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    “I listened to players like Ben Webster and Wayne Shorter, two opposites, who spoke to me profoundly about saying a whole lot with less,” Osby says.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Greg Osby

    Feb 6, 2024 2:15 PM

    From the Abyss to Minimalism

    At the beginning of November 2023, Greg Osby flew to Italy for a week of duo concerts with pianist Michele Franzini,…

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    “My dad is always going to be a part of me and my music, especially since I still have so many manuscripts of his to explore,” says Johnathan Blake, who notes that he too has much more to explore.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Johnathan Blake

    Jan 31, 2024 2:57 PM

    Johnathan Blake: Story Teller

    For Johnathan Blake, every record is an act of remembrance. Over the past two decades, the Philadelphia-born and New…

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    “I like to just click on songs that touched me and see if I could do them in a personal way — especially if it’s a well-known song,” Alpert said about selecting material for his new album.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Herb Alpert

    Jan 31, 2024 2:48 PM

    Herb Alpert Proves That Dreams Do Come True

    In 2020, writer and director John Scheinfeld released the feature documentary Herb Alpert Is … . “I liked it, but I…

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    “One of the first things I checked out heavily when I got serious about playing music was Weather Report’s Heavy Weather,” Payton says of his early influences.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Nicholas Payton

    Jan 23, 2024 12:35 PM

    The Evolution of Nicholas Payton

    There was a time, back in the mid-’90s, when trumpeter Nicholas Payton was being hyped as a Young Lion on the scene.…

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    Samara Joy performing at the 2023 Monterey Jazz Festival.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Samara Joy

    Jan 16, 2024 11:55 AM

    Time to Be Adventurous

    Samara Joy posted a personal video on her social media this fall in which her grandfather, Elder Goldwire McLendon, is…

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    Davis says, “I wouldn’t call myself a jazz musician; my music is more about crossing boundaries.” Her band Alula, from left: Chris Tordini, Davis, Tyshawn Sorey and Val Jeanty.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Caroline Davis

    Dec 27, 2023 12:32 PM

    Caroline Davis’ Alula Soars High Above Prison Walls

    A rigorous intellectual, Caroline Davis makes intensely visceral music that mines everything from the cardiology of the…

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    “The first Blues Deluxe album took seven days to finish, this one took five,” Joe Bonamassa says of Time Clocks, a tribute to, and continuation of, his first hit album 20 years ago.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Joe Bonamassa

    Dec 12, 2023 1:45 PM

    Joe Bonamassa: (Still) Keeping the Blues Alive

    Perhaps the highest-profile blues guitarist on the planet today, Joe Bonamassa has packed iconic venues all over the…

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    Bill Frisell and writer Ashley Kahn at this year’s North Sea Jazz Fest.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Bill Frisell

    Dec 5, 2023 1:10 PM

    Blindfold Test: Bill Frisell

    Fortunate and few are the jazz headliners with options like guitar maestro Bill Frisell, who can choose to lead various…

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    “The more sophisticated the lyric, the easier the melody should be,” Lins offered as a songwriting guideline.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Ivan Lins

    Nov 28, 2023 11:56 AM

    The Orchestral Passions of Ivan Lins

    Five years ago, the mighty Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, paid lavish tribute to Quincy Jones on the occasion…

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    “Everything came together like the universe intended,” says Luke Stewart of the members of Irreversible Entanglements, from left, Camae Ayewa, Stewart, Tcheser Holmes, Keir Neuringer and Aquiles Navarro.

    Interview, From the Magazine, Irreversible Entanglements

    Nov 28, 2023 11:35 AM

    The Chemistry of Irreversible Entanglements

    Eight years ago, the now-shuttered Brooklyn-based underground performance space The Silent Barn hosted a Musicians…

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