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    Maja S. K. Ratkje uses Knut Hamsun’s novel Sult as a starting point for her latest recording.

    News, From the Magazine

    Jul 3, 2019 9:00 AM

    Maja S. K. Ratkje, Fumi Tomita Interpret Works of Literature

    Artistic disciplines inform one another, cross-pollinating inspiration and conception. In recent years, poetry has…

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    Gravitating toward intimacy, pianist Denny Zeitlin rarely has worked with horns since his 1963 debut with flutist Jeremy Steig.

    Interview, News

    Jul 2, 2019 9:16 AM

    Denny Zeitlin’s Solo Miles Davis Tribute Balances Art and Pop

    Miles Davis’ legacy is complex and elusive. Like Picasso, the trumpeter encompasses multitudes, mirrors infinite…

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    ​Stephanie Chou performs March 29 at Joe’s Pub in New York.

    News, From the Magazine

    Jul 1, 2019 9:00 AM

    Stephanie Chou’s Suite Examines Dark History

    Even though she excelled as a math major at Columbia University, Stephanie Chou had already looked ahead to a saxophone…

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    The concept for Sarathy Korwar’s More Arriving, set for release July 26, began with a desire to collaborate with MCs in India.

    Interview, News

    Jun 28, 2019 9:00 AM

    What Sarathy Korwar Values in Music

    A desire to reinterpret South Asian music traditions for the modern era courses through Sarathy Korwar’s music.

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    John Zorn performs his Hermetic Organ piece earlier in June at Jazz Festival Ljubljana, an event that unspooled 14 sets of the composer’s Bagatelles rendered by various New York musicians.

    Live, News

    Jun 27, 2019 10:43 AM

    Zorn-centric Marathon Unfolds at Jazz Festival Ljubljana

    Jazz Festival Ljubljana owns the distinction of being Europe’s oldest continuously run jazz festival—originally…

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    Vocalist/pianist Eliane Elias follows up last year’s Music From The Man Of La Mancha with Love Stories, due out Aug. 30.

    News, First Listen

    Jun 27, 2019 9:20 AM

    Premiere: Hear a Tune From Eliane Elias’ Upcoming Album, ‘Love Stories’

    Pinging among jazz, Brazilian and classical music, Eliane Elias has been stitching personalized details into recordings…

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    For almost a decade, violinist Jenny Scheinman (right) and drummer Allison Miller have worked together in the latter’s Boom Tic Boom ensemble. Their new collaborative group is Parlour Game.

    Interview, News, First Listen

    Jun 27, 2019 9:00 AM

    Jenny Scheinman on Risk, Adventure and Starting a New Band with Allison Miller

    Jenny Scheinman admits she’s led a charmed life, as far as her music career goes. The violinist is unlike a number of…

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    Alex Malheiros (left), José Roberto Bertrami, Ariovaldo Contesini and Ivan Conti began playing as Azymuth in the early ’70s.

    Interview, News

    Jun 26, 2019 5:44 AM

    Ivan Conti’s Been Combining Jazz, Rock, Samba for Decades

    Saquarema is a little town two hours outside of Rio De Janeiro, home to 50 miles of pristine coastland, fringed with…

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    Cécile McLorin Salvant performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 3.

    News

    Jun 24, 2019 5:43 PM

    Salvant Tops 2019 DownBeat Critics Poll

    Singer-songwriter Cécile McLorin Salvant is among the artists who topped multiple categories in the 2019 DownBeat…

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    Tony Bennett performs Friday, June 21 at Ravinia. It was the singer’s 40th performance at the Highland Park, Illinois, venue.

    Jun 24, 2019 4:16 PM

    Tony Bennett Boldly Delivers Imaginative Set at Ravinia

    Tony Bennett continues to find new ways to make time abide by his rules: After decades of concerts, he still declares…

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