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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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    “You gotta go out on a limb and book people who you know people need to see, need to experience,” says Christian McBride of curating the Newport Jazz Festival.

    Interview, Christian McBride

    Aug 20, 2024 11:38 AM

    Christian McBride Maintains Curatorial Balance at Newport

    Newport Jazz Festival 2024 carried much promise, and it delivered: a diverse and very strong lineup – each act an…

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    “It locked together 20 years of all that I’ve been looking for,” Ryan Truesdell says of his compositional contribution to Synthesis: The String Quartet Sessions.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Ryan Truesdell

    Aug 13, 2024 12:00 PM

    Ryan Truesdell’s String Quartet Dreams

    For more than a decade, Ryan Truesdell has been winning acclaim by excavating the lesser-known gems of big-band…

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    “I figured you’d get this one,” laughed John Clayton, left, after Rufus Reid guessed Billy Childs. “This one’s a little soft pitch.”

    Interview, From the Magazine, John Clayton, Rufus Reid

    Jul 31, 2024 11:56 AM

    Blindfold Test: John Clayton & Rufus Reid

    When the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers symposium hit Nashville in May, one of the most…

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    “I think his music is amazing, but I want other people to be engaged with his music as well,” said vocalist Fay Victor about composer Herbie Nichols.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Fay Victor, Herbie Nichols

    Jul 23, 2024 1:35 PM

    Fay Victor Navigates Nichols

    Herbie Nichols is one of the great should-have-been stories in jazz. Born in New York in 1919 to parents from Trinidad…

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    “I had wanted to create a project honoring my relationship with a number of bodies of water that have been very impactful in my life,” says Stephan Crump.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Stephan Crump

    Jul 23, 2024 1:31 PM

    Stephan Crump Explores Water

    Over the last three decades, bassist Stephan Crump has established himself as one of the significant voices in jazz…

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    “I figured you’d get this one,” laughed John Clayton, left, after Rufus Reid guessed Billy Childs. “This one’s a little soft pitch.”

    Interview, From the Magazine, Rufus Reid, John Clayton

    Jul 16, 2024 2:35 PM

    Blindfold Test: John Clayton & Rufus Reid, Part I

    When the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers symposium hit Nashville in May, one of the most…

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