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    Bobby McFerrin is one of the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters. The other honorees are Roscoe Mitchell, Reggie Workman and Dorthaan Kirk.

    News, Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell, Reggie Workman, Dorthaan Kirk

    May 21, 2019 10:15 AM

    NEA Announces 2020 Jazz Masters

    The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the 2020 class of NEA Jazz Masters. The honorees are singer Bobby…

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    Aubrey Logan critiques Los Angeles and the entertainment industry on her new album.

    News, From the Magazine

    May 21, 2019 10:00 AM

    Aubrey Logan Lampoons L.A.

    In a city recognized worldwide as the locus of glamour, success and superficiality, Los Angeles-based trombonist and…

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    Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber is marking two decades of music with a new album and a spate of reissues.

    News, From the Magazine, Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber

    May 19, 2019 10:19 PM

    Burnt Sugar Applying Heat for 20 Years

    As any well-informed chef will tell you, particularly one schooled in Caribbean cuisine, burnt sugar is not actually…

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    For Randy Brecker’s latest outing, he’s supported by Hamburg, Germany’s NDR Bigband.

    News, From the Magazine, The Brecker Brothers, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, David Sanborn

    May 16, 2019 5:41 PM

    Brecker Bonds with Big Bands Over Fusion

    Carving out space on jazz radio can be more than a little challenging. If the music falls into some category other than…

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    All of Miles Davis’ recordings with his namesake nonet are compiled on The Complete Birth Of The Cool.

    News, Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Lee Konitz

    May 16, 2019 8:53 AM

    More Miles: Complete ‘Birth Of The Cool’ Sessions Out June 7

    The iconic Birth Of The Cool is about to get a little cooler. A new compilation will allow Miles Davis fans to take a…

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    Trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey performs in both Kokoroko and Nérija, groups that recently issued debut EPs indebted to jazz, Afrobeat and more.

    Interview, News, Sheila Maurice-Grey, Kokoroko, Nérija, Nubya Garcia

    May 16, 2019 8:53 AM

    Sheila Maurice-Grey on Art’s Emancipatory Properties

    Kokoroko, a London-based Afrobeat group, released its self-titled debut EP earlier this year after being featured on…

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    John Daversa (right) works with young musicians on the American Dreamers project.

    News, From the Magazine, John Daversa

    May 15, 2019 10:24 AM

    The Dreamers and John Daversa: Message, Intention, Purpose

    John Daversa’s American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom (BFM Jazz) is a creation of human concern and…

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    Brandee Younger’s Soul Awakening is a meticulously curated collection of music she recorded between 2012 and 2013.

    News, First Listen, Brandee Younger, Makaya McCraven

    May 15, 2019 9:00 AM

    Now’s the Time for Brandee Younger

    Harpist and composer Brandee Younger often faces a curiously inexhaustible question: What kind of music do you play?

    …

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    René Marie (foreground) performs with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Jeff Lindberg, in Chicago on March 29.

    News, From the Magazine, Chicago Jazz Orchestra

    May 15, 2019 9:00 AM

    Chicago Jazz Orchestra Stays True to its Roots

    The Chicago Jazz Orchestra recently marked its 40th anniversary, and the ensemble commemorated the milestone with a…

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    Frode Haltli performs at the 2018 Nattjazz festival in Bergen, Norway.

    Interview, News, Frode Haltli

    May 14, 2019 9:00 AM

    Frode Haltli: A Conversation with the Avant Folk Avatar

    This year at Bremen, Germany’s jazzahead! festival and trade fair, Norwegian acts were featured during an…

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