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    “When I go up on that stand, the only thing I’m thinking of is music.” —Dr. Lonnie Smith

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    Sep 29, 2021 12:10 PM

    In Memoriam: Dr. Lonnie Smith, 1942–2021

    Dr. Lonnie Smith, one of the greatest musicians to ever touch the Hammond B-3 organ, died Sept. 28 at home in Ft.…

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    Robert Glasper

    News

    Sep 28, 2021 12:16 PM

    Glasper’s Giant Blue Note Residency Begins Friday

    Keyboardist, composer and jazz party starter Robert Glasper begins a jam-packed, star-studded, 33-day residency at the…

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    Artist-in-resdience Dee Dee Bridgewater performs with pianist Bill Charlap.

    News

    Sep 28, 2021 12:01 PM

    Detroit Jazz Fest Digs Deep & Virtual

    The heroic Detroit Jazz Festival pivoted again this year, two weeks before a live festival kick-off scheduled for Labor…

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    Saxophonist Camille Thurman, above, and the Darrell Green Quartet will reimagine the music of Burt Bacharach in June.

    Sep 28, 2021 11:59 AM

    Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 2021–’22 Lineup

    Jazz at Lincoln Center has announced the lineup for its 2021–’22 season of live, in-person performances.

    The…

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    Giveton Gelin, the 2019 Rising Stars winner in North America

    News

    Sep 28, 2021 11:58 AM

    LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award Open for Submissions

    While the live music industry is slowly recovering from the pandemic, the LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award is once…

  • Sep 21, 2021 1:43 PM

    WHERE TO STUDY JAZZ 2022

    DownBeat’s Where to Study Jazz Guide 2022 is now available. Just follow the link and fill out the brief form to receive…

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    Ledisi takes on the challenge of singing the music of Nina Simone and making it her own.

    News, From the Magazine

    Sep 21, 2021 11:33 AM

    Ledisi: Lifted by Nina

    Thirteen might be an unfortunate number for some, but for multihyphenate vocalist Ledisi, it proved to be verifiably…

  • 21_Orrin_Evans_by_John_Rogers_lo_res.jpg

    Ravi Coltrane says that Orrin Evans, above, “can reach that spirit.”

    News, From the Magazine

    Sep 21, 2021 11:27 AM

    Orrin Evans: Go For It!

    On an early summer night in newly vaccinated New York, the Blue Note was packed with cheering clubgoers. And pianist…

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    University of Kentucky’s Miles Osland rehearses his band in accordance with COVID protocols.

    News, From the Magazine

    Sep 21, 2021 11:19 AM

    Jazz Education’s Uneasy Return

    Since mid-March 2020, the COVID pandemic has altered the landscape of jazz education at universities and colleges…

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    Juilliard’s Aaron Flagg

    News, From the Magazine

    Sep 21, 2021 11:12 AM

    NYC Schools Re-Opening Amid Challenges, Protocols

    The return of students to college campuses around the New York City area, the mecca of jazz, comes on the heels of an…

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