The Gig

The Gig

Supernova in Waiting

Elena Pinderhughes, poised on the threshold of stardom.

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Nate Chinen
Mar 04, 2025
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Elena Pinderhughes at the 2016 Montreal Jazz Fest. (Dave Kaufman / All About Jazz)

Let’s begin with a story. Just over seven years ago, I convened an especially sharp edition of The Year in Jazz at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. My esteemed fellow panelists — Michelle Mercer, Eugene Holley, Jr. and Giovanni Russonello — spent a brisk 90 minutes conversing about th…

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