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    Bassist Anne Mette Iversen leads her Quartet +1 ensemble on Racing A Butterfly.

    News, First Listen

    Apr 24, 2020 10:37 AM

    Premiere: Watch A Video For Anne Mette Iversen’s ‘Racing A Butterfly’

    The ideas of flight, freedom and play are at the heart of Anne Mette Iversen’s latest leader date, Racing A Butterfly…

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    Drummer and producer Makaya McCraven revamps Gil Scott-Heron on We’re New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven (XL).

    News, From the Magazine

    Apr 24, 2020 8:10 AM

    Makaya McCraven Makes The Old New Again

    Chicago’s Makaya McCraven is best known as a drummer and producer, mixing and matching genres until they blend as…

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    Ellis Marsalis performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 7, 2017.

    News, From the Magazine

    Apr 23, 2020 8:51 AM

    COVID-19 Claims The Lives Of Countless Artists

    The following serves as a tribute to the musicians we have lost to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 was a factor in…

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    Eddy Davis (1940–2020)

    News

    Apr 22, 2020 12:00 PM

    In Memoriam: Banjo Player Eddy Davis

    Editor’s Note: Eddy Davis, a banjo player and bandleader who performed frequently with filmmaker/clarinetist Woody …

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    Vocalist Lauren Henderson collaborated with pianist Sullivan Fortner on The Songbook Session.

    News

    Apr 22, 2020 9:00 AM

    Vocalist Lauren Henderson Finds Herself In Standards

    Contrary to popular belief, playing standards in 2020 doesn’t necessarily require excessive innovation. In fact, with…

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    Romain Collin took this photo from a cabin in Iceland, where the pianist stayed for weeks during the coronavirus pandemic.

    News

    Apr 21, 2020 8:55 AM

    Facing An Uncertain Future, Jazz Artists Get Creative

    With the coronavirus pandemic spreading around the world, the United States government on March 11 announced tight…

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    An archival performance of Allen Toussaint (1938–2015) is planned as part of Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival.

    News

    Apr 20, 2020 11:00 AM

    WWOZ’s Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival Runs Through May 3

    WWOZ 90.7 FM in New Orleans is planning to stream Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival, running 11 a.m.–7 p.m.…

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    Vocalist Lizz Wright performs during International Jazz Day on April 30, 2019, at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall in Australia.

    News

    Apr 20, 2020 10:20 AM

    International Jazz Day Seeking Video Submissions

    As large-scale public events and festivals move online, International Jazz Day—an annual event at the end of April…

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    Steve Lehman’s Xenakis And The Valedictorian is the first of Pi Recordings’ digital releases aimed at providing assistance to performers who have lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    News

    Apr 20, 2020 8:33 AM

    Steve Lehman, Pi Recordings Begin Digital Relief Campaign

    Pi Recordings, the New York label focused on avant sounds for the past two decades, has hit pause on its regular…

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    Henry Grimes (1935–2020)

    News

    Apr 18, 2020 10:04 AM

    Bassist Henry Grimes Dies at 84

    Philadelphia-born bassist Henry Grimes, revered for his work alongside jazz titans, died April 15 at the age of 84,…

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