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    Joel Paterson explores the music of The Beatles on his new instrumental album, Let It Be Guitar!

    News, First Listen, Joel Paterson

    Nov 13, 2019 4:48 PM

    Paterson Blends Genres on Beatles Album

    Fifty years after The Beatles’ last public appearance, the lads from Liverpool continue to inspire musicians from…

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    A new biography of blues guitarist-singer Stevie Ray Vaughan is titled after his 1983 album, Texas Flood.

    News, From the Magazine, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan

    Nov 13, 2019 9:00 AM

    Writers Illuminate Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Artistry

    What made Stevie Ray Vaughan great? Nearly 30 years after the Texas guitar slinger’s tragic death, music journalists…

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    Trumpeter and flugelhornist Yazz Ahmed celebrates the accomplishments of others on Polyhymnia, a work released through the Ropeadope imprint.

    Interview, News, Yazz Ahmed, Ingrid Jensen

    Nov 12, 2019 8:10 AM

    Yazz Ahmed Conveys the Strength of Women Across Generations on ‘Polyhymnia’

    Polyhymnia is a clear demonstration that Yazz Ahmed’s global awareness and pursuit of thought-provoking music…

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    Anthony Braxton performs Nov. 3 with his Zim Music ensemble during Jazzfest Berlin.

    Live, News, Anthony Braxton, Angel Bat Dawid, Christian Lillinger, Joachim Kühn, Ambrose Akinmusire, James Brandon Lewis

    Nov 11, 2019 3:12 PM

    Bold Risks at Jazzfest Berlin

    Halfway through composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton’s six-hour opening performance at Jazzfest Berlin,…

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    Wayne Horvitz conducts the Seattle Modern Orchestra during the Earshot Jazz Festival, which ran Oct. 4–Nov. 6 in Seattle.

    Live, News, Wayne Horvitz, Tyshawn Sorey

    Nov 11, 2019 9:48 AM

    Earshot Serves as Platform for Thriving Seattle Scene

    Seattle’s Earshot Jazz Festival, a five-week fall marathon known for forward-looking programming, presented 56…

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    Egberto Gismonti flew to New York from his home in Brazil for ECM Records at 50, a Nov. 1 and 2 celebration of the imprint at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.

    Live, News, Joe Lovano, Manfred Eicher, Paul Motian, John Abercrombie, Wadada Leo Smith, Eliane Elias, Vijay Iyer, Bill Frisell, Andrew Cyrille, Fabian Almazan, Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane, Giovanni Guidi

    Nov 8, 2019 1:41 PM

    Landmark ECM Anniversary Celebrated at Jazz at Lincoln Center

    The curation for ECM Records at 50, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s tribute to the famed record label on Nov. 1 and 2 in New…

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    French violinist Théo Ceccaldi performs with his ensemble, Freaks, during the Belgrade Jazz Festival, which ran Oct. 21-28 in the Serbian capital.

    Live, News, Jazzmeia Horn, Gerald Clayton, Charles Lloyd, Harish Raghavan, Eric Harland, Stanley Clarke, Dianne Reeves

    Nov 8, 2019 12:05 PM

    Belgrade Festival Expands for 35th Anniversary

    On the penultimate evening of the 35th annual Belgrade Jazz Festival, which ran Oct. 21-28 in the Serbian capital,…

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    Drummer and bandleader Terri Lyne Carrington’s latest recording, Waiting Game, reflects a multiplicity of sonic concepts—r&b, jazz and hip-hop among them.

    Interview, News, Terri Lyne Carrington, Matthew Stevens, Aaron Parks

    Nov 8, 2019 9:00 AM

    Carrington’s Latest Recording Makes a Broadly Sourced Statement on U.S.

    With her new band’s debut, Waiting Game, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington now dons another hat as an activist.…

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    The Aum Fidelity label is set to release its latest entry in the David S. Ware archive series, Théâtre Garonne, 2008, on Nov. 15.

    News, David S. Ware, William Parker, Matthew Shipp, Branford Marsalis

    Nov 7, 2019 9:00 AM

    The Focused Energy of Saxophonist David S. Ware

    From his time hitting New York clubs as a kid to his brief stint at Berklee and years spent leading his own bands,…

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    Maybelle (back row, left), A.P. and Sara Carter stand behind the next generation of the family’s musical legacy: Joe (left), Anita, June and Helen Carter.

    News, The Carter Family

    Nov 6, 2019 9:13 AM

    A New Album Bridges Generations of Carter Family History

    Hot on the heels of Ken Burns’ Country Music, The Carter Family throws a hootenanny—and a bit of a séance—on…

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