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The Latest Jazz News from Around the World

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• Helen Jones Woods, Groundbreaking Female Trombonist, Has Died From COVID-19

  Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:03:27 GMT

  Woods played in the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a history-making all-female big band. She was 96.

• Helen Jones Woods, Groundbreaking Female Trombonist, Has Died From COVID-19

  Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:54:58 GMT

  Woods played in the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a history-making all-female big band. She was 96.

• Drummer Makaya McCraven, The 'Beat Scientist,' Talks About His New Album

  Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:03:00 GMT

  The jazz drummer records live performances and then manipulates those recordings in creative ways. His new album pulls from the pool of recordings that shaped his 2018 work, Universal Beings.

• Composer Maria Schneider Returns, With A Reckoning, On 'Data Lords'

  Fri, 24 Jul 2020 10:00:26 GMT

  After collaborating with David Bowie in 2014, the multiple Grammy-winning composer found her artistic process had been recombobulated a bit — much like our ever-more digital world.

• Annie Ross, Mid-Century Jazz Icon, Dead At 89

  Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:26:22 GMT

  Ross was recognized as a natural performer from an early age. She essentially never stopped.

• Asher Gamedze's Astral Jazz Will Carry Your Soul To Utopia

  Mon, 20 Jul 2020 10:15:15 GMT

  Dialectic Soul, the South African drummer's debut as a bandleader, is a stunning protest album meant to soundtrack resistance anywhere in the world.

• The Galaxy-Expanding, Peace-Loving Trumpet Of Eddie Gale: Hear The Essentials

  Wed, 15 Jul 2020 14:32:11 GMT

  The trumpeter, who died last week at the age of 78, was at the vanguard of jazz's midcentury development and is regarded as a legend by his peers.

• Playing Music Together Online Is Not As Simple As It Seems

  Wed, 15 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT

  For musicians who want to play together while following social distancing guidelines, the solution goes beyond a Zoom call. Pianist Dan Tepfer leads us down the technological rabbit hole.

• Tom Misch And Yussef Dayes: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:00:26 GMT

  This Tiny Desk quarantine concert features a guest appearance from guitarist John Mayer.

• Jacob Collier: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Thu, 09 Jul 2020 14:01:26 GMT

  Watch four different Jacob Colliers perform simultaneously in the same studio in this unprecedented Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

• Premiere: Watch Jazzmeia Horn's Final Live Performance Before The Pandemic

  Wed, 08 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT

  Join us to watch jazz vocalist and songwriter Jazzmeia Horn give her last in-person concert before the pandemic shuttered music venues in March 2020.

• Fabiano Do Nascimento: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 09:00:24 GMT

  The Brazilian-born guitarist performs a peace-inducing concert from his home in Los Angeles.

• Freddy Cole, Distinguished Jazz Artist And Unassuming Vocalist, Dead At 88

  Sun, 28 Jun 2020 17:15:00 GMT

  Freddy Cole died on Saturday at his home in Atlanta. With his charming, easeful baritone and a crisp, efficient touch at the piano, Cole carved out a professional career of more than 65 years.

• We Insist: A Century Of Black Music Against State Violence

  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 14:21:55 GMT

  These songs take on some of the ugliest stories in our history and reflect the commitment of Black musicians to telling the truth of how Black people have been wronged, and survived, and fought back.

• A Previously Unreleased Thelonious Monk Concert Is Coming Next Month

  Fri, 19 Jun 2020 09:02:00 GMT

  In 1968, a teenager convinced Thelonious Monk to play a concert at his high school to ease racial tensions in his community. More than 50 years later, it's been rediscovered and remastered.