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    “I love doing ballads,” Mike Stern says. “It’s just a part of me, some part of emotionally how I feel sometimes.”

    Interview, From the Magazine, Mike Stern

    Dec 3, 2024 12:52 PM

    Mike Stern’s Triumphant Recovery

    Stories of major shifts and rebirths among musicians during the past five years are common, from weathering the…

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    Jazz journalist Michael Jackson, left, dispenses a live Blindfold Test to drum master Billy Cobham.

    Interview, Billy Cobham

    Nov 19, 2024 12:26 PM

    Blindfold Test: Billy Cobham

    Drum king Billy Cobham, who, believe it or not, turned 80 in May, ruled the roost at January’s Panama Jazz Festival.…

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    “I really want to provide a positive example for other women coming up in music,” says saxophonist Nubya Garcia.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Nubya Garcia

    Oct 29, 2024 12:35 PM

    Nubya Garcia Thinks Big!

    Nubya Garcia is feeling more free than ever before. Spending much of 2023 and 2024 taking a break from her previous…

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    “I truly do love learning the history and what came before, and that’s what I practice,” says Meg Okura, pictured here with Kevin Hays. “But that’s not necessarily what I do as a composer.”

    Interview, From the Magazine, Meg Okura

    Oct 29, 2024 12:01 PM

    Meg Okura’s Multicultural Identity

    Japanese native Meg Okura is a New York City-based Jewish-American composer and violinist. A graduate of Juilliard with…

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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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