James Hale


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    When John Hollenbeck started releasing music, the streaming economy didn’t exist.

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    Robert “Doc” Morgan (second from right), the newest inductee in the DownBeat Jazz Education Hall of Fame, enjoys a moment with HSPVA alumni Chris Walker (left), Matt Mullenweg and Robert Glasper.

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    ​William Paterson University students who study with Mike LeDonne created a YouTube clip with each musician’s part recorded separately. Pictured are Spencer Zweifel, organ; Ryan Hernandez, guitar; Joe McCaffrey, drums; Jonny Gittings, trumpet; and William McKee, alto saxophone.

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    The title of Christian Sands’ album Be Water nods to a quote by martial arts star Bruce Lee.

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    In his band Big Vicious, Avishai Cohen plays trumpet and synthesizers.

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    Gary Bartz (left), Vincent Herring and Bobby Watson perform at the New York club Smoke, where they recorded Bird At 100, a tribute to saxophonist Charlie Parker.

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    David Jahnke (left) of Hal Leonard and NAMM President/CEO Joe Lamond perform during a NAMM event in Nashville.

    50 Great Jobs for Musicians

    When you say the phrase “career in music,” many people automatically think of recording and touring artists.…

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    João Gilberto (1931–2019)

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    George Benson (left) accepts an award from André Ménard in 2010.

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    Michel Legrand (1932-2019)

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    Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)

    ’63 Monk Tapes Released

    If the 1990s represented the golden age of the CD box set, we might be amid the Age of Found Sound. “Lost”…

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    Saxophonist Chantal De Villiers has released an album of duets recorded with three different pianists, including her father, Burt De Villiers.

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    Francisco Mela contributes Ancestros to the current season of Newvelle releases.

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    Nick Fraser says he’d feel incomplete if he only played improvised music.

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    Red Wierenga, Matt Moran, John Hollenbeck, Chris Speed and Drew Gress are The Claudia Quintet. The band performed at the Ottawa Jazz Festival June 29.


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