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News Articles: Genre: Jazz

"I remember there was a river next to the hotel, or across the street. And I walked along that," Keith Jarrett says of the tour stop captured on <em>Bordeaux Concert.</em> "That's what I remember."

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Keith Jarrett's eternal balancing act

Keith Jarrett's two strokes in 2018 left the pianist unable to perform publicly. On the occasion of Bordeaux Concert, WBGO's Nate Chinen caught up with Jarrett.

August 04, 2022
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  • Nate Chinen
Samara Joy performs at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival, which spanned from July 29 to July 31, in Newport, R.I.

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After a pandemic disruption, Newport Jazz Festival makes a poignant, euphoric return

The festival's first full edition in two years — and its first since the death of co-founder George Wein — saw dynamic performances from Newport veterans alongside glowing debuts from newcomers.

August 03, 2022
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  • Nate Chinen
Regina Carter.

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Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett and Louis Hayes named 2023 NEA Jazz Masters

The trio of players, all from Detroit, along with producer and author Sue Mingus, will be celebrated in a tribute concert next spring.

July 14, 2022
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  • Nate Chinen
J'Nai Bridges performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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J'Nai Bridges: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The Grammy Award-winning opera singer performs a classical, jazz and gospel influenced set.

June 27, 2022
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  • Suraya Mohamed
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  • Music

NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far)

The songs we love from the first half of the year span a wide emotional and musical range, from wild percussive romps to raw pleas for empathy to Beyoncé's command to leave it all on the dance floor.

June 27, 2022
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  • Music

NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far)

The songs we love from the first half of the year span a wide emotional and musical range, from wild percussive romps to raw pleas for empathy to Beyoncé's command to leave it all on the dance floor.

June 27, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Music

NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far)

The songs we love from the first half of the year span a wide emotional and musical range, from wild percussive romps to raw pleas for empathy to Beyoncé's command to leave it all on the dance floor.

June 27, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
Gary Bartz

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From bebop to hip-hop: Gary Bartz's sax sound shapes many eras

Gary Bartz shares stories from his sixty-plus-year career, covering everything from bebop to hip-hop. Hear a heartfelt conversation between the legendary saxophonist and host Christian McBride.

June 23, 2022
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  • Sarah Geledi
Gary Bartz

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From bebop to hip-hop: Gary Bartz's sax sound shapes many eras

Gary Bartz shares stories from his sixty-plus-year career, covering everything from bebop to hip-hop. Hear a heartfelt conversation between the legendary saxophonist and host Christian McBride.

June 23, 2022
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  • Sarah Geledi
Saxophonist Charles Lloyd, performing at the Monterey Jazz Festival in Monterey, Calif., on Sept. 23, 2018.

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  • Music News

Trio of albums gives saxophonist Charles Lloyd the opportunity to search inward

The saxophonist, who began his career in the '70s, has played with notable names like the Beach Boys and Cannonball Adderley. He's still flowing with music.

June 23, 2022
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  • Milton Guevara
USA. Mississippi. Tunica. 1985.

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Songs to believe in: A Juneteenth playlist

This Juneteenth, pianist Lara Downes remembers the freedom that has been hard fought and hard won.

June 16, 2022
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  • Lara Downes
USA. Mississippi. Tunica. 1985.

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  • Music

Songs to believe in: A Juneteenth playlist

This Juneteenth, pianist Lara Downes remembers the freedom that has been hard fought and hard won.

June 16, 2022
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  • Lara Downes
Vadim Neselovskyi.

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  • Music Features

For pianist Vadim Neselovskyi, Ukraine war adds urgency to his most personal work

On a new album, "Odesa," written in tribute to his father, the pianist, former child prodigy and composer also paints a portrait of the album's namesake, currently in the midst of a Russian invasion.

June 15, 2022
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  • Nate Chinen
Vadim Neselovskyi.

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  • Music Features

For pianist Vadim Neselovskyi, Ukraine war adds urgency to his most personal work

On a new album, "Odesa," written in tribute to his father, the pianist, former child prodigy and composer also paints a portrait of the album's namesake, currently in the midst of a Russian invasion.

June 15, 2022
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  • Nate Chinen
Grachan Moncur III.

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  • Obituaries

Grachan Moncur III, trailblazing jazz trombonist, dies at 85

Moncur, who played an outsize role in jazz's evolution during the 1960s, died Friday on his birthday after a period of poor health.

June 03, 2022
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  • Nate Chinen
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