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Renee Klahr/Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year. -
Renee Klahr/Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year.
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Misunderstood early in his career, the jazz pianist and composer — born Oct. 10, 1917 — came to have a massive effect on American music. -
As commemorative tributes take place across the country, the flagship jazz competition has quietly been put on hold.
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The saxophonist is joined by guitarist Rez Abbasi and percussionist Dan Weiss for a project inspired by each member's ties to the Indian subcontinent.
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Since the 1960s, the experimental jazz collective has worked toward a high standard of shared intuition. The group is playing a series of anniversary concerts featuring original and new members.
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Hear the classically trained flutist bring her bluesy style to this 2002 episode, featuring a performance with Marian McPartland.
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The jazz drummer shares why he opens his latest album with a recitation by his grandfather, "the ultimate bad hombre."
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The vocalists brought '30s gypsy swing and modern Afro-Cuban influences to their 2017 San Jose Jazz Summer Fest performances.
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Hear the boundary-pushing trumpeter play a tribute to Mary Lou Williams with host Marian McPartland in this 2000 episode.
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On River Run Thee, Roberts immerses herself and the listener in a history of anguish, and channels it all into a magnetic unity, a postmodern opus.
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Hear the jazz singer demonstrate her soulful technique in this 2008 episode hosted by Marian McPartland.
