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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...

Reviews

Daily album reviews—from independent to major label releases.

Running The Voodoo Down Volume 2

Various Artists
Running The Voodoo...

Nightfall

Till Brönner /...
Nightfall

Threefold

Ramon Lopez
Threefold

The Last Taxi, In Transit

Patrick Battstone
The Last Taxi, In...

End To End

Barre Phillips
End To End

Intelsat

Alister Spence /...
Intelsat

Protean Labyrinth

Kyoko Kitamura's...
Protean Labyrinth

Across The Bridge

Gabrielle Ducomble
Across The Bridge

Features | Articles

Interviews, columns, concert reviews, and more.

Interview with Jazz in Exile, Part Two Radio
Jazz in Exile, Part Two
Interview with European Jazz Conference 2018 Live Reviews
European Jazz Conference 2018
Interview with Jazz in Exile, Part One Radio
Jazz in Exile, Part One
Interview with Onaje Allan Gumbs: Dare To Dream Catching Up With
Onaje Allan Gumbs: Dare To Dream
Interview with Gordon Au: Untraditionally Mad About Trad Catching Up With
Gordon Au: Untraditionally Mad About Trad
Interview with Jon Irabagon, Charlie Parker, New Releases And Archive Picks Radio
Jon Irabagon, Charlie Parker, New Releases And Archive Picks

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Rumba Pa' Senen

Walter Gorra
Rumba Pa' Senen

Drink You In

STEVEN TAETZ
Drink You In

Apart From You #1

Wayne Horvitz
Apart From You #1

Remember When - Live At The Litchfield Jazz Festival

Albert Rivera
Remember When - Live At...

Boll Weevil

Way North
Boll Weevil

Blue is Paris/Night Time

Jason Miles
Blue is Paris/Night Time

Modernismo

Macuco Quintet
Modernismo

Damaged Goods

Monique DeBose
Damaged Goods

News

Sponsored announcements from the industry.

Born Today

Celebrating jazz birthdays every day.
Dave Holland
Dave Holland

Amid endless choices, the sound of a Dave Holland bass line compels attention. A master of tone and rhythm, the bassist, composer, and bandleader is now in his fifth decade as a performer and his music... read more