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    “Being president of Blue Note has been one of the coolest things that ever happened to me,” Was said. “It’s a gas to serve as one of the caretakers of that legacy.”

    Interview, From the Magazine, Don Was

    Jun 4, 2024 12:21 PM

    Don Was: Talkin’ Blue Note at 85

    Sitting with Don Was is a comfortable and unhurried exercise. He may seem slightly reserved at first, but ideas and…

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    On Shadow, Wright has taken the words of vocalist Nina Simone to heart — that an artist must reflect her times.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Lizz Wright

    May 21, 2024 1:34 PM

    Lizz Wright: The Artist as Gardener

    Twenty years ago, Lizz Wright emerged as an astounding new voice in music with her superb 2003 debut, Salt, spiced with…

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    “It’s not like Bach, where you had better play the notes correctly,” Fleck says. “In the case of Rhapsody, it had been done so many ways and with the blessing of [Gershwin].”

    Interview, From the Magazine, Béla Fleck

    Apr 30, 2024 12:35 PM

    Béla Fleck Remagines ‘Rhapsody In Blue’

    Over the course of his remarkably eclectic, multiple-Grammy-winning career — one that stretches across four decades…

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    “Within our uniquely limited instrumentation, we can get people loud and excited,” Kahil El’Zabar says of his 50-year-old Ethnic Heritage Ensemble.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Kahil El’Zabar, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

    Apr 23, 2024 12:18 PM

    Kahil El’Zabar: Celebrating the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble at 50

    The occasion needed some fire. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, percussionist,…

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    “Einstein was a violinist, Max Planck was also a musician and Stefon Alexander plays saxophone,” says Donald Harrison about the relationship between science and music.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Donald Harrison Jr.

    Apr 16, 2024 12:17 PM

    Harrison’s ‘Passion’ Mixes Hard Swing, Trap Hip-Hop

    “If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.” That sage advice from Charlie Parker became Big Chief…

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    “I’m also at a point in my life where I don’t feel like I have anything to prove, like at all,” Akinmusire says about his art.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Ambrose Akinmusire

    Mar 26, 2024 12:45 PM

    Ambrose Akinmusire: On Expressing Beauty

    At the risk of oversimplifying and romanticizing the story, Ambrose Akinmusire came bursting on the jazz scene at the…

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    “He is always growing, always learning, always moving forward,” said John Zorn of Smith.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Ches Smith

    Mar 19, 2024 3:49 PM

    Ches Smith: ‘A Fearless Seeker’

    Cities and towns, large and small, through their geography, culture, cuisine and dialect, possess unique, compelling…

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    “Both of us are quite grounded in the craft, the tradition and the harmonic sense,” Rosenwinkel said of his experience playing with Allen. “Yet I felt we shared something mystical as well.”

    Interview, From the Magazine, Geri Allen, Kurt Rosenwinkel

    Mar 12, 2024 11:42 AM

    Geri & Kurt: A ‘Lovesome’ Story in Paris

    “There are a few musicians you hear where, as somebody once said, the molecules in the room change. Geri was one of…

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    “He’s constructing intelligent musical sentences that connect seamlessly, which is the most important part of linear playing,” Charles McPherson said of alto saxophonist Sonny Red.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Charles McPherson

    Feb 27, 2024 1:40 PM

    Blindfold Test: Charles McPherson

    “I might not have felt this way 30 to 40 years ago, but I’ve reached a point where I can hear value in what people…

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    Larry Goldings’ versatility keeps him in high demand as a leader, collaborator and sideman.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Larry Goldings

    Feb 21, 2024 10:45 AM

    Larry Goldings: The Variety of Fun

    Are you having any fun? Larry Goldings certainly is. Consider just two recent examples:

    Scene 1: “If anyone had…

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