Jazz News & Features
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Features4 weeks ago‘The New Thing’: The Subversive Bridge From Bop To Free Jazz
In between bebop’s waning days and the full flowering of free jazz, a crafty cadre of forward-thinking artists gave jazz new wings.
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News1 month ago
Sons Of Kemet Win ‘Best Jazz Act’ At 2021 MOBO Awards
The annual UK awards celebrate the best in Black music and culture.
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Competitions1 month ago
Enter For Your Chance To Win A Fania Records Box Set And T-Shirt!
We’re giving away the ‘It’s A Good, Good Feeling: The Latin Soul Of Fania Records’ 4-CD+7” vinyl box set, plus an official It’s A Good, Good Feeling limited-edition t-shirt!
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News1 month agoBud Powell, Milt Jackson Titles Set For Release In Blue Note’s Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
‘Milt Jackson And The Thelonious Monk Quartet’ and ‘Time Waits: The Amazing Bud Powell’ will be out next March
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News1 month ago
Watch ‘The Transcendence of Turiya: Alice Coltrane’ As Part Of Impulse! 60
The film is narrated by playwright, journalist, novelist, poet, and screenwriter, Thulani Davis.
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Features1 month ago
An Unfailing Ear: The Impeccable Taste of John Hammond Sr.
As talent scout, producer, musicologist, broadcaster, journalist and mentor, Hammond helped the world to discover some of the greatest musicians of all time.
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News1 month ago
Norah Jones Premieres Merry New Video For ‘I Dream Of Christmas’
The new visual can be watched exclusively via the artist's official Facebook page.
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Features1 month ago
Frank Sinatra Christmas: Why The Chairman Is The Voice Of The Season
Every Christmas is a Frank Sinatra Christmas. Reflective yet full of mirth, The Chairman’s classic recordings define everything the holiday season is about.
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News1 month ago
Wayne Shorter Discusses Art Blakey In Blue Note’s ‘First Look’ With Don Was
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers’ 'First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings' is out now on Blue Note.
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Music Quizzes1 month ago
So You Think You Know Frank Sinatra? Quiz
How well do you really know the ‘Chairman of the Board’? Test your knowledge with our Frank Sinatra quiz!
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Playlists1 month ago
Best Frank Sinatra Songs: An Essential Top 20
An introduction to a legend whose music was the soundtrack to the lives of millions.
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Features1 month ago
‘Blue Mode’: Organist Reuben Wilson’s Tasty Soul Jazz Manifesto
Released during a transitional phase for Blue Note, the ‘Blue Mode’ album revealed Hammond disciple Reuben Wilson to be a soul-jazz master.
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Features1 month ago
Best McCoy Tyner Albums: 20 Essentials From The Legendary Pianist
The best McCoy Tyner albums reveal a questing musician who took what he learned from John Coltrane and channeled it into his own art.
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Features1 month ago
‘Jingle Bells’: The Christmas Classic With A Controversial Past
Originally penned as a racy romance song about taking an unchaperoned sleigh ride, ‘Jingle Bells’ has become one of the most popular Christmas songs ever.
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Features1 month ago
‘Strange Fruit’: Billie Holiday and Nina Simone Transform A Haunting Poem
‘Strange Fruit,’ covered countless times, has become an influential rallying cry passed down through generations.
