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5th Annual Charlie Parker Celebration: 10 Days of Jazz from August 16-25, 2018

Michael Leonhart: Surfing on an Orchestral Wave

If one were to find an answer to the age-old "nature or nurture" debate, s/he would have to look no further than The Painted Lady Suite [Sunnyside Records]. Listening to the stunning debut album by the...
Istanbul Jazz Festival 2018

A leisurely stroll through the crowded streets of Istanbul offers many delights, Turkish or otherwise. The maze guides you through nested teahouses, majestic ottoman palaces, monumental sahns adjoining mosques...
Meet Davis Wilson

Jeopardy contestant, amateur pianist, dance teacher, actor, sailor, postal worker, our July Super Fan has lived all over the place and done it all. Now based in St. Paul, Minnesota, he met "zillions of artists" as keeper of the flame at the...
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2018:...

Every return to Montréal for the city's annual Festival International de Jazz de Montréal is much-anticipated. Closing off six square blocks in the downtown core is rare enough; but, over the past 39 years...
Monika Herzig: A Portrait of a Hero

German-born and US-based pianist, author and composer Monika Herzig released her most accomplished work to date the sublime Sheroes in March of 2018. This cohesive album is a celebration of women in music and...

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Attitude Manouche

Tomeka Reid, Kyoko...
Geometry of Caves

Aaron Shragge & Ben...
This World of Dew

Àine O'Dwyer
Gegenschein

Kristina Koller
Perception

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Features | Articles

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Interview with Ella Fitzgerald sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book

Getting Into Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book

Interview with Athens Aqua Jazz Festival 2018

Live Reviews
Athens Aqua Jazz Festival 2018

Interview with Festival International De Jazz De Montréal 2018: Part 2

Live Reviews
Festival International De Jazz De Montréal 2018: Part 2

Interview with Summer Jazz and Fringe Jazz Fest in Copenhagen

Live Reviews
Summer Jazz and Fringe Jazz Fest in Copenhagen

Interview with Geoffrey Keezer at South Jazz Parlor

Live Reviews
Geoffrey Keezer at South Jazz Parlor

Interview with Still Dreaming and Dr. Lonnie Smith at Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland

Live Reviews
Still Dreaming and Dr. Lonnie Smith at Tri-C JazzFest...

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Clean Water And A Bag...

LehCats
Soul Cha Cha

Sam Pilnick
Pure Imagination

Alchemy Sound Project
Adventures in Time and...

Aaron Shragge
Sun Coming Down

Chance Hayden
Get Somethin'

Phil Haynes
Little Wing

Monty Q Pollard
Stasis

Audioguide: Norway in a Nutshell
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Michael Leonhart, Charles Lloyd and other great new releases
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Jim Black's Malamute
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Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton Trio Live In Padua, 2004
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Oded Tzur Quartet
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Relay Jazz
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11th Annual Red Hook Jazz Festival To Be Held Sunday, September 16 From 2-6 PM — Marc Ribot And The Jazzbeens To Headline

Festival
11th Annual Red Hook Jazz Festival To Be Held Sunday, September 16 From 2-6 PM — Marc Ribot And The...

Soft Machine Announce New Album "Hidden Details" & World Tour Dates, With First North American Dates Since 1974

Recording
Soft Machine Announce New Album "Hidden Details" & World Tour Dates, With First North American Dates...

Recording
Russian Guitar Virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko celebrates his creative life jubilee with "Ascension"

Recording
Vocalist Sarah Benasouli Releases Enthralling New Single “thoughts”

Multi-Grammy Artists Randy Brecker, Eumir Deodato And Tom Scott Featured On New Album By Drummer Isaiah Stewart

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Multi-Grammy Artists Randy Brecker, Eumir Deodato And Tom Scott Featured On New Album By Drummer...

Trumpeter Eamon Dilworth's Australian / New Zealand Album Launch Tour Runs From July 26th to August 3rd

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Trumpeter Eamon Dilworth's Australian / New Zealand Album Launch Tour Runs From July 26th to August...

Recording
Grammy Nominated Pianist Antonio Adolfo Releases “Encontros – Orquestra Atlantica”

Recording
Russian Guitar Virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko celebrates his creative life jubilee with "Ascension"

Recording
Soft Machine Announce New Album "Hidden Details" & World Tour Dates, With First North American Dates Since 1974

Recording
Multi-Grammy Artists Randy Brecker, Eumir Deodato And Tom Scott Featured On New Album By Drummer Isaiah Stewart

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"Getting Sentimental," Debut Recording By Chicago Jazz Vocalist Gayle Kolb, Set For August 31 Release By Jerujazz Records

Recording
"Getting Sentimental," Debut Recording By Chicago Jazz Vocalist Gayle Kolb, Set For August 31 Release By Jerujazz...

All About Jazz Top 10 Tracks: June 2018

Jazz Near You Platform Improvements / Expansion 2018

All About Jazz Promotes House Concerts Through Jazz Near You

Jazz Near You Launches Personal Calendar for Members

All About Jazz Launches New Inline Ad Space

All About Jazz Top 10 Tracks: May 2018

Born Today

Celebrating jazz birthdays every day.

Anton Schwartz

“What I require for music to really captivate me,” Anton says, “is groove and intellect working in tandem. Music that gets into your bones, into your head and into your heart.” From... read more

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Encontros - Orquestra... by Antonio Adolfo
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Meeting of Minds by Bob Mintzer

Story of the Day

My mother was a singer. She instilled in me a sense of swing and timing. Everywhere I went there was that sound, that happy sound of life on fire. Our next door neighbors were jazz musicians. Traveling in a hearse to jobs with the bass strapped on top and a set of vibes in the back
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My mother was a singer. She instilled in me a sense of swing and timing. Everywhere I went there was that sound, that happy sound of life on fire. Our next door neighbors were jazz musicians. Traveling in a hearse to jobs with the bass strapped on top and a set of vibes in the back. It was the early 60's. I would watch and listen and they would have be singing “Days of Wine and Roses” at age 7 with them. It was fun. It felt good. It felt right. Pop music called to me growing up. I found myself drawn to the more technical types of sounds, ones influenced by the higher levels of jazz, songs of feeling, songs of spirit, songs of the best of humanity. Throughout many radio adventures I ended up landing with jazz. I don't think it was an accident. I don't believe in jazz as a museum piece. I believe it is a living, breathing, ever evolving art form of people reaching out in the darkness, searching for the exact chords for the exact nature of human existence.
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By Chuck Leavens
Member since: 2018

Date	Time	Detail
Jul16Mon 8:00 PM	8:00 PM	Fairfax Swing Jazz Ensemble Blues Alley Washington, DC
Jul16Mon 10:00 PM	10:00 PM	Fairfax Swing Jazz Ensemble Blues Alley Washington, DC
Jul17Tue 8:00 PM	8:00 PM	Jay Williams Project Blues Alley Washington, DC
Jul17Tue 10:00 PM	10:00 PM	Jay Williams Project Blues Alley Washington, DC
Jul18Wed 8:00 PM	8:00 PM	Duane Eubanks Quartet Blues Alley Washington, DC
Jul18Wed 10:00 PM	10:00 PM	Duane Eubanks Quartet Blues Alley Washington, DC
Jul18Wed 20:00	20:00	Neel Singh's Open Jam and Workshop Villain & Saint Bethesda, MD

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Encontros - Orquestra... by Antonio Adolfo

Meeting of Minds by Bob Mintzer