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    Michael Blake’s Chroma Nova, from left, Guilherme Monteiro, Skye Steele, Michael Bates, Mauro Refosco, Michael Blake, Christopher Hoffman and Rogerio Boccato.

    News, From the Magazine, Michael Blake

    Nov 14, 2023 10:47 AM

    Michael Blake: The Saxophonist as Record Executive

    Over the course of four decades, from his early-’90s stint with the Lounge Lizards, subsequent recordings with the…

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    Endea Owens takes the Blindfold Test with writer Ashley Kahn onstage at this summer’s NorthSea Jazz Festival.

    Live, From the Magazine, Endea Owens

    Nov 6, 2023 3:03 AM

    Blindfold Test: Endea Owens

    At this early stage of her career, the bassist and bandleader Endea Owens — a product of the Detroit music scene…

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    Garzone and Daly keep the spirit of New York’s 52nd Street alive during a CD release party at Dizzy’s on Sept. 15.

    News, From the Magazine, Claire Daly, George Garzone

    Nov 6, 2023 2:49 AM

    Saxophonists Claire Daly, George Garzone Run the ‘Vuvu’ Down

    Following a string of tribute recordings — 2008’s Rahsaan Roland Kirk project Rah! Rah!, 2011’s Mary Joyce…

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    Vail Jazz Foundation will close the bulk of operations by year’s end.

    News

    Nov 6, 2023 2:36 AM

    Vail Jazz Foundation To Shutter Operations

    The Vail Jazz Foundation has announced that it will close the bulk of its operations by the end of the current calendar…

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    EFG London Jazz Festival brought three acts of its popular “Moment’s Notice” performance series to Enjoy Jazz on Oct. 9.

    Live, Various Artists

    Nov 6, 2023 2:09 AM

    Enjoy Jazz Marks a Milestone with By-Invitation ‘Takeovers’

    In the second week of its 25th anniversary edition, Enjoy Jazz fortified its position among international music…

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    DeJong (right) backstage with Ornette Coleman in 2008.

    News

    Nov 6, 2023 1:50 AM

    Ubiquitous Jazz Fan Jim DeJong of Chicago Dies at 81

    DownBeat considers itself duty-bound to compile obituaries for famous musicians and annually celebrates firmament…

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    Bennett had a wealth of material to draw upon, and he had a direct association with much of it.

    News, From the Magazine, Tony Bennett

    Oct 31, 2023 1:50 PM

    Goodbye, Mr. Bennett: A Tribute

    Perhaps no interpreter of American popular song had as long and distinguished a career as Tony Bennett. Yet in his…

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    “Charlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Sextet on record, that was it!” said Freeman of his early influences.

    Interview, From the Magazine, George Freeman

    Oct 31, 2023 1:37 PM

    George Freeman, Guitar Royalty at 96

    Visit Chicago guitarist George Freeman, whose new album The Good Life (High Note) featuring Joey DeFrancesco and…

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    Herbie Hancock (left), Jahari Stampley, Connor Rohrer and Paul Cornish at this year’s competition, which took place Oct. 14–15 in New York.

    News, Jahari Stampley, Paul Cornish, Connor Rohrer, Herbie Hancock

    Oct 31, 2023 1:28 PM

    Jahari Stampley Wins Hancock Institute’s Piano Competition

    Jahari Stampley, a 23-year-old from Chicago, won the 31st annual Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Piano…

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    “I made the decision pretty early on that jazz music was going to be a huge part of my identity when I was growing up in California. But New York City made a man out of me,” Meagher says.

    News, From the Magazine, Ryan Meagher

    Oct 31, 2023 1:01 PM

    Ryan Meagher: Telling Stories

    Portland, Oregon-based guitarist Ryan Meagher abides by the power of certain “E” words: He practices eclecticism of…

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