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Rites of Fire

Rites of Fire

Kelvin Sholar Trio
2021-01-21
14
Bill Evans Live at Ronnie Scott's

Bill Evans Live at Ronnie Scott's

Bill Evans
2020-11-29
9
Artlessly Falling

Artlessly Falling

Mary Halvorson
2020-11-07
9
Compass Confusion

Compass Confusion

Junk Magic
2020-11-01
7
Now

Now

Lafayette Gilchrist
2020-10-10
5
Occupational Hazard

Occupational Hazard

Jacek Kochan & musiConspiracy
2020-06-04
1
Aftermath

Aftermath

Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School
2019-11-28
1
Harmony

Harmony

Bill Frisell
2019-09-29
9
How We Do

How We Do

John Yao's Triceratops
2019-08-15
5
Dark Matter

Dark Matter

Lafayette Gilchrist
2019-07-01
3
Bobby

Bobby

Mikael Mani
2019-05-03
12
Strata

Strata

Skuli Sverrisson
2018-09-05
2
Lean On Me

Lean On Me

José James
2018-08-28
8
This World of Dew

This World of Dew

Aaron Shragge
2018-07-27
3
Blued Dharma

Blued Dharma

Adrean Farrugia
2018-06-14
1
Wes Montgomery In Paris

Wes Montgomery In Paris

Wes Montgomery
2018-01-24
7
Aspiration

Aspiration

Satoko Fujii
2017-09-15
7
Not This Time

Not This Time

Dog Leg Dilemma
2017-03-05
9
The Picasso Zone

The Picasso Zone

Modus Factor
2017-02-23
6
Meditations on Freedom

Meditations on Freedom

Noah Preminger
2017-01-16
4
Momentum

Momentum

Shirantha Beddage
2016-09-22
3
Lovers

Lovers

Nels Cline
2016-09-13
3
Black Art Jazz Collective - Presented By The Side Door Jazz Club

Black Art Jazz Collective - Presented By The Side Door Jazz Club

Black Art Jazz Collective
2016-09-03
4
Americana

Americana

JD Allen
2016-07-25
12
Mediterrana

Mediterrana

Lefteris Kordis
2016-07-14
3
All Hot Bodies Radiate

All Hot Bodies Radiate

Katie Bull
2016-05-26
3
Finding Love in an Oligarchy on a Dying Planet

Finding Love in an Oligarchy on a Dying Planet

Rob Garcia
2016-03-23
3
Flip-Flop

Flip-Flop

John Yao
2015-06-11
7
Dark Nights

Dark Nights

Avishai Cohen - Trumpet
2014-10-02
12
In This Life

In This Life

Jamie Baum
2013-09-14
3
Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter

Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter

David Weiss
2013-08-16
6
Lento

Lento

Youn Sun Nah
2013-06-19
5
Pascal's Triangle

Pascal's Triangle

Pascal's Triangle
2013-05-14
2
Clarity

Clarity

Laszlo Gardony
2013-05-08
3
The Bridge

The Bridge

Charnett Moffett
2013-04-18
2
No Begining No End

No Begining No End

Jose James
2013-01-23
9
In The Now

In The Now

John Yao
2012-10-25
5
Protoleia

Protoleia

Mahlis-Panos Project
2012-09-11
3
Heritage

Heritage

Lionel Loueke
2012-08-30
4
Swing of Many Colors

Swing of Many Colors

Jazz Arts Trio
2012-06-23
4
By A Little Light

By A Little Light

Matt Ulery
2012-06-13
4
Spirit Fiction

Spirit Fiction

Ravi Coltrane
2012-06-12
4
Frequent Flyer

Frequent Flyer

Lorenzo Feliciati
2012-06-04
21
Jazz Punks: Smashups

Jazz Punks: Smashups

Jazz Punks
2012-04-16
73
Three

Three

Lafayette Gilchrist
2007-07-08
183
Chanson du Vieux Carre

Chanson du Vieux Carre

Harry Connick Jr.
2007-02-15
384
What's Up?

What's Up?

The Very Tall Band
2007-02-08
152
Wood II

Wood II

Brian Bromberg
2006-04-03
312
Towards the Shining Path

Towards the Shining Path

Lafayette Gilchrist
2005-11-10
330
Faluas Do Tejo

Faluas Do Tejo

Madredeus
2005-08-04
232
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Jack DeJohnette: Bill Evans Legacy

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Black Lives Matter, Black Culture Matters

Opinion | 2020-06-06
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Adam Rudolph: Ragmala and Prototypical Music

Interview | 2020-01-10
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Satoko Fujii: The Kanreki Project

Interview | 2019-01-09
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Fabian Almazan: Environmental Action Figure

Profile | 2018-01-09
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Wadada Leo Smith At Firehouse 12

Live Review | 2017-05-11
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Read "Bennett and Gaga at Kennedy Center: Dissection of an Era"

Bennett and Gaga at Kennedy Center: Dissection of an Era

Live Review | 2015-08-14
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Read "Brooklyn Jazz Underground: A Trio of Hits"

Brooklyn Jazz Underground: A Trio of Hits

Multiple Reviews | 2015-03-24
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Read "Jenny Scheinman: Little Bit Country"

Jenny Scheinman: Little Bit Country

Live Review | 2015-03-12
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Read "Jason Moran: Joyful Proclamations"

Jason Moran: Joyful Proclamations

Interview | 2014-11-24
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Read "Jason Lindner: Beyond the Solo"

Jason Lindner: Beyond the Solo

Interview | 2014-08-18
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Read "Rebellion and Respect: Kennedy Center Celebrates Blue Note's 75th Anniversary"

Rebellion and Respect: Kennedy Center Celebrates Blue Note's...

Live Review | 2014-05-29
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Read "Jane Ira Bloom: Ballad Vistas"

Jane Ira Bloom: Ballad Vistas

Interview | 2014-02-24
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Read "2013 Thelonious Monk Institute Competition"

2013 Thelonious Monk Institute Competition

Live Review | 2013-10-09
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Read "Alexis Cuadrado: A Bassist in New York"

Alexis Cuadrado: A Bassist in New York

Interview | 2013-09-30
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Read "2013 DC Jazz Festival: Washington, DC, June 5-15, 2013"

2013 DC Jazz Festival: Washington, DC, June 5-15, 2013

Live Review | 2013-07-08
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Read "Akua Allrich at the Howard Theater"

Akua Allrich at the Howard Theater

Live Review | 2013-02-19
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Read "Anat Cohen at Kennedy Center Jazz Club"

Anat Cohen at Kennedy Center Jazz Club

Live Review | 2012-11-06
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Read "2012 Thelonious Monk International Drums Competition"

2012 Thelonious Monk International Drums Competition

Live Review | 2012-10-23
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Read "DC Jazz Festival 2012: In Memoriam Chuck Brown"

DC Jazz Festival 2012: In Memoriam Chuck Brown

Live Review | 2012-07-22
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Read "Wadada Leo Smith: Sounding America’s Freedom"

Wadada Leo Smith: Sounding America’s Freedom

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Bohemian Caverns Celebrates 85 Years of Historic Jazz

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Read "Pilc-Moutin-Hoenig Trio: Washington, D.C. May 17, 2011"

Pilc-Moutin-Hoenig Trio: Washington, D.C. May 17, 2011

Live Review | 2011-06-08
233
Read "Vijay Iyer Trio: Washington, DC, April 30, 2011"

Vijay Iyer Trio: Washington, DC, April 30, 2011

Live Review | 2011-05-18
156
Read "Ben Williams: Washington, DC, April 15, 2011"

Ben Williams: Washington, DC, April 15, 2011

Live Review | 2011-05-02
257
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Wadada Leo Smith: The Teacher

Interview | 2011-03-14
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Live Review | 2010-07-13
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Alan Ferber: Developing String Theory

Interview | 2010-06-28
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Read "Mary Lou Williams Festival 2010"

Mary Lou Williams Festival 2010

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Read "Allison Miller: Breaking Ground"

Allison Miller: Breaking Ground

Interview | 2010-05-17
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Read "JD Allen Trio at Bohemian Caverns, February 27, 2010"

JD Allen Trio at Bohemian Caverns, February 27, 2010

Live Review | 2010-03-17
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Luis Bonilla: I Talking Now

Interview | 2010-03-08
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Read "Kurt Rosenwinkel: Reflections from Berlin"

Kurt Rosenwinkel: Reflections from Berlin

Interview | 2009-12-09
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Read "Jon Irabagon Plays KC Jazz Club"

Jon Irabagon Plays KC Jazz Club

Live Review | 2009-11-18
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Read "Overtone Quartet on Display at Kennedy Center"

Overtone Quartet on Display at Kennedy Center

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Read "Kelvin Sholar: Artistic Crossroads"

Kelvin Sholar: Artistic Crossroads

Interview | 2009-04-27
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Read "Blue Note 7 Celebrates 70 at the Kennedy Center"

Blue Note 7 Celebrates 70 at the Kennedy Center

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Interview | 2008-10-28
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Jeremy Pelt and JD Allen: New Leaders at Kennedy Center

Live Review | 2008-09-25
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Nick Vayenas: First Steps

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Ray Brown: The Telarc Years

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