Summoning the ancestors with harpist Brandee Younger
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT
Lara Downes sits down with the brilliant jazz harpist to discuss the power of female lineage in the worlds of jazz and classical music.
The Latest Jazz News from Around the World
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Jazz House Kids is rewriting the rules of jazz education
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:32:43 GMT
Jazz House Kids trains the next generation of jazz stars — alums include Isaiah J. Thompson and Immanuel Wilkins — and gives every young musician a place to belong.
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Stanley Clarke: Tiny Desk Concert
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT
Stanley Clarke and his band 4EVER perform a locked-in set of classics from the bassist's catalog while also giving them new life.
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Al Foster, drummer for Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins, has died
Thu, 29 May 2025 18:01:52 GMT
The superbly alert and flexible drummer formed a swirling current in modern jazz for more than 60 years. He was 82.
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Vijay Iyer's art of listening
Wed, 28 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT
The MacArthur fellow sits down with Lara Downes at the Big Ears Festival to discuss the creative states of improvising, composing and collaborating.
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ARTEMIS: Tiny Desk Concert
Wed, 21 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT
This jazz supergroup has super powers and they're on full display from beginning to end during this Tiny Desk.
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10 tracks, 10 bands: A wild ride through Hiromi's music
Thu, 15 May 2025 21:10:11 GMT
Pianist Hiromi picks a track from 10 different bands she's led or joined, tracing the bold ideas and unexpected turns that have shaped her ever-evolving sound.
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Wilco guitarist Nels Cline on his latest solo record, 'Consentrik Quartet'
Mon, 12 May 2025 18:07:08 GMT
For his experimental jazz album, Cline teamed up with saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, drummer Tom Rainey and double-bassist Chris Lightcap.
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Adrian Younge on the final installment in his 'Something About April' trilogy
Wed, 07 May 2025 16:08:10 GMT
The producer and multi-instrumentalist's latest record explores hip hop and jazz in Brazil.
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Jeff Parker ETA IVtet: Tiny Desk Concert
Wed, 07 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT
The band's mystical approach to improvisation never bends to one sound at a time.