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    Thurman Barker (left), Eli Fountain, George Lewis, Aiyun Huang and Tyshawn Sorey perform at the 2016 FIMAV in Victoriaville, Canada.

    Live

    Jun 21, 2016 3:00 PM

    George Lewis Leads Parade of Experimental Artists at FIMAV

    Although it is generally categorized as a jazz festival, the phenomena known as FIMAV (Festival International de…

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    Melissa Aldana poses outside the Jazz Showcase in Chicago during her residency at the club May 5–May 8.

    Live

    Jun 21, 2016 2:49 PM

    Aldana Displays Confidence, Grace During Windy City Residency

    “Grandfathered” is a term for pre-existing conditions that are handed down through generations. In Chilean…

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    Live, Review

    May 31, 2016 5:02 PM

    Lazer Lloyd Opens Israeli Jazz & World Music Fest with Rousing Set

    The 2016 Israeli Jazz and World Music Fest got off to a rousing, spirited start when Lazer Lloyd, the Connecticut-born,…

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    Becca Stevens incorporated astute, philosophical lyrics into songs in the folk-jazz vein during a compelling performance in Pittsburgh on May 23.

    Live, Review

    May 31, 2016 4:57 PM

    Becca Stevens Band Embraces Jazz & Folk in Pittsburgh

    Becca Stevens incorporated astute, philosophical lyrics into songs in the folk-jazz vein during a compelling…

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    John Medeski (left), Julian Lage, G. Calvin Weston, Craig Taborn, Gyan Riley and David Fiuczynski onstage at the FIMAV Festival in Victoriaville, Canada, on May 21.

    Live, Review

    May 31, 2016 4:55 PM

    Zorn Recruits Star Collaborators for Eclectic FIMAV Showcase

    Trying to keep tabs on the uniquely prolific and ever-morphing force of culture that is John Zorn can be difficult.…

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    The new album Unheard Bird includes 58 previously unrleased studio takes that saxophonist Charlie Parker recorded in the periof of 1949–’52.

    News

    May 26, 2016 5:48 PM

    Unheard Bird Features Dozens of Unreleased Charlie Parker Tracks

    Rudresh Mahanthappa’s album Bird Calls (ACT), which topped the Jazz Album category in the 2015 DownBeat Critics Poll,…

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    Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977) was a multi-instrumentalist who blended political activism with jazz.

    News

    May 26, 2016 5:45 PM

    Rahsaan Roland Kirk Documentary Features Performances, Interviews

    Rahsaan Roland Kirk, a groundbreaking reedist and social justice activist who built a reputation on his ability to play…

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    Sun Ra leads his Arkestra on the 1980 album Sunrise In Different Dimensions, which HatHut is reissuing on vinyl LP.

    News

    May 26, 2016 5:43 PM

    HatHut Returns to Vinyl with Sun Ra Arkestra Reissue

    Few people have followed jazz through more changes than Werner X. Uehlinger. Born in Switzerland in 1935, he first…

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    Arve Henriksen of Warped Dreamer performs at the 2016 Moers Festival in Moers, Germany.

    Live, Review

    May 26, 2016 5:41 PM

    Moers Festival Gives Jazz Artists Opportunity to Branch Out

    Thanks to its adventurous annual music festival, the small northwestern German town of Moers has built up a legendary…

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    The Mary Lou Williams Festival in Washington, D.C., honors the late singer and pianist, pictured here, who died in 1981.

    Live, Review

    May 26, 2016 5:37 PM

    Miller, Bunnett, Carrington Bring Flair to Mary Lou Williams Festival

    “A drum is a woman” could have easily served as the subtitle for the second night of the 21st annual Mary Lou…

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