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    “Being a musician, you’ve got to wear a whole bunch of different hats,” says indie artist Curtis Taylor. “You’re doing advertising, and you’re doing flyers for your own shows.”

    Interview, From the Magazine, Curtis Taylor

    Oct 29, 2024 11:54 AM

    Curtis Taylor: The DIY Trumpeter

    Being an independent musician in 2024 frequently requires adopting a DIY approach. For trumpeter Curtis Taylor’s…

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    ​Bill Charlap with trio mates Kenny Washington, left, and Peter Washington, right.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Bill Charlap Trio

    Oct 22, 2024 9:22 AM

    Bill Charlap’s Inner Rebel

    Hunched over a round table in the Algonquin Hotel — where, a century ago, New York’s reigning wits famously…

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    “With this record, I’m not trying to punish you,” Ndegeocello says of No More Water. “I’m trying to help you heal.”

    Interview, From the Magazine, Meshell Ndegeocello

    Oct 15, 2024 1:06 PM

    Meshell Ndegeocello Preaches ‘The Gospel’

    It was less a matter of “if” and more of “when.” Meshell Ndegeocello’s transfixing new album, No More Water:…

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    Vocalist Norma Winstone writes of lost love, melancholy and dreams on her new recording with pianist Kit Downes.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Norma Winstone, Kit Downes

    Oct 8, 2024 12:33 PM

    Winstone-Downes Duets Are the Stuff of Dreams

    U.K. vocalist Norman Winstone took the title of her new album, Outpost Of Dreams, from the first piece that she and…

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    “If I rewind to 10 years ago, I was an explorer,” says Collier. “Now I’m an artist and an explorer.”

    Interview, From the Magazine, Jacob Collier

    Oct 2, 2024 12:29 PM

    Jacob Collier’s Technicolor World

    Jacob Collier started to build his fanbase back in 2011 when he began sharing intoxicating arrangements to popular…

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    “What happens when we put special people with other special people?” asks Immanuel Wilkins, who seeks to cross-pollinate the arts.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Immanuel Wilkins

    Sep 17, 2024 12:23 PM

    Thinking Big with Immanuel Wilkins

    After bursting onto the scene with his acclaimed 2020 debut, Omega, Immanuel Wilkins announced his arrival as a talent…

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    Hancock has a new project on the horizon but says he will not put it out until he’s ready.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Herbie Hancock

    Sep 10, 2024 12:25 PM

    Herbie Hancock: On Top Where He Belongs

    On April 12 of this year, Herbie Hancock turned 84. How many people do you know in their 80s who are still working full…

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    “It’s like my memoir as a picture painted in sound,” Lewis explains of his growing body of work.

    Interview, From the Magazine, James Brandon Lewis

    Sep 10, 2024 12:18 PM

    James Brandon Lewis: Urgency & Maximum Intention

    It has been just over a year since this writer last spoke to saxophonist and composer James Brandon Lewis for the cover…

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    “I don’t focus on the harshness of the music business,” Lloyd says. “I focus on the profundity of what we’re doing because that’s the real stuff. You can change the world with that.”

    Interview, From the Magazine, Charles Lloyd

    Sep 4, 2024 1:29 PM

    Charles Lloyd: Praise for an Ageless Master

    “To get this honor at this late stage, I suppose I’m blessed. I just know that this is a sacred song, and I’m in…

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    Saxophonist Greg Ward, left, gets a lesson in how to wear the blindfold before journalist Michael Jackson administers the test.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Greg Ward

    Aug 27, 2024 11:33 AM

    Blindfold Test: Greg Ward

    Alto saxophonist Greg Ward’s win in this year’s Critics Poll Rising Star category, at age 42, was a long time…

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