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News Articles: Genre: Jazz

Ralph Peterson Jr., performing in 2012 at Symphony Space in New York.

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Ralph Peterson Jr., Drummer Who Re-Enlivened Hard Bop, Dead At 58

With Art Blakey as both mentor and north star, Peterson emerged in the '80s as one of that decade's most striking jazz artists.

March 02, 2021
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  • Nate Chinen
From left: Tyshawn Sorey, Vijay Iyer and Linda May Han Oh. The trio, Iyer's newest, collaborated on the album <em>Uneasy</em>.

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Vijay Iyer And A New Trio Reflect On The 'Uneasy' Past And Present

The composer and pianist joined with drummer Tyshawn Sorey and bassist Linda May Han Oh in late 2019 to record Uneasy, which now functions as a welcome reminder.

March 01, 2021
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By:
  • Nate Chinen
Chick Corea, seen here performing in Turin, Italy, in 2018, died Feb. 9.

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Chick Corea, Jazz Fusion Pioneer, Has Died Of Cancer At 79

The wide-ranging keyboardist, composer and bandleader died Feb. 9 of cancer. He was one of the fathers of jazz fusion, with his work spanning from acoustic jazz to his own interpretations of Mozart.

February 12, 2021
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas and
  • Nate Chinen
Dr. Dwandalyn Reece is Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Music and Performing Arts.

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Tiny Desk Playlist: The Quest For Black Freedom

Dwandalyn Reece, the music curator at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, picks her five favorite Tiny Desk concerts.

February 05, 2021
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By:
  • Dwandalyn Reece
Saint Coltrane: The Church Built On <em>A Love Supreme.</em>

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Saint Coltrane: The Church Built On 'A Love Supreme'

Jazz Night visits the St. John Will-I-Am Coltrane African Orthodox Church, an evolving house of worship that has incorporated John Coltrane's A Love Supreme album as their chief liturgical text.

February 02, 2021
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By:
  • Colin Marshall,
  • Jack Corbett,
  • and 3 more
Wynton Marsalis

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JLCO Septet with Wynton Marsalis: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The political is personal for the nine-time Grammy winner. Watch him lead the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet through three songs from his Democracy! Suite.

February 02, 2021
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By:
  • Suraya Mohamed
Trombonist Jonas Gwangwa performs in Sandton, South Africa in 2017.

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Jonas Gwangwa, South African Musician And Activist, Dies At 83

The trombonist was a major figure in South Africa's early jazz scene, and an activist after the restrictions imposed by apartheid. In 1988 he was nominated for an Oscar for his theme to Cry Freedom.

January 23, 2021
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By:
  • Martin Johnson
Jon Batiste performs an intimate set in New York City.

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The Evolution Of Jon Batiste, Music Consultant Of Pixar's 'Soul'

Jon Batiste was born for show business. Hear him play an intimate set in New York and on our radio show as we trace his story to his current gig as band leader of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

January 17, 2021
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By:
  • Alex Ariff and
  • Nate Chinen
Maria Schneider (center) whose album <em>Data Lords</em> was one of 2020's most acclaimed jazz albums, performs with her orchestra at the New York City club Jazz Standard, where the group had an 16-year annual Thanksgiving week performance that was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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We Need To Be Able To Feel

The cost of 2020 — in lives, livelihoods, legacies and communities — is high and still being tallied. For jazz critic Nate Chinen, all that loss demands change to old ideas of critical objectivity.

January 15, 2021
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  • Nate Chinen
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Equal At Last? Women In Jazz, By The Numbers

Half of the top 10 spots in 2019's NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll went to women. But a deeper look at the data from across the poll's lifetime complicates claims about women's equality in jazz.

January 12, 2021
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By:
  • Lara Pellegrinelli,
  • Shannon J. Effinger,
  • and 5 more
A shot of jazz pianist Claude Bolling and friends, taken on a beach in Cannes, France in 1969.

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Pianist Claude Bolling, Creator Of Popular Jazz/Classical Suites, Has Died

The French jazz pianist was best known for his 1975 collaboration with classical flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal. It stayed on the Billboard charts for more than ten years.

December 31, 2020
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
The Jazz Gallery All-Stars perform live from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C..

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Toast Of The Nation 2021

Say goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021 with live music from some of the best jazz groups performing today, featuring the Catherine Russell Trio, Pink Martini, KOKOROKO and the Jazz Gallery All-Stars.

December 28, 2020
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By:
  • Suraya Mohamed
In <em>Soul, </em>a middle-school band teacher makes one small misstep and ends up in The Great Before, a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth.

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In 'Soul,' Jon Batiste's Music Helps Bring Pixar's First Black Lead To Life

Batiste is one of several real-life musicians who consulted on the new Pixar film, about a middle-school band teacher who ends up in a fantastical realm called The Great Before.

December 26, 2020
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
Lara Downes talks with Jon Batiste.

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How To Stay Human: Jon Batiste Talks With Lara Downes

The renowned musician and Late Show bandleader has sage advice on everything from finding your north star and owning your own orbit to honoring lineage.

December 26, 2020
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By:
  • Lara Downes
Grammy-winning trumpetist Keyon Harrold performs "Ethereal Souls" at Fontaine Capel in Socrates Sculpture Garden of Queens, N.Y..

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Ethereal Souls: Jazz Night In America Remembers Those We Lost In 2020

Grammy-winning trumpeter Keyon Harrold performs "Ethereal Souls" for Jazz Night In America's tribute to the jazz musicians we lost in 2020.

December 17, 2020
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  • Nikki Birch
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