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    Van Morrison performs at Moldejazz in Molde, Norway.

    Live, News, Review, Joe McPhee, Donny McCaslin, Allison Miller

    Jul 30, 2018 9:00 AM

    Jazz and Pop Worlds Collide in Molde

    Molde is a small stop on the Norwegian fjord-viewing cruise-ship route. But July 16-21, under skies that never fully…

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    R+R=Now performs at the DC Jazz Festival in June.

    News, Review, Robert Glasper, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Terrace Martin, Henry Threadgill, Mary Halvorson, Tyshawn Sorey, Cécile McLorin Salvant

    Jul 25, 2018 9:00 AM

    New Book Chronicles the Saga of Jazz in Washington D.C.

    Summer proved to be a propitious time for Maurice Jackson and Blair A. Ruble to promote their new book, DC Jazz:…

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    En Corps performs at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival in Kongsberg, Norway.

    Live, News, Review, Paal Nilssen-Love

    Jul 24, 2018 9:00 AM

    Kongsberg Festival Teams Up Improvisors

    The generous support the Norwegian state funnels into the arts long has reaped palpable benefits. For a country that is…

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    Francisco Mela contributes Ancestros to the current season of Newvelle releases.

    News, Review, From the Magazine, Bill Frisell, Skúli Sverrisson, Steve Cardenas, Andy Zimmerman, Lionel Loueke, Jason Palmer, Francisco Mela

    Jul 19, 2018 9:05 AM

    Newvelle Exemplifies the Art of the LP

    As collectible, multimedia art objects, few affordable things surpass the long-playing album. And few labels surpass…

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    Dan Weiss performs at the Gent Jazz Festival in Gent, Belgium.

    Live, News, Review, Vijay Iyer, Dan Weiss, Fundament, Graham Haynes

    Jul 18, 2018 2:00 PM

    Vijay Iyer, Dan Weiss, Fundament Propel Gent Jazz Festival

    The Gent Jazz Festival has been running since 2002, although prior to 2008, it was known as the Blue Note Festival.…

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    Daniel Rolim and and Marta Freitas perform at Brazilian Jazz Night during the 40th annual Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

    Live, News, Review, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Shabaka Hutchings, Theon Cross

    Jul 18, 2018 9:00 AM

    Copenhagen Festival Spans Poetic Swing, Hard-Bop Themes

    Drowsily easing up to passport control upon arrival in Copenhagen after a sleepless, otherwise pleasant 8-hour journey…

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    Thundercat performs at the 39th Montreal International Jazz Festival.

    Live, News, Review, Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Zakir Hussain, Gretchen Parlato, Thundercat, Herbie Hancock, Brian Blade

    Jul 16, 2018 9:00 AM

    Montreal Jazz Fest Shapes Surrounding City—and Vice Versa

    Last year, Montreal native Leonard Cohen was immortalized in a 20-story mural in the city’s downtown. Cohen’s image…

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    Marc Ribot performs at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.

    Live, News, Review, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Archie Shepp

    Jul 6, 2018 9:00 AM

    Protest Voices Enhance Montreal Festival

    Jazz historically has aimed for deep cultural relevance and a commitment to social justice, as vintage work by Charles…

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    Live, News, Review, Anat Cohen, Mavis Staples, Christian Sands, Bria Skonberg, Jonathan Barber, Esperanza Spalding, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jon Batiste

    Jul 2, 2018 9:00 AM

    Rain Can’t Wash Out Saratoga Jazz Fest

    What makes the lawns of Saratoga Springs so green and lush, its sturdy trees so tall? That would be rain. What has made…

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    Ben Paterson, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, receives a first-place prize of $25,000, at the inaugural Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition, which was held at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, on June 22 and 23. With the pianist is Jason Marsalis (left), Ellis Marsalis and the Nu Jazz Agency’s Jerald Miller.

    News, Review, Aaron Diehl

    Jun 27, 2018 12:15 PM

    Philadelphia’s Ben Paterson Wins Inaugural Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition

    Ben Paterson, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the winner of the inaugural Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano…

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