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  • "Pick Yourself Up" by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields

    "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...

  • Terence Blanchard: Music, Social Justice and Raising Awareness About Violence Against Black People

    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...

  • Detroit Jazz Festival 2018

    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...

  • 12 Points 2018

    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...

  • Linda May Han Oh: Talent and Dedication

    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...

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Rodrigo Amado
A History Of Nothing

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Gadadu
Outer Song

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Analog Son
CTI

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Hip Spanic AllStars
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Facing Dragons

Christian Sands
Facing Dragons

Fast Friends

Doug Webb
Fast Friends

Emanon

Wayne Shorter
Emanon

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Kenny Kirkland
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

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