Svaneborg Kardyb: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Wed, 25 May 2022 09:00:55 GMT
The Danish jazz duo perform an untraditional four-song set from the countryside in Djursland, Denmark.
The Latest Jazz News from Around the World
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Max Roach's 1960 landmark 'We Insist!' proves timeless in a reissue
Fri, 20 May 2022 17:59:00 GMT
Roach's album was recently named to the National Recording Registry, a roster of works deemed culturally, historically or aesthetically significant; We Insist! scores in all three categories.
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Who says big band jazz is for old people? Not this teenage composer.
Fri, 06 May 2022 09:00:48 GMT
California musician Skylar Tang, 16, is the winner of a Jazz at Lincoln Center contest. She'll accept the award in New York this weekend.
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Ron Carter at 85: tracks and stories from the life of a record-setting bassist
Wed, 04 May 2022 17:14:17 GMT
To celebrate bassist Ron Carter's 85th birthday, hear a conversation with Ron and our host Christian McBride with music handpicked from Ron Carter's storied discography.
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85-year-old bassist Ron Carter has no plans on slowing down
Wed, 04 May 2022 09:00:00 GMT
The roster of musicians Carter has worked with ranges from Ornette Coleman to Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack and A Tribe Called Quest.
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Ron Carter: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Wed, 04 May 2022 09:00:00 GMT
Watch the legendary jazz bassist and members of his trio perform from The Blue Note's prestigious stage.
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DOMi & JD Beck, 'SMiLE'
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:01:18 GMT
DOMi & JD Beck make a hyperarticulate strain of beat music. Mac DeMarco stars as a profanely cantankerous 100-year-old jazz legend in a new video.
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Albert Ayler made sublime music. The world was not ready
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:00:19 GMT
At his last recorded concerts, the avant-garde outlaw's seemingly disparate sound worlds came together.
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The nouveau swing of Donald Harrison Jr., Big Chief and NEA Jazz Master
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:31:50 GMT
Hear stories from New Orleans saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr.'s upbringing, words from his mentee, drummer Joe Dyson, and a performance on his home turf recorded at Snug Harbor.
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Her Voice Is In The Air
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 18:41:42 GMT
The Brazilian singer Flora Purim helped create the sound of jazz fusion. Now, as she releases what she says will be her final album, it's time to give her artistic legacy its due.
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Under Greg Tate's direction, musical possibilities were limitless
Sun, 24 Apr 2022 14:00:14 GMT
Greg Tate's death left an immeasurable hole in the universe of cultural criticism. Vernon Reid, Matana Roberts, Jared Michael Nickerson and Christina Wheeler pay tribute to his music as Burnt Sugar.
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Charles Mingus contained multitudes, but his native language was protest
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:01:04 GMT
The jazz icon's 100th birthday is a chance to appreciate an enduring throughline of his career, which often teetered between exquisite composure and raging chaos.
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The genius of Mingus? It was all in the strings
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:00:00 GMT
On the occasion of the legendary bassist's centennial, broadcaster and bass player Greg Bryant zeroes in on the legend's technical wizardry.
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Stanley Clarke – The Virtuoso Bass Doubler is now an NEA Jazz Master
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:05:34 GMT
Jazz Night profiles bassist, composer, producer, arranger and 2022 NEA Jazz Master Stanley Clarke. Hear stories from his collaborators and travel through sonic landmarks in Clarke's storied career.
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How the late jazz great Charles Mingus is being remembered 100 years later
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:14:36 GMT
Regarded as one of the most important figures in jazz, tributes are planned across the world to honor the legacy of bassist, bandleader and pioneer Charles Mingus.