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Legendary jazz label Blue Note Records stays hip in 2022, presenting a second collection of updated label classics from another group of young jazz musicians in England.
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Musician Ahmad Jamal has been a major jazz figure since the 1950s. Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse is a set of never-before-released recordings of Jamal in his prime.
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KNKX and @Jazz24Radio are streaming an exclusive recorded performance with jazz fusion group, The Headhunters, formed by Herbie Hancock in 1973. Tomorrow at 6 p.m. (Oct. 26), registration free: https://t.co/D1oQIDhcKI! @ropeadope @noncommusic@NectarLounge
On October 26—Public Radio Music Day—KNKX and Jazz24 present a free online event featuring our recorded studio session with the jazz fusion group, The Headhunters.
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Among the 2022 MacArthur Fellows is Tomeka Reid of Chicago, a jazz cellist and composer "forging a unique jazz sound that draws from a range of musical traditions and expanding the expressive possibilities of the cello in improvised music."
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Robert Glasper thinks people are starting to embrace that jazz is evolving: “You have to respect the fact that jazz is changing because that’s what things that are alive do. If it’s not changing, it’s dead.”
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The music and jazz world are shocked and saddened to hear about the passing of the great multi instrumentalist, Joey DeFrancesco. He was 51.
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.@Latorre_D's new project ORGANization is a Hammond Organ concert full of energy and good atmosphere as they blend Latin influences with Soul jazz music to spice up a repertoire of famous organ tunes.
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Dive into the Pacific Northwest's regional jazz scene with Jim Wilke on Jazz Northwest. This week's episode includes a 1989 recording of the Bud Shank Quintet, the Barney McClure organ group from 1997 and more.
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Three exemplary musicians born and raised in Detroit — drummer Louis Hayes, saxophonist Kenny Garrett and violinist Regina Carter — will soon be recognized as NEA Jazz Masters.
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Two of Chicago-based Jazz Education Network's annual programs, the Young Composers Showcase and Sisters in Jazz collegiate combo competition are now accepting applications.
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Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings will release "Miles Davis - That's What Happened 1982-1985: The Bootleg Series Vol. 7," a three-disc box set, on Friday, September 16.
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Since the 1980s, pianist Michael Weiss has been recognized as a major talent in jazz performance, writing, composing and arranging. His latest album "Persistence" was released earlier this year.
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Since graduating from SUNY Purchase's jazz studies program, Samara Joy has entered the "bigger classroom" performing and touring.
KNKX Jazz Reporter Robin Lloyd caught up with the young jazz vocalist ahead of her visit to Seattle.
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Tombonist and composer Grachan Moncur III died on Friday, his 85th birthday. A musician fluent in the languages of blues and bebop even as he veered toward the unknown, Moncur came of age at a fortuitous moment.
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"CASCADIA" the new quintet album from @DmitriMatheny is coming out on June 17. Jazz24's @teraestefon previewed the upcoming release and says it paired perfectly with a walk through Seattle's historical Pioneer Square neighborhood
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Tune in to Jazz Caliente on @knkxfm tonight (Seattle time) for part two of the audio documentary "Los Olvidados" from @33thirdJazz
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