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    Since the 1980s, London-based DJ and record label founder Gilles Peterson has been a force in music. The first installment of his We Our Here festival is set to run Aug. 15–18 in Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire, U.K.

    Interview, News, Gilles Peterson, Nubya Garcia, Joe Armon-Jones, Shabaka Hutchings, Daymé Arocena, Moses Boyd, James Brandon Lewis, Makaya McCraven

    Apr 25, 2019 1:55 AM

    Gilles Peterson on U.K. Scene, Brownswood, Starting a New Festival

    Being a curator has become a defining ethos for the 21st century. With digital platforms bombarding us with choice, a…

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    As part of the Chicago Jazz Festival, Grammy-winning singer Cécile McLorin Salvant will perform at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Aug. 31 at 7:45 p.m.

    News, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Christian McBride, Miguel Zenón, Eddie Palmieri, Melissa Aldana, Antonio Sánchez, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Roscoe Mitchell, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Ross, Camila Meza, Billy Branch

    Apr 24, 2019 9:30 AM

    Salvant, McBride Slated for Chicago Jazz Festival

    A parade of stars will perform at this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival (scheduled for Aug. 23–Sept. 1), including…

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    Drummer Rocky Martin (left), bassist Hannah Marks and tenor saxophonist Barclay Moffitt perform as Heartland Trio.

    Interview, News, Heartland Trio, Hannah Marks, Rocky Martin, Barclay Moffitt, Ben Wendel

    Apr 24, 2019 5:50 AM

    Heartland Trio Offers Up Unique, Midwest Vision of the Genre

    Des Moines, Iowa-born bassist Hannah Marks, a senior jazz studies major at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana…

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    Craig Harris gathered footage of Muhammad Ali boxing, turned off the sound and watched him move. The result is the trombonist’s recent Brown Butterfly (Afro Future Concept).

    Interview, News, Craig Harris

    Apr 24, 2019 1:57 AM

    Craig Harris Finds Inspiration in Muhammad Ali’s Athleticism

    Trombonist and composer Craig Harris might have released his digital-only album, Brown Butterfly (Afro Future Concept)…

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    Saxophonist Peter Brötzmann performs with heavy-psych act Black Bombaim at the Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands, on April 12.

    Live, News, Peter Brötzmann, Mats Gustafsson

    Apr 23, 2019 9:36 AM

    Roadburn Festival Conjures Jazz, Psych

    If you think a music festival steeped in black-metal, doom and hardcore couldn’t also be a good place to discover…

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    Harry Connick Jr. performs during “The Birth of Jazz: From Bolden to Armstrong,” Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2019 gala concert, April 17 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.

    Live, News, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Catherine Russell, Jon Batiste, Harry Connick Jr., Ellis Marsalis

    Apr 22, 2019 9:00 AM

    JALC Gala Traverses the History of Jazz

    Jazz at Lincoln Center felt more like jazz at Preservation Hall during the April 17 JALC concert and gala dinner.

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    Guitarist and composer Hedvig Mollestad debuts a commission at the Vossa Jazz Festival, in Voss, Norway, on April 13.

    Live, News, Hedvig Mollestad, Mathias Eick

    Apr 19, 2019 9:00 AM

    Vossa Festival Not a Place for Faint of Heart

    The day before guitarist/composer Hedvig Mollestad and her six-person band headlined the 46th annual Vossa Jazz…

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    Guitarist, bandleader and composer Camila Meza is set to issue her fifth leader album, Ámbar, on May 31.

    News, First Listen, Camila Meza

    Apr 18, 2019 11:46 AM

    Premiere: Hear Camila Meza Cover Milton Nascimento on a Tune from the Guitarist’s Upcoming ‘Ámbar’

    The premise for Ámbar, guitarist Camila Meza’s fifth leader date (due out May 31 on Sony Music Masterworks), has…

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    Craig Tabor (left) and Vijay Iyer pay tribute to artists and pianists who recently have passed on Transitory Poems.

    News, From the Magazine, Vijay Iyer, Craig Taborn, Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn

    Apr 18, 2019 9:00 AM

    Iyer, Taborn Build Something Majestic on New ECM Album

    A spirit of camaraderie and collaboration permeated the room when Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn took the stage of…

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    The Braford Marsalis Quartet’s latest album, The Secret Between The Shadow And The Soul, features compositions by the bandleader, pianist Joey Calderazzo and bassist Eric Revis. Drummer Justin Faulkner rounds out the ensemble.

    News, From the Magazine, Branford Marsalis, Branford Marsalis Quartet, Eric Revis, Joey Calderazzo, Justin Faulkner

    Apr 17, 2019 9:00 AM

    Branford Marsalis Discusses the Genre, Teaching Music and Getting Up Early

    Whether riffing on his new quartet album, his recent work with singer Kurt Elling, his dynastic jazz family, his…

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