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    The European trio ​Ghosted played a hypnotic set on Aug. 3 at Portugal’s Jazz em Agosto.

    News, Various Artists

    Sep 6, 2023 12:19 PM

    Jazz em Agosto Fest Programming Bucks Circuit-Based Trends

    There’s a predictable homogeneity to many of the jazz festivals that take place over the course of the hot European…

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    Philip Arneill and James Catchpole’s book Tokyo Jazz Joints documents a vanishing world of Japanese jazz culture.

    News

    Sep 6, 2023 11:51 AM

    ‘Tokyo Jazz Joints’ Chronicles Transient Beauty of Intimate Music Haunts

    Germany-based publisher Kehrer Verlag has released Tokyo Jazz Joints, a visual chronicle of Japanese jazz bars and…

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    “I love working with fully developed artists, getting into their world and learning from them,” says Ben Wendel.

    News, From the Magazine, Ben Wendel

    Aug 29, 2023 11:34 AM

    Ben Wendel’s Big Love of Community

    For many musicians who found themselves under a veritable house arrest during the COVID lockdown of 2020–’21, the…

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    ​Appearing at this year’s Angel City Jazz Festival are (from top, L-R) Linda Oh, Billy Harper, Tim Berne, Nicole Mitchell, Mat Maneri and Harriet Tubman.

    News, Various Artists

    Aug 29, 2023 11:26 AM

    16th Annual Angel City Jazz Festival Finalizes 2023 Lineup

    Angel City Arts will present the Angel City Jazz Festival Oct. 13–29 at diverse venues such as REDCAT (Roy and Edna…

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    Drew Zaremba will be the second artistic director in the Vail Jazz Foundation’s 29-year history.

    News, Drew Zaremba

    Aug 29, 2023 11:07 AM

    Vail Jazz Selects Drew Zaremba as Next Artistic Director

    The Vail Jazz Foundation’s board of directors has selected Drew Zaremba as its next artistic director. He will be the…

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    Person’s esthetic took shape in an era when jazz functioned as neighborhood social entertainment and moved with a deep dance groove.

    News, From the Magazine, Houston Person

    Aug 22, 2023 11:52 AM

    Houston Person’s Foot-Tapping Soul

    When tenor saxophone soul maestro Houston Person talks about his life and career — like the time he was studying at…

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    “Every sound has a color,” says Javon Jackson, shown here with artist Peter Bradley, in discussing the documentary soundtrack.

    News, From the Magazine, Javon Jackson

    Aug 22, 2023 11:47 AM

    Javon Jackson Creates the Soundtrack for ‘With Peter Bradley’

    In composing the music for With Peter Bradley, a brilliant new documentary on the abstract painter directed by Alex…

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    ​Akinmusire graduated from the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance in 2007.

    News, Ambrose Akinmusire

    Aug 22, 2023 11:41 AM

    Hancock Institute Names Ambrose Akinmusire Artistic Director

    Ambrose Akinmusire has been named artistic director of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA. A 2007…

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    Since moving to New York in 2012, Houston-born drummer Jeremy Dutton has been highly in-demand.

    News, From the Magazine, Jeremy Dutton

    Aug 22, 2023 11:21 AM

    Jeremy Dutton’s Debut in the Spotlight

    He’s played on Blue Note recordings by pianist James Francies and vibraphonist Joel Ross while also making sideman…

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    “I think one of the great privieges we have as artists is that we can choose what game we play,” Dan Tepfer says of his fun but challenging daily practice routines.

    News, From the Magazine, Dan Tepfer

    Aug 15, 2023 11:47 AM

    Dan Tepfer Raises His Practice Game

    On Jan. 1, 2023, Dan Tepfer recorded a video of himself at the piano, improvising four-voice chords that moved through…

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