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    Dr. John (left) and Henry Butler at Town Hall in New York on June 15. The two musicians participated in the first-ever piano summit there.

    Live, Dr. John, Henry Butler

    Jun 20, 2017 1:00 PM

    Dr. John & Henry Butler In First-Ever Piano Summit at Town Hall

    It was like a Mardi Gras party June 15 when two New Orleans piano masters, Dr. John (aka John “Mac” Rebennack) and…

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    Aaron Diehl (left) and Cécile McLorin Salvant perform at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s annual benefit concert on June 14.

    Live, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Joey Alexander, Randy Weston

    Jun 19, 2017 3:46 PM

    National Jazz Museum in Harlem Benefit Spotlights Young Stars

    New York jazz supporters seem to emerge each spring, with full houses attending benefit concerts that help sustain the…

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    The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs Billy Wilson’s Winter In Lisbon.

    Live, News, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald

    Jun 16, 2017 5:37 PM

    Alvin Ailey Dance Troup Interprets Music of Dizzy, Ella

    The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater made its premiere in 1958, when the company’s 27-year-old namesake director…

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    Glenn Zaleski (left), Melissa Aldana, Philip Dizack, Pablo Menares and Craig Weinrib perform at the San Francisco Jazz Festival on June 13.

    Live, Melissa Aldana, Chris Potter, Lizz Wright, Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Marquis Hill

    Jun 16, 2017 10:57 AM

    Team-Ups & Supergroups Power San Francisco Jazz Festival

    Before the SFJAZZ Center opened in January 2013, SFJAZZ’s flagship programming was its San Francisco Jazz Festival…

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    Vijay Iyer (center) performs with the Brentano String Quartet on June 10.

    , Vijay Iyer, Tyshawn Sorey, Wadada Leo Smith, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell

    Jun 16, 2017 8:18 AM

    At Classical-Leaning Ojai Fest, Iyer Builds Bridges to Jazz

    For several decades, the idyllic small town of Ojai, California, has been the annual site of one of America’s more…

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    Vocalist Bobby Carcassés, percussionist Yaroldy Abreu and bassist Esperanza Spalding perform Spalding’s composition “I Adore You” in Havana on April 30. The BET network will broadcast the concert Sunday (June 18) at 2 p.m. EST.

    News, Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding, Cassandra Wilson, Marcus Miller, Ambrose Akinmusire

    Jun 15, 2017 3:20 PM

    International Jazz Day Concert Broadcast on BET

    If you weren’t fortunate enough to attend the 2017 International Jazz Day Concert in Havana, or if you didn’t watch the…

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    Still from the Jazz Institute of Chicago video about its Straight Ahead Jazz Camp, to be held July 17–21

    News, Dave Douglas, Rufus Reid

    Jun 15, 2017 12:46 PM

    Douglas, Reid Among Instructors at Straight Ahead Jazz Camp in Chicago

    Enrollment is now open for the Jazz Institute of Chicago’s Straight Ahead Jazz Camp, to take place July 17–21 at…

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    Herbie Hancock will teach his first ever online class exclusively with MasterClass.

    News, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis

    Jun 15, 2017 8:34 AM

    Learn from a Legend: Hancock To Teach Online Class

    The online education platform MasterClass has announced today composer/keyboardist Herbie Hancock will teach his first…

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    Music by Fats Waller appears on The Savory Collection, Vol. 3.

    Review

    Jun 14, 2017 1:25 PM

    The Savory Collection Volume 3: Polarities of Jazz

    Jazz has always felt an acute discomfort in the close company of acceptance. For a music that takes pride in its…

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    Gary Clark Jr. performs at the Chicago Blues Fest on June 11.

    Live, Gary Clark Jr., Rhiannon Giddens

    Jun 13, 2017 1:09 PM

    New Names, Familiar Faces Soar at Chicago Blues Fest

    The Chicago Blues Festival rarely booked blues-rock stars such as Gary Clark Jr. in its 33 previous incarnations in…

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