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Newport Jazz Festival 2017

The soggy, gray blanket that was the Newport sky wrung itself out on the crowd that had gathered for the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, but the good news...
Forget Old Europe: 15 European Jazz Musicians You...

Since the first half of the 20th century, the Old Continent has played a pivotal role both in welcoming and supporting jazz artists from the United States. Over the following decades it has expressed...
Soweto Kinch: A Singular Jazz Odyssey

Soweto Kinch was a curious teenager when an encounter with Wynton Marsalis impelled him on his own jazz odyssey. An odyssey characterised by the creation of dynamic new soundscapes in the spirit of...
Siena Jazz International Summer Workshop

The Fortezza Medicea occupies a commanding position just outside the ancient city of Siena, where it has kept a watchful eye on the city's inhabitants since the mid- 16th century. Built by...
Preserving the Cradle of Jazz: The New Orleans...

The New Orleans Jazz Club's beginnings, according to a 1950s edition of their bi- monthly newsletter, sprang from a sidewalk meeting of four jazz fans on Mardi Gras in 1948...

Reviews

Daily album reviews—from independent to major label releases.

Meg Morley
Can't Get Started

Charlie Rauh
Viriditas

Jorg Schippa's Kiosk
Jorg Schippa's Kiosk

Jukka Eskola
Soul Trio

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Remembering John Abercrombie

Pablo Diaz: Drumming Life

Grant Stewart Trio with Special Guest John Swana at Chris’...

FORQ at The World Cafe Live

Jazz em Agosto 2017

Glen Campbell: 1936-2017

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Red Eye
A Riot Calls my Name

VEIN
Forlane

Walter Ford
Journey

Gene Perla
R U Celebral

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Performance / Tour David Rogers, Classical Crossover Guitarist Performs at Silvana in NYC on October 16th

Obituary John Abercrombie: 1944-2017

Jazz Vocalist Julie Kelly Sings At D'Anbino Vineyards With The Marshall Otwell Trio Sunday Afternoon, September 17, 2017

Event Jazz Vocalist Julie Kelly Sings At D'Anbino Vineyards With The Marshall Otwell Trio Sunday Afternoon,...

Contest 7 Virtual Jazz Club's Global Online Jazz Contest 2017 Edition - Total ‎€ 7,000 In Prizes

Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet Showcases Their Unique Fusion Of Jazz & Afro-peruvian Music On "Diablo En Brooklyn," Set For Sept. 22 Release

Recording Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet Showcases Their Unique Fusion Of Jazz & Afro-peruvian Music On...

Four New Releases From ECM Records: Vijay Iyer Sextet, Tim Berne's Snakeoil, Gary Peacock Trio, and David Virelles

Recording Four New Releases From ECM Records: Vijay Iyer Sextet, Tim Berne's Snakeoil, Gary Peacock Trio, and...

Superstar Drummer & Songwriter Cindy Blackman Santana To Release New Summer Single "Fun, Party, Splash" Feat. Carlos Santana & Produced By Narada Michael Walden

Recording Superstar Drummer & Songwriter Cindy Blackman Santana To Release New Summer Single "Fun, Party,...

Book / Magazine Paul Wertico's "Turn the Beat Around," Now Available from Alfred Music

Recording Superstar Drummer & Songwriter Cindy Blackman Santana To Release New Summer Single "Fun, Party, Splash" Feat. Carlos...

Book / Magazine Little Melanie: A New Musical Comedy Television And Children's Book Series Pays Tribute To Jazz Legend Hazel Scott

Recording Four New Releases From ECM Records: Vijay Iyer Sextet, Tim Berne's Snakeoil, Gary Peacock Trio, and David Virelles

Obituary John Abercrombie: 1944-2017

Book / Magazine Paul Wertico's "Turn the Beat Around," Now Available from Alfred Music

Event Kick Back With Some Outdoor Jazz at Bube's Brewery in Mount Joy, PA

New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies And Contemporary Improvisation Departments Present 100+ Performances And Events For 150th Season

Performance / Tour New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies And Contemporary Improvisation Departments Present 100+ Performances And...

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Story of the Day

I love jazz because it is spontaneous use of notes, and infectious rhythms, with split-second thought. It is like playing a sport at high speed. I first remember hearing it played in a public broadcast television station in Puerto Rico where they were playing post-bebop jazz with a bluesy style that surpassed what some rockers were trying to do in the late 60’s
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I love jazz because it is spontaneous use of notes, and infectious rhythms, with split-second thought. It is like playing a sport at high speed. I first remember hearing it played in a public broadcast television station in Puerto Rico where they were playing post-bebop jazz with a bluesy style that surpassed what some rockers were trying to do in the late 60’s. A friend also played “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”, Jimmy Smith’s organ and big band album. It blew me away. I was hooked.
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