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Terri Lyne Carrington Curates Groundbreaking Lead Sheet Book of Female-Composed Jazz Standards: ‘We...
Billboard via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThough women have always played a leading role as jazz performers, they have seldom gotten the...
Nile Rodgers calls 'Thriller' best album as Apple Music 100 best list hits halfway mark
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoApple Music's 100 Best Albums of all-time list reached the halfway point Friday as the tech giant...
In-the-moment experiences inspire Thomas Linger, finalist for Indy's national jazz contest
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThomas Linger finds inspiration for his compositions in a lot of places. "If I hear a leaf blower in...
Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBlack music traditions such as jazz are central to celebrations of Juneteenth, says civil rights...
“Chet Baker said, ‘You come tonight with a taxi and I will wait with a drum kit’ … years after, I...
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA portrait of Christian Vander There is almost no useful frame of reference to describe the music of...
Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling brings his versatile baritone sound to Goshen College
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoGOSHEN — Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling performs at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Goshen College Music Center....
Work on Coltrane mural begins downtown
The High Point Enterprise, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 25—HIGH POINT — Within a matter of days, drivers along N. Main Street will be treated to an eye-catching mural of one of High Point's musical icons — jazz great John Coltrane. Fowler & ...
Wayne Shorter, influential jazz saxophonist and composer, dies at 89
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHonoree Wayne Shorter attends the 41st annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington in 2018. (Greg...
Jazz pianist and composer Carla Bley dies at the age of 87
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRenowned jazz pianist and composer Carla Bley has died aged 87. Bley passed away of complications...
Jazz Legend Sonny Rollins’ Music Catalog Acquired By Reservoir Media
VIBE via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe music catalog of legendary jazz musician Sonny Rollins has been acquired by Reservoir Media in...
