Jan 3, 2017 7:55 PM
Trio da Paz Celebrates 30 Years, Grammy Nod
As they approached their 30th anniversary playing together, the members of Trio da Paz—the Brazilian jazz supergroup…
Trio da Paz: Romero Lubambo (left), Nilson Matta and Duduka da Fonseca
Jan 3, 2017 7:55 PM
As they approached their 30th anniversary playing together, the members of Trio da Paz—the Brazilian jazz supergroup…
Leslie Odom Jr.
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Leslie Odom Jr. first rose to prominence as a star in the Broadway mega-hit Hamilton, winning a Tony Award for Best…
Jon Batiste
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For his new Christmas album, Jon Batiste, keyboardist, singer and bandleader of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, has…
Frank Kimbrough
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Pianist Frank Kimbrough is a veteran of the New York scene, having spent the past 35 years working alongside such…
Miles Davis (left) and Michel Legrand in a publicity photo for the soundtrack to the 1991 film Dingo
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Pascal (left) and Remy Le Boeuf released the album Imaginist on Oct. 14.
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Vocalist Alyssa Allgood released her full-length debut, Out Of The Blue, on Oct. 7.
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Having gained due recognition for her efforts as Best Collegiate Vocal Jazz Soloist for DownBeat’s 2014 Student Music…
Barbara Dane (left) appears with Louis Armstrong (far right) for the nationally televised Timex All-Star Jazz Show in 1959.
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Barbara Dane was 22 years old when she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1949, but she’d already developed her…
Siblings Samora (left) and Elena Pinderhughes collaborated on The Transformations Suite, which was released on Oct. 16.
Nov 17, 2016 2:37 PM
Nina Simone wrote “Mississippi Goddam” out of sheer rage over the events that had occurred during her lifetime, namely…
Wadada Leo Smith
Nov 14, 2016 3:56 PM
Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith is a multi-award winning composer, performer and educator, shortlisted for the 2013 Pulitzer…
