This year marks the 7th annual DCJazzPrix, an international band competition that draws some of the greatest talent from around…
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Interview with Manuel Rocheman: The intellect concerns all that is rational, and the soul is more spiritual: Video
Jazz Interview with jazz pianist Manuel Rocheman. An interview by email in writing. JazzBluesNews.com: – First let’s start with where…
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CD review: Terence Blanchard – Absence 2021: Video, CD cover
Terence Blanchard’s new album Absence honours legendary composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter. On the new album, the acclaimed trumpeter performs…
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Cuba meets New Orleans on the first single from ‘A Gift to Pops,’ an All-Star tribute to Louis Armstrong: Video, Photo
Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and drummer and vocalist Herlin Riley are featured on a buoyant re-imagining of “The Peanut Vendor,” available…
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