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Ed Enright

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    Sanborn’s highly stylized playing and searing signature sound — frequently ornamented with thrill-inducing split-tones and bluesy bent notes — influenced generations of jazz and blues saxophonists.

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    Ryan Truesdell (left) and Jim McNeely give each other the Blindfold Test onstage at ISJAC 2022 in Austin, Texas.

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    Jeff Coffin has created his own cottage industry as an artist, educator and label executive.

    Jul 2, 2021 6:08 AM

    Jeff Coffin, Inc.

    Jeff Coffin, the saxophonist best known for his ongoing work with the chart-topping rock group Dave Matthews Band and…

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    Curtis Fuller

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    John Patitucci has embraced composition, leader projects and large-scale collaborations since his former boss, saxophonist-composer Wayne Shorter, retired from touring.

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    Ethan Iverson pays tribute to a transformative pianist with Bud Powell In The 21st Century (Sunnyside).

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    Ed Palermo has been known to embody a larger-than-life persona during his big band’s live shows.

    Jan 29, 2021 2:23 AM

    Ed Palermo Big Band: Run With It!

    Palermo’s namesake big band has earned a reputation as a virtual circus of jazz-rock medleys, mashups, jump-cuts and…

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    Han Bennink (left), Sonny Rollins and Ruud Jacobs in concert at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunst in Arnhem, The Netherlands, the evening of May 3, 1967

    Jan 4, 2021 5:37 PM

    When Sonny Rollins Went Dutch

    Sonny Rollins lives firmly in the present. The esteemed tenor saxophonist—whose voice as a cutting-edge jazz artist…

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    Alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins’ debut album is titled Omega.

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    Christian McBride was voted Jazz Artist of the Year and topped the Bass category in this year’s DownBeat Readers Poll.

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

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    Adam O’Farrill is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.

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

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    ​Recently unearthed trio recordings of Bob James from 1965 find the keyboardist and composer working in a surprising mode.

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    The Apogee Symphony I/O Mk II (clockwise from top left), Carlos Henriquez with the MXL Revelation II and Avid Pro Tools recording platform

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    In honor of its 50th anniversary this spring, Rutgers Jazz Ensemble produced a recording of Count Basie’s arrangement of “Strike Up The Band.” Audio and video elements were recorded remotely by student band members, with tech support provided by faculty and alumni.

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    Maria Schneider’s new release is a double album titled Data Lords.

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    Richie Cole (1948–2020)

    May 21, 2020 1:22 PM

    Saxophonist Richie Cole Dies At 72

    Richie Cole, a renowned saxophonist who was championed by DownBeat early in his career and whose passion for bebop-era…

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    Frank Caruso (1948–2019)

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    Montreal-based pianist and jazz educator John Roney will perform his reimagining of Keith Jarrett’s landmark 1975 album The Köln Concert at three major Canadian jazz festivals in June.

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    DownBeat Senior Contributor Michael Bourne (center) receives the Montreal Jazz Festival’s Bruce Lundvall Award from Artistic Director André Ménard (left) and Vice President of Programming Laurent Saulnier on June 30.

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    The progressive rock band King Crimson concludes its concert at the Montreal Jazz Festival on July 3.

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    John Medeski (left), Larry Grenadier, Jack DeJohnette and John Scofield perform as the collective Hudson on June 30 at the Montreal Jazz Festival.

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