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    Angel Bat Dawid’s The Oracle splices together sonic fragments, spoken word and more.

    News, From the Magazine, Angel Bat Dawid

    Mar 22, 2019 9:00 AM

    Angel Bat Dawid: Between Sun Ra and Gospel

    Angel Bat Dawid, a Chicago-based avant-garde composer, improviser and multi-instrumentalist, hails from seven…

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    Chicago percussionist and bandleader Kahil El’Zabar has a pair of recordings slated for release on Spiritmuse, a new UK imprint.

    Interview, News, Kahil El’Zabar, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Jamaaladeen Tacuma

    Mar 21, 2019 9:00 AM

    Kahil El’Zabar on the Expansiveness of Music History

    For more than four decades, percussionist Kahil El’Zabar’s vision has embraced tradition and the future, the local…

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    Multi-instrumentalist Anna Webber tailored her writing on Clockwise to the improvising musicians she assembled for the project.

    News, From the Magazine, Anna Webber

    Mar 20, 2019 9:00 AM

    Anna Webber’s ‘Clockwise’ Spans Musical Worlds

    For decades, jazz composers have struggled for the recognition and resources enjoyed by their classically oriented…

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    Reedist Dave Liebman has contributed to scores of recordings, including Miles Davis’ On The Corner.

    Interview, News, Dave Liebman, Miles Davis, Victor Wooten, Jeff Coffin

    Mar 19, 2019 9:00 AM

    For New Live Recording, Dave Liebman Heads Back Out ‘On The Corner’

    Dave Liebman’s legacy seemingly coalesced in an enthralling full-circle moment on Feb. 6, 2015, at Nashville’s 3rd…

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    Norman Granz (1918–2001)

    Review, From the Magazine, Norman Granz

    Mar 18, 2019 9:00 AM

    Verve Celebrates Norman Granz’s Vision

    The history of jazz offers a select group of rebels who profoundly bent its fortunes without ever playing a note of…

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    Magela Herrera perceives her work to be the result of a musical and cultural collision.

    News, From the Magazine, Magela Herrera

    Mar 15, 2019 9:00 AM

    Magela Herrera Finds Influence in Nordic Landscape

    It’s surprising to hear Havana-born flutist, composer and vocalist Magela Herrera talk about inspiration drawn from…

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    Chicago-based pianist Matt Piet’s set to release a new album with Four Letter Words, a trio that also includes tenor saxophonist Jake Wark and drummer Bill Harris.

    Interview, News, Matt Piet, Four Letter Words, Matt Piet & His Disorganization

    Mar 14, 2019 9:00 AM

    Pianist Matt Piet’s Feats of Coordination

    In the past, improvising pianist Matt Piet’s worked alongside jugglers on a cruise ship. His recent output’s more…

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    Botticelli Baby is among eight bands set to perform at the German Jazz Expo on April 27 at the jazzahead! Festival in Bremen, Germany.

    News, Botticelli Baby

    Mar 13, 2019 9:00 AM

    jazzahead! German Jazz Expo to Showcase Breadth of Nation’s Scene [Sponsored]

    Eight performances on April 27 at the jazzahead! Festival in Bremen, Germany, are set to showcase the breadth of the…

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    While jazz has been a common thread, the work of Danish guitarist Mark Solborg’s has veered well outside any clear parameters.

    Interview, News, From the Magazine, Mark Solborg

    Mar 13, 2019 9:00 AM

    The Selflessness of Guitarist Mark Solborg

    Danish guitarist Mark Solborg has been a ubiquitous presence on Copenhagen’s creative music scene for two decades,…

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    Improvising cellist Tomeka Reid’s most recent recording is The Mouser (Relative Pitch), a collaboration with drummer Filippo Monico.

    Interview, News, Tomeka Reid, Nicole Mitchell, Braxton Cook, Roscoe Mitchell, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Mike Reed, Ingrid Laubrock, Andrew Cyrille, Nick Mazzarella

    Mar 12, 2019 9:00 AM

    On the Road with Cellist Tomeka Reid

    Cellist, improviser and composer Tomeka Reid is one busy musician: leading her own quartet, performing in multiple…

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