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    Al Jarreau is among the headliners for the 2016 Blue Note Jazz Festival, which takes place June 1–30 (Photo: Marina Chavez)

    News, Kamasi Washington, Al Jarreau, Robert Glasper

    Apr 19, 2016 8:50 AM

    Kamasi Washington, Glasper, Jarreau to Headline Blue Note Jazz Festival

    The 2016 Blue Note Jazz Festival will take place June 1–30, and will feature over 100 events in 10 venues throughout…

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    The hardest-to-find titles sold on Record Store Day are the limited-run/regional focus releases. The LP Dark Territory, by Dave Douglas’ band High Risk, is limited to 600 copies.

    News

    Apr 12, 2016 4:11 PM

    DownBeat Presents Your Record Store Day Shopping Guide

    Fat Possum is offering the Junior Kimbrough track “I Gotta Try You Girl,” remixed by Daft Punk as a 12-inch single,…

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    The Last Word On First Blues, the first-ever box set of Ginsberg’s singer-songwriter recordings, is due out May 20 on Omnivore Recordings (Photo: Courtesy omnivorerecordings.com)

    News

    Apr 11, 2016 7:52 AM

    Omnivore To Release Singer-Songwriter Box Set by Beat Poet Allen Ginsberg

    In 1971, Beat poet Allen Ginsberg and folk singer Bob Dylan collaborated on a little-known recording project with poet…

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    Caetano Veloso (left) and Gilberto Gil will release Dois Amigos, Um Século De Música: Multishow Live on April 8 via Nonesuch Records. (Photo: Courtesy of the artists)

    News, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso

    Apr 8, 2016 8:08 AM

    Brazilian Music Legends Veloso and Gil To Release Live Album on April 8

    A pair of legendary Brazilian songwriters—who just so happen to be lifelong friends—will appear together on a…

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    Branford Marsalis (left) and Kurt Elling will release the album Upward Spiral via Marsalis Music/OKeh Records on June 10. (Photos: Courtesy DL Media)

    News

    Apr 7, 2016 12:24 PM

    Branford Marsalis To Release New Album with Kurt Elling on June 10

    Things are looking up for saxophonist Branford Marsalis and vocalist Kurt Elling, who will add a shared title to their…

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    Chico Freeman will release Spoken Into Existience, his first domestic release in nearly a decade, on May 13 (Photo: Marcel Meier)

    News

    Apr 6, 2016 1:15 PM

    Chico Freeman Celebrates Return to States with New Album

    After living and working in Europe for the last decade, saxophonist and AACM member Chico Freeman will return to the…

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    Jeff Beck (seen here in Australia in 2014) will release a new album on July 15 (Photo: Courtesy jeffbeckofficial.com)

    News

    Apr 4, 2016 8:53 AM

    Jeff Beck To Release New Album on July 15

    Guitarist Jeff Beck will release a new disc on July 15, marking his first studio album since the Grammy-winning Emotion…

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    Ella Fitzgerald is one of the classic jazz artists whose albums will be reissued by Verve in 2016.

    News, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong

    Mar 7, 2016 5:24 PM

    Verve Reissues Classic Jazz Albums for 60th Anniversary

    Verve Records will celebrate its 60th anniversary throughout 2016 with a series of historic reissues and new…

  • News

    Jan 27, 2016 12:00 AM

    Friends, Family Remember Producer Orrin Keepnews at Bay Area Memorial Concert

    The Orrin Keepnews memorial and benefit concert celebrated the full life and 60 year recording career of the prolific…

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    Gilad Hekselman released Homes on the Jazz Village label in October 2015

    Interview, News, Gilad Hekselman

    Jan 12, 2016 11:14 AM

    Q&A with Gilad Hekselman: Jazz Is a Global Village

    Gilad Hekselman is one of the most visible next-generation standard bearers for the Israeli jazz movement that hit the…

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