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by John Murph onJanuary 31, 2012
Michael Kiwanuka is one of several artists with albums that are off the beaten path.
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by Washington Post onDecember 29, 2010
Present at the birth of bebop, the pianist and educator helped make the Kennedy Center one of the most important American jazz venues.
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by Martin Johnson onOctober 24, 2010
The pianist says his "genius grant" will help him bring jazz to neglected corners of America.
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by Joel Dreyfuss onOctober 24, 2010
The ubiquitous Cuban jazz musician's latest album spans the range of his talents and interests.
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by Nick Charles onAugust 31, 2010
Civil rights legend, Hollywood royalty. Her new, posthumous CD collection of previously unreleased tracks proves that she could blow, too.
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August 10, 2010
Wynton Marsalis' quintet played, "Happy Birthday."
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by Dr. Todd Boyd onJuly 30, 2010
In short, Miles Davis was the personification of cool. Don Draper, not so much. The Notorious Ph.D. breaks it down for us.
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by Frank McCoy onJuly 2, 2010
How do musical artists stay afloat in a dodgy economy?
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by Martin Johnson onJune 3, 2010
The jazz violinist explores the links between African traditional music and jazz.
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by Lolis Eric Elie onApril 27, 2010
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival honors Louisiana culture. But in this post-Katrina world, it also mirrors the rifts and tensions about race and class that we find in the rest of the country.
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