If you’re even a casually observant jazz fan, you might think you know a thing or two about Joe Lovano.…
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Duke Ellington: The big band was his instrument: Videos
Well 2000 pieces, 100 tours, numerous jazz standards – Duke Ellington wore the music of African Americans in the world.…
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As a crowdfunding platform implodes, a legendary composer rebounds: Photos, Videos
John Zorn, the prolific and brilliantly iconoclastic composer, realized a dream of sorts last year when he released The Book…
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Wynton Marsalis on Bringing the Story of Jazz օriginator Buddy Bolden to the Big Screen: Video
Like many music fans, even now, Wynton Marsalis did not grow up familiar with the Charles “Buddy” Bolden story. But…
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Herbie Hancock doesn’t feel threatened by the next generation of jazz stars: Photos, Video
Legendary jazz musician Herbie Hancock is passing on his legacy to a younger generation, just like older musicians did for…
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Putting Louis Armstrong in context: Photos, Videos
As ‘Bolden’ opens in theaters, Dr. Lewis Porter peels back the mythology around Louis Armstrong, a central character in the…
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