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  Features3 months ago

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  Playlists4 months ago

  The 50 Greatest Live Jazz Albums

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  Features5 months ago

  ‘Jazz At the Hollywood Bowl’: When All The Jazz Stars Aligned

  On August 15, 1956 one of the jazz events of the decade took place, a concert that has been immortalized on record as Jazz at The Hollywood Bowl.

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  News11 months ago

  Oscar Peterson Documentary In The Works

  ‘Oscar Peterson: Black and White’ will feature archival concert footage and interviews from the legendary jazz pianist’s peers and family.

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  Features11 months ago

  Best Jazz Love Songs: An Essential Romantic Playlist

  Capturing the joyful essence of what it feels like to love and be loved, the best jazz songs are timeless expressions of the deepest emotions.

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  Features1 year ago

  ‘A Day With Satchmo’: When Peterson Met Armstrong In The Studio

  ‘A Day With Satchmo’ captures a 1957 session between Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson, featuring every take and every minute of recording.

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  Artists2 years ago

  Oscar Peterson

  The Grammy-winning jazz pianist from Montreal was referred to as the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington.

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  News2 years ago

  Verve Label Group/UMe Announce Classic Jazz Vinyl Reissue Series, ‘Acoustic Sounds’

  The series launches on 31 July with new editions of Stan Getz and João Gilberto’s 'Getz/Gilberto' and 'Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson'.

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  News2 years ago

  Much-Loved, Widely-Travelled Jazz Guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli Dies At 94

  Pizzarelli played with artists as varied as Aretha Franklin, Paul McCartney and Charles Mingus.

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  News2 years ago

  Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘The Complete Piano Duets’ For 2CD, Digital Release

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  Features2 years ago

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  Features3 years ago

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  News4 years ago

  Two-Disc Collection ‘Jazz Loves Bernstein’ Commemorates Leonard Bernstein’s Centennial

  The new collection is released in time for the 100th anniversary of the iconic conductor/composer's birth on 25 August.

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  News4 years ago

  Historic Jazz At The Philharmonic Series Marked With New Vinyl Editions

  Ella Fitzgerald, Lester Young and Oscar Peterson are among the reissued jazz royalty.