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Istanbul’s İKSV: An Intensity Beyond Cool
It would be easy to get breathless, even giddy, about the range and schedule of cultural events organized by İKSV, the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (in Turkish: İstanbul Kültür Sanat Vakfı). One individual could not possibly keep up...
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Alan Broadbent: Intimate Reflections on a Passion...
Pianist, composer, and arranger Alan Broadbent doesn't just "dig" jazz. He has a deep and enduring passion for it. Growing up in mid-20th-century New Zealand, he quickly went beyond piano lessons to reading...
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Does Talent Matter?
A good friend of mine, who is a recognized great guitarist, once said to me as we were standing at the bar of the old Birdland, "Charlie Christian really wasn't that good a player player, you know."...
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Stefon Harris: Pursuing the Tradition
He is a composer, performer, bandleader, businessman, educator and leadership trainer. He handles each with a clear head, confidence and sense of purpose. He's bright, articulate and relates to people on any level....
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Monterey Jazz Festival 2018: When Women Ruled the...
Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey County Fairgrounds September 21-23, 2018 It made perfect sense when the Monterey Jazz Festival toasted it's milestone 60th anniversary last year with a bevy of...
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Doyle Bramhall II
Shades
Various Artists
Putumayo Presents:...
Aguankó
Pattern Recognition
Lars Jansson
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Schnell
Live at Sowieso
Moses Boyd
Displaced Diaspora
John Bailey
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Walking Distance...
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Jeff LaRochelle
Lenses Extend
Joe Locke
Red Cloud
Stefon Harris
Dat Dere
Justin Kauflin
Lost
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Stone Cold
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Jelly Roll Morton
The city of New Orleans has the distinction of being the ‘birthplace of jazz’ so its appropriate that in New Orleans in or around 1885 to 1890 would be born the self-proclaimed “inventor of jazz”. Ferdinand... read more
Showcase
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Don't You Feel My Leg (The... by Maria Muldaur
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Venetian Blinds by Mike Freeman
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La Fenice by Keith Jarrett
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The Heart Intact by Wataru Uchida
This Week
- Live Reviews Kyle Nasser at The Red Room, Cafe 939
- In Pictures Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival 2018
- Radio George Gershwin, Frank Foster & Late September New Releases
- Genius Guide to the Good Life American Pie
- Live Reviews International Jazz Festival Musica Sulle Bocche 2018
- Radio Ornette@50, Bird vs. Hays & more
- Live Reviews Hong Kong International Jazz Festival 2018
Story of the Day
I love jazz because of the freedom that comes with listening to it. When words seem to fail, jazz will always be the thing that is able to communicate the indescribable.
By Blessing Borode
Member since: 2018
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