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    Maurice Louca’s latest album is Elephantine (Northern Spy).

    News, Maurice Louca

    Feb 14, 2019 9:00 AM

    Maurice Louca Blends Distinct Sensibilities on ‘Elephantine’

    The spirit driving Maurice Louca’s new album, Elephantine (Northern Spy), strikes a different chord than its 2014…

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    Trumpeter Mathias Eick will perform during the April 26 jazzahead! gala concert in Bremen, Germany.

    News, Mathias Eick, Hedvig Mollestad Trio

    Feb 13, 2019 9:00 AM

    For 2019, jazzahead! to Spotlight Norway Scene [Sponsored]

    Returning for its 14th iteration, the jazzahead! Festival in Bremen, Germany, aims to highlight distinctive scenes…

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    A photo of late North Carolina musician Algia Mae Hinton is part of the book Blue Muse, which collects images of musicians who have benefited from the Music Maker Relief Foundation.

    News

    Feb 13, 2019 9:00 AM

    Music Maker Relief Foundation Celebrates 25 Years with Recording, Two New Books

    When folklorist Tim Duffy first journeyed to the American South from his Connecticut home, he was unsure what he might…

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    Guitarist-composer Oscar Peñas (left) pianist Marta Sánchez and drummer Richie Barshay perform Feb. 8 at Aaron Davis Hall at the City College Center for the Arts in Harlem.

    Live, News, Oscar Peñas

    Feb 12, 2019 9:33 AM

    With ‘Almadraba’ Oscar Peñas is Poet, Composer and Friend to Fisherman

    Oscar Peñas is a poet. Having tasked himself with writing a suite dedicated to the centuries-old practice of…

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    John Daversa accepts a Grammy for his arrangement of “Stars And Stripes Forever” at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10.

    News, John Daversa, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Terence Blanchard, Buddy Guy, Dafnis Prieto Big Band, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Wayne Shorter

    Feb 11, 2019 7:58 AM

    Daversa, Blanchard, Salvant Win Grammys

    The Recording Academy handed out Grammy awards in 84 categories on Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, but…

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    Marquis Hill benefited from time spent at the Velvet Lounge, a jazz room on the South Side of Chicago run by saxophonist Fred Anderson (1929–2010).

    Interview, From the Magazine, Marquis Hill, Makaya McCraven

    Feb 8, 2019 9:00 AM

    Trumpeter Marquis Hill Has a Message

    Sipping tea in the Harlem hangout Common Good, Marquis Hill wore a serene smile. The expression was hardly one…

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    Joris Teepe pays tribute to his mentor with In The Spirit Of Rashied Ali (Jazz Tribes).

    News, Joris Teepe

    Feb 7, 2019 9:00 AM

    Joris Teepe Extends Rashied Ali’s Legacy

    At New York’s Smalls Jazz Club this fall, Joris Teepe and his quintet invited listeners to celebrate the inaugural…

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    A very relaxed Christian Meaas Svendsen with members of Nakama

    Interview, News, From the Magazine, European Scene, Christian Meaas Svendsen

    Feb 6, 2019 9:00 AM

    Christian Meaas Svendsen Explores, Unfettered

    In his recent improvisational practice, Norwegian bassist Christian Meaas Svendsen embraces a deeply physical…

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    Like so many singers before her, Alicia Olatuja’s talent was shaped in the sanctuary.

    Interview, News, From the Magazine, Alicia Olatuja

    Feb 5, 2019 9:00 AM

    Alicia Olatuja Has Faith in Her Voice

    When singer Alicia Olatuja steps on stage, she is sure-footed, and a smile almost always rests on her face.

    She…

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    Chucho Valdes (left), Omara Portuondo and Dianne Reeves each performed during the Jan. 31 SFJAZZ Gala at the the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco.

    News, Chucho Valdés, Dianne Reeves, Omara Portuondo

    Feb 4, 2019 3:22 PM

    SFJAZZ Honors Chucho Valdés at Annual Gala

    Like a jewel proudly situated alongside some of San Francisco’s most significant performing arts institutions, the…

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