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    Pianist Yelena Eckemoff said her “task as a composer is to provide comprehensive music material to musicians who can both read and improvise.”

    Interview, News, Yelena Eckemoff

    Apr 10, 2018 9:16 AM

    Q&A with Yelena Eckemoff: Crafting Intimate Music

    Yelena Eckemoff is a Russia-born pianist whose idiosyncratic jazz albums speak to a classical sensibility, a taste for…

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    Saxophonist Philipp Gropper works in many disparate contexts, playing in bands led by vibrant German musicians, including bassist Pablo Held and fellow saxophonist Wanja Slavin, in addition to co-leading the electro-acoustic foursome Tau.

    Interview, News, From the Magazine, European Scene, Philipp Gropper

    Apr 4, 2018 4:38 PM

    European Scene: Philipp Gropper Wants to Go Deeper

    Few cities in Europe today are more cosmopolitan than Berlin.

    During the past few decades, the city has attracted a…

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    The trio Norma Winstone (left) leads—which includes Glauco Benier and Klaus Gesing—has been augmented by a pair of supplemental players for the ECM album Descansado—Songs For Film.

    Interview, News, Norma Winstone, Kenny Wheeler

    Apr 3, 2018 6:12 PM

    Q&A with Norma Winstone: The Consummate Voice

    Singer Norma Winstone is without peers when it comes to the chamber-jazz aesthetic. Emerging from the London scene of…

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    In 2018, pianist Matthew Shipp has issued a pair of albums on ESP-Disk, as well as a three-album set alongside saxophonist Ivo Perelman and a live recording with bassist William Parker.

    Interview, News, Matthew Shipp, William Parker

    Mar 30, 2018 9:00 AM

    Q&A with Matthew Shipp: ‘Out of Nothingness’

    Pianist Matthew Shipp has opened 2018 with a pair of new albums that mark his debut as a leader on ESP-Disk, where he…

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    The album United We Swing features the Wynton Marsalis Septet and an array of guests, including Willie Nelson (left).

    Interview, News, Wynton Marsalis, Willie Nelson, Carrie Smith, Bob Dylan, John Legend

    Mar 28, 2018 9:32 AM

    Marsalis, Guests Explore the Blues

    The blues is the lingua franca on United We Swing: Best Of The Jazz At Lincoln Center Galas (Blue Engine), a new…

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    Guitarist Lionel Loueke says he’s frequently struck by inspiration while flying. He doesn’t know why.

    Interview, News, Lionel Loueke

    Mar 28, 2018 9:00 AM

    Q&A with Guitarist Lionel Loueke: Signature Sound

    Lionel Loueke is a world-renowned guitarist who has forged a reputation for a unique fusion of music, comprising sounds…

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    ​Vocalist Fay Claassen doesn’t have any immediate plans to tour the States, but says there’s “a very modern, free scene” in Germany.

    Interview, News, Fay Claassen

    Mar 27, 2018 5:01 PM

    Q&A with Vocalist Fay Claassen: Getting at the Whole Picture

    Dutch singer Fay Claassen’s assured sense of time and impeccable phrasing cover a wide terrain. On her recent, disc…

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    Roxy Coss’ new album, The Future Is Female, was inspired by the 2016 presidential elections.

    Interview, News, Roxy Coss

    Mar 23, 2018 9:00 AM

    Q&A with Roxy Coss: Seeking a Unique Voice

    Musician, composer, bandleader and educator Roxy Coss has been playing saxophone since she discovered the instrument in…

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    Sexmob’s debut, Den Of Inequity, is two decades old. And now, Steven Bernstein’s troupe is set to issue new work, Cultural Capital, on April 14.

    Interview, News, Steven Bernstein, Steven Bernstein’s Sexmob, The Bad Plus

    Mar 6, 2018 9:07 AM

    Q&A with Steven Bernstein: On Respectability

    Two decades ago, slide trumpeter, composer and bandleader Steven Bernstein caused some members of the jazz community to…

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    The relationships bassist Martin Wind forged with the two disparate groups that perform on his Light Blue reach back decades.

    Interview, News, Martin Wind

    Mar 1, 2018 10:00 AM

    Bassist Martin Wind Foregrounds Melody on ‘Light Blue’

    Bassist and composer Martin Wind sees Light Blue (Laika), his newest and 11th disc, as a two-in-one project. That…

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