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"Pick Yourself Up" by Jerome Kern and Dorothy...
In 1936 Jerome Ker (1885-1945) and Dorothy Fields (1904-1974) collaborated to create several songs for the movie musical, Swing Time, starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. "Pick Yourself Up" served the film as the centerpiece...
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Terence Blanchard: Music, Social Justice and...
A few years ago, I was applauding as the cast of Motown was taking their bows on Broadway when I recognized a mother's face sitting across my row. Without question or trepidation, I felt compelled to...
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Detroit Jazz Festival 2018
Over the course of its 39 year history, the largest free jazz festival in North America has seen its shares of up and downs. It once swelled to a five-day event starting on the Thursday evening before Labor Day and there was even a time when...
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12 Points 2018
Returning to its spiritual home of Dublin after back-to-back editions in San Sebastian and Aarhus, 12 Points 2018 marks one of the highpoints of the Irish musical year. Its appeal lies not just in...
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Linda May Han Oh: Talent and Dedication
Over the past decade, bassist Linda May Han Oh has been hailed as one of the most gifted bassists, bandleaders and composers of her generation. She is a virtuoso who can swing hard while keeping instrumental grace and precision...
Reviews
Daily album reviews—from independent to major label releases.
Rodrigo Amado
A History Of Nothing
Gadadu
Outer Song
Analog Son
CTI
Hip Spanic AllStars
Old School...
Christian Sands
Facing Dragons
Doug Webb
Fast Friends
Kate Reid
The Heart Already...
Wayne Shorter
Emanon
Features | Articles
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Wayne Horvitz
Apart From You #1
Albert Rivera
Remember When - Live At...
Way North
Boll Weevil
Jason Miles
Blue is Paris/Night Time
Macuco Quintet
Modernismo
Monique DeBose
Damaged Goods
Scott D Marshall
Dream Logic
Henrik Pultz Melbye
Earth
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Born Today
Celebrating jazz birthdays every day.
Kenny Kirkland
Beginning his career as a teacher of classical music, Kenny Kirkland next became a jazz musician. Later he emerged from his jazz chrysalis as a practitioner of exotic pop/rock music and finally shed... read more
Showcase
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Songs on the eve of... by Chris Abelen
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Venetian Blinds by Mike Freeman
This Week
- Anatomy of a Standard "Pick Yourself Up" by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields
- Multiple Reviews Kevin Kastning’s Extended Guitars
- Radio Blue Note 50th Anniversaries: September 1968
- Radio Szun Waves, other new releases and some archive cuts
- Take Five With... Take Five with Wataru Uchida
- Radio Pedro Melo Alves, Rich Halley and more
- Live Reviews European Jazz Conference 2018
Featured Event
Northampton Jazz Festival in Western Massachusetts: October 19-21, 2018. Paquito D'Rivera, Don Braden, and more!
Story of the Day
I love jazz because of Miles Davis and Vitor Assis Brasil. I was first exposed to jazz seeing I Festival Internacional de Jazz de São Paulo in 1978. I met Ron Carter at Arpoador. The best show I ever attended was Miles Davis at Canecão in Rio de Janeiro. The first jazz record I bought was Memorial Clifford Brown. My advice to new listeners..
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By Hernani Heffner
Member since: 2018
