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Eric Dolphy: Gone In The Air
Newly-remastered SACD reissues of Eric Dolphy's albums for the Prestige label mark the 90th anniversary of his birth. The recording sessions that Eric Dolphy led in the last four years of his life advanced the evolution of jazz...
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The Bach's Beach Vision Of Jazz Heaven
Heaven for some is a baseball diamond in an Iowa cornfield. For Pete Douglas, it was a house on a beach with a jazz club in his living room, a would-be heaven also for anyone who dropped in. Douglas passed on...
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Burlington Discover Jazz Festival 2018
As the case with any festival worth attending at all, the passionate musiclover faces a challenge with Burlington Discover Jazz. Simply put, it's the choice between attending a marathon of events, thereby risking overload and over-stimulation...
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Mandla Mlangeni: Born to Be
Mandla Mlangeni has been engaged. The South African trumpeter, composer, and bandleader oversees three groups, notably the Amandla Freedom Ensemble and the Tune Recreation Committee. Additionally, his works are marked by an intense effort to...
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Atlanta Jazz Festival 2018
The Atlanta Jazz Festival prides itself on being one of the largest free jazz festivals in the United States. The 41st edition took place under a forbidding forecast of heavy rainstorms: the event announcements made a big point of...
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Eric Reed
When you think of hard-driving swing, daring expression, sophistication and elegance in artistry, formidable technique and a thunderous sound, there are only a very small handful of contemporary pianists... read more
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Sebastiana by Ricardo Bacelar
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Still Dreaming by Joshua Redman
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Dreaming Spirits by Mark Egan
Story of the Day
I love jazz because it is the most spiritual expressive music on the planet! I was first exposed to jazz in High School. The best show I ever attended was the 2001 Atlanta Jazz Festival. The first jazz record I bought was Wes Montgomery's “So Much Guitar.” My advice to new listeners: Keep listening
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By Rod Harris Jr.
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This Week
- Interviews Anat Cohen: Musical Zelig
- Live Reviews Terence Blanchard and E-Collective at Ardmore Music Hall
- Live Reviews Broken Shadows at Icehouse
- Hi-Res Jazz Eric Dolphy: Gone In The Air
- Interviews Lucia Cadotsch: Whispers Speak Louder than Screams
- Mixcloud Kaja Draksler Octet
- Live Reviews Donny McCaslin Group / Ensemble LPR: Symphonic Bowie at Central Park SummerStage
