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Join my chat for International Jazz Day
Let's hang out during the All-Star Global Concert at 6pm ET.
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Eyes on the Prize
Trophies and takeaways at the Deutscher Jazzpreis
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Out of Nowhere
The archival Art Tatum tapes that struck a chord, for sentimental reasons
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Two Queens in Flushing
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What I Know About Big Ears
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The Way Things Are (Part 2)
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Buzzing the Tower
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Wayne Shorter, The Soothsayer
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Reclaiming the Jazzbro
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Gonna Keep on Moving
Four fine new albums, NEA Jazz Masters, and a travel advisory
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The Last Tenured Jazz Critic
As Kevin Whitehead leaves Fresh Air, the door closes on an era.
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Take Five: Josh Johnson, Dayna Stephens, Jamie Baum, Steph Richards, John Escreet
All killer, no filler: the first in a series of music recs.
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Flowers for Casey Benjamin
On saxophone, vocoder or keys, Stutz McGee made things happen
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What I Know About Big Ears
A festival where discovery assumes a few different forms
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Reclaiming the Jazzbro
The word has taken on a life of its own. Should I care?
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The Sound is All Around
Melissa Aldana opens up about influence, and Big Ears awaits
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The Gig
The Gig
Riffs on music and culture, improvised and otherwise, from critic Nate Chinen
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