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    In late May, The California Clipper, a Chicago club that hosted local jazz, announced its closure.

    News

    Jun 10, 2020 9:14 AM

    NIVA Estimates That 90 Percent Of Its Member Venues Could Close

    The National Independent Venue Association says that up to 90 percent of its members in the United States could close…

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    Linda May Han Oh and Fabian Almazan have used the Crowdcast platform to livestream performances from their home in New York.

    News

    Jun 9, 2020 8:50 AM

    How Streaming Platforms Are Helping Musicians Navigate The Pandemic

    We are currently “living in unprecedented times.”

    Pundits have drummed this phrase into our collective psyche…

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    Guitarist Leni Stern expands her trio to a quartet with the addition of pianist Leo Genovese on her upcoming album, 4.

    News, First Listen

    Jun 8, 2020 9:26 AM

    Premiere: Watch A Video For Leni Stern’s ‘Zamba 264’

    There’s a vastness to the music that guitarist Leni Stern’s worked on since the 1980s.

    It comes, in part, from…

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    Pianist Jarrett Cherner and vocalist Sarah Elizabeth Charles and are set to stream a Friday performance.

    News

    Jun 8, 2020 8:23 AM

    What To Stream This Week

    As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…

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    Arturo O’Farrill expands his pool of collaborators on Four Questions, the bandleader’s first album-length offering of original material.

    News

    Jun 5, 2020 8:57 AM

    Arturo O’Farrill’s ‘Four Questions’ Brings Together Art, Activism

    Arturo O’Farrill is no stranger to making complex artistic statements or critiquing systemic social problems. Given…

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    Spike Wilner, proprietor of the New York venue Smalls, recently began hosting shows at his club for the first time since the pandemic hit.

    News

    Jun 4, 2020 8:57 AM

    Venues, Festivals Search For Hope Amid A Slowly Opening Economy

    Compared to the other casualties of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, it barely registers in media coverage and the…

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    Chick Corea is set to issue the double album Plays (Concord Jazz) on Aug. 28.

    News, First Listen

    Jun 3, 2020 8:42 AM

    Premiere: Hear Chick Corea Take On Jerome Kern’s ‘Yesterdays’

    Hearing Chick Corea in any setting, it’s apparent that his interests and influences range beyond the music that…

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    New Orleans saxophonist Kidd Jordan said he once saw John Cage and Louis Armstrong perform on the same night.

    News

    Jun 3, 2020 8:41 AM

    The Chance Music Of New Orleans’ Kidd Jordan

    Master improvisers can turn on a dime. So, when keyboardist Darrell Lavigne called Kidd Jordan in early March to set up…

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    Thundercat is a second-generation product of the Los Angeles jazz scene: Drummer Ronald Bruner Sr., his father, gigged with saxophonist Rickey Washington, father of Kamasi Washington.

    News

    Jun 2, 2020 8:21 AM

    Thundercat Looks For Connections During A Bewildering Moment

    Across four full-length efforts, Thundercat has pushed jazz into unknown territories. The bassist, though, remains…

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    ​Smoke rises May 29 in Minneapolis following protests in the city where George Floyd was killed May 25 while in police custody.

    News

    Jun 1, 2020 11:47 AM

    Killing Of George Floyd Prompts Response From Music Industry, Performers

    Mass protests over the killing of George Floyd, as well as the recent slayings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor,…

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