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News Articles: Genre: Jazz

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Social Music In An Age Of Social Distancing

How is the Philadelphia jazz community responding to the global pandemic? Pianist Orrin Evans and other musicians are taking on the challenge.

October 16, 2020
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By:
  • Josh Jackson,
  • Sarah Geledi,
  • and 1 more
Archbishop Franzo King who, with his wife Marina, co-founded the St. John Will-I-Am Coltrane African Orthodox Church, in a portrait shot in Jan. 2020.

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  • Music

Five Decades On, An Eclectic Church Preaches The Message Of John Coltrane

In 1965, two young fans heard the jazz giant play at a San Francisco club and had a religious epiphany. Their church is an idiosyncratic and joyful blend of devotion to the divine — and to jazz.

September 24, 2020
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Doug Carn, left, with his wife, Jean Carn, in a detail from the cover of their album <em>Spirit of the New Land</em>, released on Black Jazz Records in 1972.

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  • Music Features

Rediscovering The Enormous Social And Spiritual Legacy Of Black Jazz Records

As jazz experienced an awakening in the late '60s and early '70s , a record label from Oakland was at the forefront of capturing it. Now, those records are finally returning.

September 23, 2020
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By:
  • Martin Johnson
Stanley Crouch, photographed during The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music's Beacon Awards Gala on Feb. 27, 2006 in New York.

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  • Music News

Stanley Crouch, Towering Jazz Critic, Dead At 74

Crouch's engagement with American culture spanned over five decades, numerous mediums and many dustups. His influence on the life and shape of jazz will remain unquantifiable.

September 16, 2020
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By:
  • Ethan Iverson
Jazz bassist Gary Peacock.

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  • Obituaries

Gary Peacock, A Jazz Bassist Always Ahead Of His Time, Dies At 85

Peacock could seemingly adapt to any style, and performed with a variety of artists ranging from Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett to Albert Ayler.

September 07, 2020
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By:
  • Martin Johnson
Steve Grossman, photographed while performing on July 1, 1991 in Nice, France.

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  • Music News

Steve Grossman, Saxophonist And Post-Coltrane Leading Light, Dead At 69

One of Grossman's earliest recording credits comes from his time in Miles Davis' band, a high-water mark he maintained through the decades. "He was the best of all of us."

August 17, 2020
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By:
  • Nate Chinen
Norah Jones plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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  • Music Videos

Norah Jones: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The platinum-selling, low-key superstar performs a solo set at her piano for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.

August 17, 2020
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By:
  • Bob Boilen
Every now and again, a young jazz musician turns up out of nowhere to take the whole scene by surprise, and then by storm. That's exactly what we're seeing right now from Micah Thomas.

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  • Music

Micah Thomas Is A Jazz Pianist With A Lot Of Runway

A recent graduate of Juilliard, pianist Micah Thomas has made some serious waves this season with his debut album, Tide, and several prominent sideman gigs.

August 10, 2020
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By:
  • Nate Chinen
Helen Jones Woods.

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  • Obituaries

Helen Jones Woods, Groundbreaking Female Trombonist, Has Died From COVID-19

Woods played in the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a history-making all-female big band. She was 96.

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Nate Chinen

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  • Obituaries

Helen Jones Woods, Groundbreaking Female Trombonist, Has Died From COVID-19

Woods played in the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a history-making all-female big band. She was 96.

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Nate Chinen
Makaya McCraven has a unique style where he makes improvised live recordings, then builds on them in the studio. His new album, which uses this method, is called <em>Universal Beings E&F Sides.</em>

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  • Music Interviews

Drummer Makaya McCraven, The 'Beat Scientist,' Talks About His New Album

The jazz drummer records live performances and then manipulates those recordings in creative ways. His new album pulls from the pool of recordings that shaped his 2018 work, Universal Beings.

July 30, 2020
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By:
  • David Greene,
  • Bo Hamby,
  • and 1 more
Maria Schneider.

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  • Music Features

Composer Maria Schneider Returns, With A Reckoning, On 'Data Lords'

After collaborating with David Bowie in 2014, the multiple Grammy-winning composer found her artistic process had been recombobulated a bit — much like our ever-more digital world.

July 24, 2020
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By:
  • Nate Chinen
Annie Ross, photographed on March 1, 1956 backstage at St. Martins Theatre in West London.

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  • Music News

Annie Ross, Mid-Century Jazz Icon, Dead At 89

Ross was recognized as a natural performer from an early age. She essentially never stopped.

July 23, 2020
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By:
  • James Gavin
The trumpeter Eddie Gale, who worked with the likes of Sun Ra and Cecil Taylor, passed away on July 10 at the age of 78.

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  • Music Features

The Galaxy-Expanding, Peace-Loving Trumpet Of Eddie Gale: Hear The Essentials

The trumpeter, who died last week at the age of 78, was at the vanguard of jazz's midcentury development and is regarded as a legend by his peers.

July 15, 2020
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  • Martin Johnson
Jazz Night in America Audio Latency short

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  • Music

Playing Music Together Online Is Not As Simple As It Seems

For musicians who want to play together while following social distancing guidelines, the solution goes beyond a Zoom call. Pianist Dan Tepfer leads us down the technological rabbit hole.

July 15, 2020
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By:
  • Nickolai Hammar and
  • Colin Marshall
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