, vocalist, keyboardist and producer who stamped his distinctive sounds on the…

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