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    The Lao Tizer Band (Cheikh N’Doye (left), Ric Fierabracci, Munyungo Jackson, Tita Hutchison, Chieli Minucci, Lao Tizer, Gene Coye, Steve Nieves, Karen Briggs, Jeff Marshall, Eric Marienthal) recently issued Songs From The Swinghouse on Yse Records.

    News, First Listen, Lao Tizer

    Apr 27, 2018 9:11 AM

    Premiere: Watch a Video from Lao Tizer’s Latest Project

    The Lao Tizer Band recently issued Songs From The Swinghouse on Yse Records. A video for the lead-off track from the…

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    Nick Fraser says he’d feel incomplete if he only played improvised music.

    Interview, News, From the Magazine, Nick Fraser

    Apr 26, 2018 9:32 AM

    Nick Fraser Rides the Wave of Toronto Jazz

    Nick Fraser probably has performed with as many high-profile musicians as any living drummer in jazz—a remarkable…

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    Pianist Herbie Hancock is International Jazz Day’s ambassador and artistic co-director.

    News, Herbie Hancock, John Beasley

    Apr 26, 2018 9:11 AM

    International Jazz Day to be Celebrated in 190 Countries

    St. Petersburg, Russia, will serve as the global host city for the annual International Jazz Day, with events being…

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    Pianist Greg Spero is the leader of the band Spirit Fingers.

    Interview, News, From the Magazine, Greg Spero

    Apr 25, 2018 4:04 PM

    Greg Spero Commands a Multitude of Styles

    Many fans in the jazz world know pianist Greg Spero for his work touring with the Miles Davis Electric Band, a…

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    Karen Souza’s album Velvet Vault is a mix of pop and rock covers and jazz standards.

    Interview, News, From the Magazine, Karen Souza

    Apr 25, 2018 9:30 AM

    Karen Souza Raids the Vault on New Album

    Karen Souza has a voice that can make any song sound like an intimate confession. “Her voice is like a massage,”…

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    Bob Dorough (1923–2018)

    News, Bob Dorough

    Apr 24, 2018 11:38 AM

    Vocalist Bob Dorough Dies at the Age of 94

    Bob Dorough, the jazz singer, pianist and arranger who reached generations of fans with his compositions for the…

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    Albert “Tootie” Heath, as well as his brother Jimmy Heath, were honored April 20 at The Apollo Theater in Harlem with lifetime achievement awards from the Jazz Foundation of America.

    Live, News, Review, Jimmy Heath, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Harold Mabern

    Apr 24, 2018 11:09 AM

    Jazz Foundation Honors Greats, Calls for Assistance

    The Jazz Foundation of America has issued a call to offer assistance to musicians who have fallen on hard times.

    The…

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    Pat Metheny (left), Joanne Brackeen, Todd Barkan, bassist Christian McBride, singer Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and guitarist Nir Felder at the 2018 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert on April 16 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

    Live, News, Pat Metheny, Dianne Reeves, Joanne Brackeen, Todd Barkan, Christian McBride, Antonio Sánchez, Cécile McLorin Salvant

    Apr 23, 2018 10:29 AM

    NEA Jazz Masters Concert Honors Titans

    “We’re all partners in time. And this music makes time our friend, not an implacable foe,” said Grammy-winning…

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    Don Braden performs at the Litchfield Jazz Festival.

    News

    Apr 20, 2018 3:11 PM

    Take Excellent Care: Health & Fitness for Musicians

    [Editor’s note: The following Master Class article by Don Braden contains information that supplements the print…

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    Pianist Bethany Pickens (left), bassist Junius Paul, alto saxophonist Donald Harrison, drummer Charles Heath and trumpeter Marquis Hill pay tribute to Willie Pickens at an April 18 memorial concert at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater.

    Live, News, Willie Pickens, Bethany Pickens, Marquis Hill, Donald Harrison Jr., Orbert Davis

    Apr 20, 2018 12:04 PM

    Family, Friends Offer Heartfelt Tribute to Pickens

    Pianist Willie Pickens, who died Dec. 12, 2017, was an exemplary yet modest man. Gifted with world-class instrumental…

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