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    More than 250 artists will be featured over the course of this summer’s Montclair Jazz Festival.

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    Jun 25, 2024 12:00 PM

    Montclair Jazz Festival Presents 15th Anniversary Edition

    Jazz House Kids has announced the artist lineup and the slate of events for the summer-long 15th Anniversary of the…

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    Maria Schneider said of Decades, her new compilation release: ​“I just wanted to create something, put it in a beautiful box and say, ‘Look at what we did.‘”

    Interview, From the Magazine, Maria Schneider

    Jun 18, 2024 12:00 PM

    Maria Schneider: A Boxful of Treasure

    Maria Schneider opened the sleek black box and placed it on a coffee table in her Manhattan apartment. Inside lay the…

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    “Variety is essential,” says Taylor Eigsti. “It both creates new landscapes and puts you in closer touch with the present moment.”

    News, Taylor Eigsti

    Jun 18, 2024 11:57 AM

    Taylor Eigsti’s Puzzle Mastery

    It’s early March in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a local, classically trained instrumentalist is astonished as she…

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    “Georgian folk music is considered one of the world’s most advanced polyphonic folk music styles,” Giorgi Mikadze says.

    News, From the Magazine, Giorgi Mikadze

    Jun 18, 2024 11:47 AM

    Giorgi Mikadze’s Calling: Georgia, Jazz & Freedom

    Giorgi Mikadze, a virtuosic pianist and composer, possesses an extraordinary talent shaped by his heritage and diverse…

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    ​Christopher Zuar with his wife/collaborator, Anne Beal.

    News, From the Magazine, Christopher Zuar

    Jun 18, 2024 11:39 AM

    Christopher Zuar: Forging a Subtle Big Band

    Tending the soil of large ensemble jazz culture can be a challenging, labor-intensive and sometimes thankless job. The…

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    ​“She reminds me of my childhood and makes we want to cry,” Cécile McLorin Salvant, pictured here with writer Ashley Kahn, said of Dianne Reeves.

    Live, From the Magazine, Cécile McLorin Salvant

    Jun 11, 2024 12:31 PM

    Blindfold Test: Cécile McLorin Salvant

    Italy’s Umbria Jazz Winter is one of those rare annual festivals that not only coincides with a major holiday —…

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    “I don’t want to stop at just playing it as it already was; we have to do something different,” Grace Kelly said of reinterpreting classic movie themes with strings.

    News, From the Magazine, Grace Kelly

    Jun 11, 2024 12:10 PM

    Grace Kelly’s Grand Movie Entrance

    Growing up near Boston, 31-year-old saxophonist-singer-songwriter Grace Kelly had a Friday night tradition with her…

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    “I had to lock myself in a room, grab the 5B sticks and punish my body every day,” Rodriguez said of preparing to record with the band Mars Volta.

    News, From the Magazine, Willy Rodriguez

    Jun 11, 2024 12:06 PM

    Willy Rodriguez: Give the Drummer Some Love!

    Puerto Rican-born drummer/composer Willy Rodriguez now calls New York City his home, but he isn’t afraid to push…

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    “I’ve always wanted to explore the piano trio tradition, and to find my own voice within it,” says the youthful Goldberg.

    News, From the Magazine, Brandon Goldberg

    Jun 11, 2024 11:58 AM

    Brandon Goldberg: Forget About My Youth

    This February, a week before his 18th birthday, Brandon Goldberg, a high school senior in Miami, played at Smalls in…

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    “Being president of Blue Note has been one of the coolest things that ever happened to me,” Was said. “It’s a gas to serve as one of the caretakers of that legacy.”

    Interview, From the Magazine, Don Was

    Jun 4, 2024 12:21 PM

    Don Was: Talkin’ Blue Note at 85

    Sitting with Don Was is a comfortable and unhurried exercise. He may seem slightly reserved at first, but ideas and…

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