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Huw Warren: Global Music from a Local Perspective
Welsh pianist and composer, Huw Warren, has been an important voice on the British jazz scene for many years. With a seemingly endless appetite for music, Warren has both been delving into Brazilian music with singer Maria Pia De Vito and...
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Dave Ledbetter: Diversity and Unity
Even the most cursory listen to South African music yields an embarrassment of riches in the realm of guitar talents. Indeed, throughout the country's musical history innovative figures have...
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3rd Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin...
"An international jazz violin competition? Really?" That is usually came as a surprise to the applicants, and eventual participants themselves, that an international jazz violin competition should exist says a lot about the rarity of such an event....
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Meet Jacob Cartwright
Our August Super Fan is a visual artist with a special affinity for improvisational music, which has spilled over into his jazz-themed painting series. In jazz, as in art, Jacob Cartwright values the past while embracing the forward momentum...
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Origin Records: Creating Opportunities and...
Being a jazz musician sometimes seems like a life ruled by jungle law. Everyone fights for gigs and puts out music on “labels" with only one artist. However, it doesn't have to be this way. Origin Records is an example of a modern artist...
Reviews
Daily album reviews—from independent to major label releases.
Louis...
Uplift The People
Harold Land
A New Shade Of Blue
Dave Gisler
Rabbits on the Run
Joe McPhee / Pascal...
Imaginary Numbers
Tony Kofi
Point Blank
Roseanna Vitro
Tell Me The Truth
Allen Austin-Bishop
No One Is Alone
Rich Halley 3
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Satoko Fujii
Long Journey
Azhaar Saffar
Original Love
Juan Dhas
Deeper Spirit
Jon Sheckler
Right Side Up
Pelle Fridell
For The Ladies
Broto Roy
Disciple
Jon Sheckler
Junction Junction
Tea
Trapeze
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Born Today
Celebrating jazz birthdays every day.
Count Basie
Bill Basie studied music with his mother as a child and played piano in early childhood. He picked up the basics of early ragtime from some of the great Harlem pianists and studied organ informally... read more
Showcase
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Family Feeling by Terell Stafford
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Encontros - Orquestra... by Antonio Adolfo
This Week
- Book Reviews Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon
- Catching Up With Stu Mindeman and trio explore a Chick Corea classic at the Chicago Jazz Festival
- New York Beat Sonny Rollins Remasters Legendary Album with Clifford Brown
- Mixcloud Dida's Touch: The Remarkable Artistry of Dida Pelled
- Interviews Huw Warren: Global Music from a Local Perspective
- Live Reviews Georg Breinschmid at Hong Kong City Hall
- In Pictures San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2018
Story of the Day
I love jazz because...jazz encompasses all. Jazz is freedom. It is the ultimate expressive musical conversation. I was first exposed to jazz as an infant. I grew up in a family of musicians. I first fell in love with jazz when listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s scat solo on “How High The Moon”. I met Dianne Reeves, Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle and more... The best show I ever attended was...I can’t pick a best
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By Ashleigh Smith
Member since: 2018
