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    Deerhoof vocalist and bassist Satomi Matsuzaki with trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith

    News, Wadada Leo Smith

    Jun 18, 2020 2:41 PM

    Wadada Leo Smith Teams With Deerhoof For Live Album Benefiting Black Lives Matter

    Avant-garde trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith is teaming up with out-rock ensemble Deerhoof on a release to benefit Black…

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    The Tao Forms label recently issued its inaugural release, Matthew Shipp’s The Piano Equation.

    News, Matthew Shipp

    Jun 17, 2020 8:55 AM

    Matthew Shipp’s Steady Diet Of Improv And Hard News

    Pianist Matthew Shipp hasn’t been playing with anyone recently. Most musicians haven’t been, at least not in the…

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    “I express my emotions better musically than socially most of the time,” Marcus Printup said.

    News, From the Magazine, Marcus Printup

    Jun 17, 2020 8:55 AM

    The Ascent of JLCO’s Marcus Printup

    Marcus Printup swung around New York’s Columbus Circle behind the wheel of his black Cadillac SUV, stopping briefly…

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    Harry Connick Jr. and his daughter Georgia, a filmmaker, are featured in the TV special “United We Sing: A Grammy Tribute To The Unsung Heroes,” airing on June 21.

    News, COVID-19, Harry Connick Jr., Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty

    Jun 16, 2020 4:19 PM

    New Orleans Musicians Take Spotlight In TV Special Airing Sunday

    Harry Connick Jr., Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Jon Batiste, John Fogerty, Andra Day and Dave…

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    Bassist Victor Wooten speaks with fans during the 2019 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.

    News, COVID-19, NAMM

    Jun 16, 2020 1:53 PM

    NAMM Announces Plans To Hold 2021 Trade Show

    The National Association of Music Merchants announced its plan to host The NAMM Show on Jan. 21–24, 2021, in a recent…

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    ​Top row from left: Nduduzo Makhathini (Photo: Nailah Makhathini); Brandee Younger and Dezron Douglas at their home in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City (Photo: Courtesy of Artists); Chick Corea (Photo: Toshi Sakurai, Courtesy Chick Corea Productions). ​Bottom row from left: Christian McBride (Photo: R. Andrew Lepley); Stanton Moore at his home in New Orleans (Photo: Lauren Del Rio); Wolfgang Muthspiel and his 4-year-old daughter, Flora, at their home in Vienna (Photo: Courtesy of Artist); Kris Davis (Photo: ©Caroline Mardok).

    News, From the Magazine, COVID-19, Brandee Younger, Dezron Douglas, Kris Davis, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Stanton Moore

    Jun 16, 2020 8:53 AM

    Pandemic-Era Insights From Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Brandee Younger And More

    It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Musicians around the globe had gigs, recording dates, mixing sessions—stuff to…

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    Keith Tippett (1947–2020)

    News, Obituary, Keith Tippett, King Crimson

    Jun 15, 2020 11:46 AM

    British Jazz Pianist Keith Tippett Dies at 72

    Pianist/keyboardist Keith Tippett, a titan of the British music scene who worked in jazz, progressive rock,…

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    Bassist and bandleader Dezron Douglas is set to stream a trio set from Smalls on Wednesday.

    News, COVID-19, Randy Brecker, Dave Liebman, Spike Wilner, Ran Blake, Dezron Douglas, David Helbock, Camille Thurman, Adam Nussbaum, Joe Lovano, Ingrid Jensen, Vijay Iyer, Warren Wolf, Hamid Drake

    Jun 15, 2020 9:00 AM

    What To Stream This Week

    As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…

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    Jimmy Heath’s final recording, Love Letter, is set for release July 17.

    News, Jimmy Heath, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Barron, Russell Malone, Lewis Nash, Gregory Porter, Cécile McLorin Salvant

    Jun 12, 2020 8:50 AM

    Verve Announces Posthumous Jimmy Heath Album, ‘Love Letter’

    Verve recently announced the release of Jimmy Heath’s final recording, an album completed just one month prior to the…

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    A live Alice Coltrane recording from 1972 marks a turning point in her music.

    News, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Geri Allen, Ambrose Akinmusire, Duchess, The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Dianne Reeves, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Mary Lou Williams, Duke Ellington, Charles Lloyd, Bill Evans, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Smith, Joe Henderson

    Jun 12, 2020 8:50 AM

    Explore These Live Albums, As Gigs Are Slow To Materialize

    Festivals in the States still aren’t happening, though some in Europe are moving ahead despite the uncertainty around…

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