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Jimmy Heath: Life of a Legend

“Jazz is never ending. It’s always gonna be here. There’s always curious people and the institutions of learning are teaching jazz. It’s never ending,” says NEA...

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George Wein -The Life of a Legend

George Wein is a living legend. The jazz impresario is the “father of jazz festivals” having launched the Newport Jazz Festival in 1954. This October 3rd, George Wein...

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Monty Alexander & Friends: Sinatra at 100

A chance encounter with the great American music legend Frank Sinatra and a young pianist named Monty Alexander straight from Jamaica working a gig at a nightclub – opened the...

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Paul Jost | Re-imagining Bruce Springsteen

Paul Jost is a prolific arranger and composer. As the front man for The Jost Project, which is dedicated to bringing new audiences to jazz by creating innovative arrangements of...

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Kenny Garrett Interview

Kenny Garrett is a Grammy Award-winning American post-bop jazz saxophonist and flautist. He cut his youthful musical teeth while playing with the Duke Ellington Orchestra and...

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John Scofield ponders

Scott Thompson spoke with John Scofield during the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Muddy Waters Celebration. Scott asked John a number of questions, and this is what John had to say:...

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Chuck Israels | 80 years and going strong.

Bassist Chuck Israels celebrates his 80th birthday today. With this in mind, I believe it’s a good moment to take a look at back at the extraordinary career of one of Jazz...

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George DeLancey – Self-Titled Debut CD

CD Features All-Star Band Including: Aaron Diehl,Lawrence Leathers, Stacy Dillard and more! Rodney Whitaker’s Protégé George DeLancy. NYC Release Gig: September 28-...

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Latin Jazz Bassist Honors Tito Puente +

Machito laid the groundwork for Latin jazz, Tito Puente pushed the envelope with passion, and Carlos Henriquez propelled the music into the future. The Music of Puente, Machito...

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Wayne Shorter, Living Legend By Scott H. Thompson

Mr. Shorter has a body of unique and definitive compositions, sophisticated in melody and harmony, done in the rhythm of jazz. His music has been the centerpiece of three...

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