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The time is here! 2019 Winter Jazzfest Marathon Weekend is upon us, and the Revive Music Stage will not disappoint. Taking place across both nights of the 11th and 12th keep reading »

The end of another year means cold weather, holidays, family and friends, delayed flights, a new year, and of course, the onslaught of “Best Albums keep reading »

— A collection of newsworthy jazz-related headlines. “This Week in Jazz” brings you a collection of jazz-related headlines, focusing on news, video, and articles in keep reading »

— A collection of newsworthy jazz-related headlines. “This Week in Jazz” brings you a collection of jazz-related headlines, focusing on news, video, and articles in keep reading »

— A collection of newsworthy jazz-related headlines. “This Week in Jazz” brings you a collection of jazz-related headlines, focusing on news, video, and articles in keep reading »

— A collection of newsworthy jazz-related headlines. “This Week in Jazz” brings you a collection of jazz-related headlines, focusing on news, video, and articles in keep reading »

The world has lost an incredible talent. Roy Hargrove, at the young age of 49, passed away on Nov. 2nd, following complications with kidney failure. keep reading »

Bassist and vocalist Meshell Ndegeocello will be sharing the bill with Roy Hargrove on June 6th for the Blue Note Jazz Festival. Also on stage with Hargrove keep reading »

The annual Red Bull Music Academy has grown into a hotly anticipated event of seminars, classes and performances, and being held in New York City for the first time has driven the quality and demand up to new heights. In one of the most anticipated events of the month long festival, A Night of Improvised Round Robin Duets at Brooklyn Masonic Temple was a magnet of multiple genres and sensibilities, making for an once-in-a-lifetime musical potluck that nourished music lovers of all types. Here’s a recap of every duet:

Jazz purists may be taken aback, but Glasper’s vision of melding the worlds of hip-hop, soul, and jazz is a thoughtful take on an idea that has been explored ad nauseum. Black Radio is Glasper’s vision of what the airwaves could sound like – a mixtape of sorts – that may not reignite a new movement to overtake popular radio as we know it today, but it’s a concept that should be applauded for a group of artists who believe in chops over charts.