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    “All those female voices are choirs of women coming to heal the world from the imbalance of the masculine and feminine,” Meza says of her new album, Portal.

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    Nicholas Payton looked very zen in this photo used for a feature in the January 2024 edition of DownBeat. His departure from Berklee College of Music was anything but.

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    Brian Charette’s Borderless is his latest album — just Charette, solo, and his Hammond B-3.

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    Christie Dashiell, left, and Terri Lyne Carrington demonstrate the resilience of Max Roach’s classic ’60s protest recording.

  • Strata_East_copy_2.jpg

    The first vinyl releases from the rejuvenated Strata-East Records are out, with more to come.

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    Galper was often regarded as an underrated master of his craft.

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    Béla Fleck and the Flecktones have announced dates for their Jingle All the Way tour.

    Live Gig Alerts!

    Looking for something cool to check out in the heat of a sweltering summer? Here are five upcoming tours and musical…

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    James Brandon Lewis earned honors for Artist of the Year and Tenor Saxophonist of the Year. Three of his recordings placed in the Albums of the Year category.

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    “I feel that the discipline that we call music is an all-dynamic proposition that includes discovery, momentum and transposition,” Braxton said.

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    “Tito’s charisma, along with the rhythmic interaction and melodic interaction — everything was so fine, so exquisite,” said percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo.

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