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    Wadada Leo Smith performing at St. Mary’s Church in Pohja, Finland.

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    Percussionist and bandleader John Santos has a foundation in what he refers to as “traditional” music, but he has played and recorded with figures from across the spectrum of Latin music, jazz and rock.

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    Baltimore native Gary Bartz has remained uniquely engaged both musically and politically throughout his lengthy career.

    Feb 19, 2021 8:02 AM

    Gary Bartz Bridges Generations

    Gary Bartz has watched the slow roll of history drag on, first from the vantage point of his childhood home in…

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    Aum Fidelity has issued a 10-disc box set of previously unreleased music by bassist William Parker, titled Migration Of Silence Into And Out Of The Tone World.

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    While recording There Is A Tide, Chris Potter was able to focus on thinking like a producer.

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    Charlie Parker: The Mercury & Clef 10-Inch LP Collection (Verve/UMe) is just one of the releases coinciding with Bird’s centennial.

    Dec 7, 2020 9:05 AM

    Unbridled Bird

    Charlie Parker’s alto saxophone remains one of the most recognizable sounds in the history of recorded jazz, even 65…

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    Recordings of Charles Mingus’ 1964 and 1975 performances in Bremen, Germany, represent two very different periods of the bandleader’s career.

    Dec 7, 2020 9:04 AM

    Charles Mingus Abroad

    Charles Mingus—rightly or wrongly—is frequently characterized as a wildly inventive but frustrated composer, caught…

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    Kuba Więcek is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.

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    Hedvig Mollestad is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.

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    Billy Childs’ work with the Dorian Wind Quintet served as a turning point in his writing.

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    Yazz Ahmed is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.

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    Bassist and bandleader Matt Ulery has been playing outdoor gigs around Chicago recently, a way to retain creative energy during the pandemic.

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    Terence Blanchard—who won a Grammy in the category Best Instrumental Composition for “Blut Und Boden (Blood And Soil),” a work featured in Spike Lee’s 2018 movie BlacKkKlansman—composed the score for the filmmaker’s latest effort, Da 5 Bloods.

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    ​Reedist Tim Berne said he’s rethinking the way he books tours and runs a band in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic upending air travel.

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    The Tao Forms label recently issued its inaugural release, Matthew Shipp’s The Piano Equation.

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    ​Top row from left: Nduduzo Makhathini (Photo: Nailah Makhathini); Brandee Younger and Dezron Douglas at their home in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City (Photo: Courtesy of Artists); Chick Corea (Photo: Toshi Sakurai, Courtesy Chick Corea Productions). ​Bottom row from left: Christian McBride (Photo: R. Andrew Lepley); Stanton Moore at his home in New Orleans (Photo: Lauren Del Rio); Wolfgang Muthspiel and his 4-year-old daughter, Flora, at their home in Vienna (Photo: Courtesy of Artist); Kris Davis (Photo: ©Caroline Mardok).

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    Saxophonist Nubya Garcia performs at the 2018 Melbourne Jazz Festival, one of many large-scale events pivoting online because of the pandemic.

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    While on lockdown in New York, pianist Ethan Iverson has used classic TV themes as a springboard for creativity.

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    Steve Lehman’s Xenakis And The Valedictorian is the first of Pi Recordings’ digital releases aimed at providing assistance to performers who have lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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    Saxophonist and educator Rudresh Mahanthappa sees a connection between improvising and cooking.

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    The Aum Fidelity label is set to release its latest entry in the David S. Ware archive series, Théâtre Garonne, 2008, on Nov. 15.

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    The Lisa Wulff Quartett performs May 17 at the Opernhaus during JazzFest Bonn.

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    Janning Trumann 6 performs at jazzahead!, a festival and trade fair in Bremen, Germany, which ran April 25-28.

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    Chicago-based pianist Matt Piet’s set to release a new album with Four Letter Words, a trio that also includes tenor saxophonist Jake Wark and drummer Bill Harris.

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    Joshua Abrams performs Sept. 2 with the Jason Stein Quartet at Millennium Park during the Chicago Jazz Festival.

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    Matthew Shipp (left) and Ivo Perelman perform at the Chicago Jazz Festival in August along with William Parker and Bobby Kapp.

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    Horse Orchestra performs April 20 at Kulturzentrum Schlachthof as part of jazzahead! in Bremen, Germany.

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    Improvising cellist Okkyung Lee is scheduled to play in a variety of different settings at the upcoming Big Ears festival in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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    Drummer and percussionist Milford Graves has embraced unorthodox styles in both jazz and martial arts. A new documentary about his work has set its international debut.

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