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The four-voiced juggernaut explores the edges of jazz and pop. "Wisteria" is a love letter of sorts for the vocal ensemble and what it represents.
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Redman's angular melody entwines with a countermelody by Ron Miles on cornet, as bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade percolate the groove.
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Don't just speak, say something" serves as a mantra in "Say Something."
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The first single from Somewhere Different, her gleaming Impulse debut, is a driving jazz-funk sunburst that calls back to a heyday of popular Black musical uplift.
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That this music proudly defies classification is only natural — it's a core part of Smith's message.
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In the late '60s through the '70s, Don and Moki Cherry imagined a world where creative music, education and the arts all lived together.
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Vibration is always critical for Melvin Gibbs, whose electric bass has motored everyone from Ronald Shannon Jackson to Rollins Band.
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We examine the life and legacy of 2021 NEA Jazz Master Phil Schaap with music from Jazz at Lincoln Center and a rare live album produced by Schaap himself at the West End Café in Manhattan.
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The saxophonist and composer has always pushed boundaries. Harlem Stage celebrates his career with a two-day concert retrospective of his various groundbreaking ensembles.
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For this year's jazz appreciation month, NPR's Jazz Night in America wants to hear from you! Let us know what role jazz plays in your life.