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David Torn: Making Records, Film Composition, and...
Experimental guitarist, looper, songwriter, improviser, session guitarist, film composer, record producer, mixer...David Torn is all of those things. He is constantly on the move, looking...
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Courtney Pine: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Courtney Pine didn't pick up his beloved tenor saxophone for more than a decade, until an album exploring the black British experience demanded it. The multi-instrumentalist eschewed the horn on...
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Rufus Reid: Composer, Educator, Bassist, Gait...
Rufus Reid doesn't play standards, as much as he is the standard, a well of knowledge and wisdom that this bassist was fortunate to sit down with one afternoon....
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Denys Baptiste: Making the Late Trane Accessible
Even the most avowed John Coltrane disciples among us would admit to grappling with some of the albums he released in the couple of years before his death—the likes of Ascension, Sun Ship and Om...
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European Jazz Conference 2017
The snow-capped mountains flanking Ljubljana form a natural border between Slovenia and Italy and provided a picturesque backdrop to the 4th annual European Jazz Conference. For the record...
Reviews
Daily album reviews—from independent to major label releases.
Jacques Lesure
For the Love of You
Harris Eisenstadt
Recent Developments
Herbie Nichols
Love, Gloom, Cash,...
Tomas Fujiwara
Triple Double
Articles
Interviews, columns, concert reviews, and more.
Track of the Day
Discover new jazz! Download or stream a free tune every day.
News
Timely announcements from the industry.
Advocacy
The Sonny Rollins Bridge Project seeks to rename NYC’s Williamsburg Bridge to commemorate...
Recording
Torben Waldorff Celebrates 10 Years Of ArtistShare And Submission For Grammy Nomination Consideration
Recording
Nashville Jazz Crusader Rahsaan Barber's 3rd CD As A Leader, "The Music In The Night," Due Nov. 3
Recording
Jim Hall And Red Mitchell - "Live At Sweet Basil 1978" Released On ArtistShare And Submitted For...
Recording
Fred Astaire's Greatest Jazz Recording "The Astaire Story" Returns As Deluxe 2CD Set For 65th Anniversary On October 20...
Award / Grant
3-Time Emmy-nominated Composer Steve Sandberg’s ArtistShare Debut Submitted For Grammy Consideration
Musician of the Day
Celebrating jazz birthdays every day.
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, along with Charlie Parker, ushered in the era of Be-Bop in the American jazz tradition. He was born Cheraw, South Carolina, and was the youngest of nine children. He began... read more
