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    ​Aaron Parks returns for a second album alongside his Little Big ensemble. Little Big II: Dreams Of A Mechanical Man (Ropeadope) is due out May 8.

    News

    Apr 28, 2020 8:47 AM

    ​How Aaron Parks Creates New Worlds On His Second Little Big Album

    Pianist Aaron Parks writes compositions that bring together jazz, rock and electronica, while his Little Big quartet…

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    Charles Tolliver plays at RAK Studios in London during the sessions for Connect, the trumpeter’s first release for the UK imprint Gearbox.

    News

    Apr 27, 2020 11:42 AM

    Gearbox To Release ‘Connect,’ First Charles Tolliver Album In A Decade

    Trumpeter Charles Tolliver, whose Strata-East imprint served as a home to exploratory acts like Oneness Of Juju and…

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    Adrian Younge (left) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad take on the concept of jazz’s obsolescence with a new label and compilation of the same name: Jazz Is Dead.

    News

    Apr 27, 2020 8:51 AM

    Adrian Younge And Ali Shaheed Muhammad Recontextualize Jazz

    DJ culture is proving to be an unheralded hero of jazz education.

    Sometimes, it’s DJs and producers digging for…

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    Ramsey Lewis plans to live stream a concert from his home at 1 p.m. CST Saturday.

    News

    Apr 24, 2020 11:01 AM

    A Saturday Ramsey Lewis Concert Aims To Raise Funds For COVID-19 Relief

    Pianist Ramsey Lewis, a Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master fellowship recipient, will live stream a concert from his…

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    Vocalist Ledisi is one of the artists featured on International Jazz Day from Australia, a concert special that premieres on PBS on Friday.

    News

    Apr 24, 2020 10:48 AM

    PBS To Broadcast All-Star Jazz Concert

    With the concert industry at a complete halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, jazz fans are turning to their computer…

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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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