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    DownBeat Senior Contributor Michael Bourne (center) receives the Montreal Jazz Festival’s Bruce Lundvall Award from Artistic Director André Ménard (left) and Vice President of Programming Laurent Saulnier on June 30.

    Interview

    Jul 27, 2017 3:17 PM

    Michael Bourne Reflects on Life in Jazz Journalism at Montreal Fest

    A well-liked, seemingly ever-present member of the jazz media was honored this summer at the Montreal Jazz Festival.

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    Alexander von Schlippenbach (left), Rudi Mahall, Uli Jennessen and Axel Dörner perform at the Molde Jazz Festival in Norway. (Obscured: bassist Jan Roder)

    Live, Vijay Iyer, Pat Metheny, Wadada Leo Smith

    Jul 27, 2017 2:38 PM

    Iyer’s Idiomatic Adventurism by the Fjord

    Vijay Iyer has done more than his share in the contemporary cause of musical border-crossing and idiom-fusing in—and…

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    A still from Esperanza Spalding’s Facebook video announcing the launch of Exposure.

    News, Esperanza Spalding

    Jul 27, 2017 11:49 AM

    Watch Spalding Create New Album ‘Exposure’ on Facebook Live

    Over the course of five studio albums, bassist Esperanza Spalding has established herself as one of today’s major…

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    Shabaka Hutchings (left) and Kamasi Washington perform during the Gent Jazz Festival in Belgium.

    Live, Kamasi Washington

    Jul 26, 2017 3:46 PM

    Hutchings, Washington Inject Dose of Funk into Gent Jazz Fest

    The Gent Jazz Festival always presents one of the most adventurous marriages between the music’s hardcore root and…

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    Pedrito Martinez (left) and Angélique Kidjo perform during the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, on July 12.

    Live, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Angélique Kidjo, Jacob Collier

    Jul 26, 2017 2:01 PM

    Vocal Dynamos Add Spark to Umbria Jazz Fest

    This year’s Umbria Jazz festival in Perugia, Italy, once again featured an ambitious multifaceted program that ranged…

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    Mary Halvorson held a residency at the Village Vanguard in Manhattan from July 18–23.

    Review, Mary Halvorson

    Jul 25, 2017 4:06 PM

    Mary Halvorson Makes Village Vanguard Debut

    In her first week-long headlining appearance in the hallowed Village Vanguard (she had previously appeared with her…

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    Seun Kuti (foreground) performs during the Paris New York Heritage Festival in Manhattan on July 16.

    Live, Tony Allen

    Jul 25, 2017 3:27 PM

    Classic Vibes, Afrobeat Sounds at the Paris-New York Heritage Fest

    Was the decision to sandwich vibraphonist Roy Ayers in between two sprawling Afrobeat bands a savvy piece of jazz…

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    Doug Beavers will release a new album, Art Of The Arrangement, on Aug. 25.

    First Listen, Doug Beavers

    Jul 25, 2017 2:14 PM

    Preview Doug Beavers’ New Album, a Salute to Arrangers

    Trombonists are the unsung heroes of the jazz world. Though the instrument may not grace as many frontlines as it did…

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    David Wong (left), Jimmy Heath, Kenny Washington and Benny Golson perform at the 92nd Street Y in New York on July 19.

    Live, Jimmy Heath, Benny Golson

    Jul 24, 2017 4:08 PM

    Golson & Heath Join Forces for ‘Meeting of the Maestros’

    “Jazz is alive at the 92nd Street Y,” WBGO radio personality Rhonda Hamilton announced to the sold-out house that…

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    John Beasley (center) is the leader of MONK’estra. The group performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 7.

    Live, Thelonious Monk

    Jul 24, 2017 12:27 PM

    Beasley’s MONK’estra Takes Thelonious’ Tunes on Wild Ride

    From the Afro-Cuban re-imagining of “Epistrophy” to a lively rap version of “Brake’s Sake,” Thelonious…

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