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Kamasi Washington, Brandee Younger, Robert Glasper, Jason Moran — some of the biggest names in jazz descend on Philly in the coming week. Here's our rundown, in Moment's Notice.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory turns 50 in June, and Hook turns 30 in December. Both were shaped by the English lyricist and composer Leslie Bricusse, who remains vital and busy at age 90.

President Bill Clinton said one artist inspired him to take up the saxophone: Dave Brubeck. Brubeck had a No. 1 hit with "Take Five," which is heard on Time Out. The album also illustrates the Brubeck Quartet's experimentation with complex poly-rhythms.

He is the most important jazz musician of all time, and even that's an understatement. Louis Armstrong defined American popular culture in the 20th century as a musician, an actor and an entertainer. As a singer and trumpeter, he taught the world to swing.

Jazz expression remains forever steeped in the innovations of Armstrong's trumpet solos. The scope and magnitude of his virtuosity was nothing short of world-altering. Each time he held his horn up to his lips, he made melodies ring out in a joyful, brilliant tone.

The violinist, once described as having a "controversial sense of fun," reflects on her self-confidence and her much-discussed album covers.

After finding an abysmally low number of women artists' work within jazz's unoffical book of standards, Carrington set out to fix the problem with a book of her own.

A jazz pianist and bandleader, Iyer is one of the most critically acclaimed musicians of the past decade. He also has a masters in physics. Here, he explains why he decided to switch to a full-time career as a jazz musician, and describes what influenced his latest album, Solo..

In addition to an all-star group called Sanity, bassist Anthony Tidd presented guests like poet Ursula Rucker and a group of dedicated students in this special WRTI concert at the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts.

With headliners like Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Kamasi Washington and Jon Batiste, the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival suggests a barometer of the music's mainstream.