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The trial for the rap mogul, who faces criminal charges for sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transporting to engage in prostitution, is underway. Opening statements are slated for May 12.Monday, May 5, 2025 from NPR Topics: Music
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jny: Dallas -based saxophonist and flautist Dave Monsch wants his debut album to catch listeners' attention. "I don't feel that it is a predictable album," he stated through an email exchange with AAJ... [ read more ]Monday, May 5, 2025 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
Since their auspicious debut in 1981, the Yellowjackets have stood as both standard bearers and restless innovators of the jazz fusion movement. The group is anchored by founding pianist and keyboardist Russell Ferrante , long-time...Monday, May 5, 2025 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
True to its title, Fourth Atlas is the fourth album by the Chicago twosome of reedman Ken Vandermark and drummer Tim Daisy . Daisy was a member of the esteemed Vandermark 5 from 2002 to its demise in 2010, and the association has only...Monday, May 5, 2025 from All About Jazz News
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Police say they arrested two people involved. The target was a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro, which drew more than 2 million people to Copacabana Beach on Saturday night.Sunday, May 4, 2025 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
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Presenting his fifth album as leader, Puerto Rican jazz guitarist Richard Peña unveils The Latin Side of Jazz Guitar, continuing his personal exploration of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, leading a quintet of stellar musicians documenting an...Sunday, May 4, 2025 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
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As professor of Jazz Voice and Songwriting at London's Guildhall School, Fini Bearman naturally incorporates songwriting exercises into her teaching. Over time, some of the songs born from these sessions evolved into fully realised...Sunday, May 4, 2025 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
Sunday, May 4, 2025 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
Inestimable bassist William Parker has made hundreds of records, but this unlikely meeting with two stalwarts of the jny: Rotterdam scene, Portuguese alto saxophonist Hugo Costa and German drummer Philipp Ernsting , should not to be...Sunday, May 4, 2025 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
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Musician Femi Kuti talks about a few stand-out songs from his latest album, "Journey Through Life."Saturday, May 3, 2025 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
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In the 1920s and '30s, American composer and pianist George Gershwin , together with his lyricist brother Ira, composed a body of work that bridged classical compositions and popular songwriting. Their sophisticated melodies and lyrics...Saturday, May 3, 2025 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
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As if having three of Canada's most cherished and honored jazz musicians together in a recording studio were not enough, that trio--best known by its collective name, Triology--chooses to travel The Slow Road with one of America's...Saturday, May 3, 2025 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
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The Exu, a lean and volatile threesome, makes a forceful first impression on its self-titled debut. Composed of Leeds-based pairing of tenor saxophonist James Mainwaring (best known for his tenure in the Mercury Prize-nominated Roller...Saturday, May 3, 2025 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
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Friday, May 2, 2025 from NPR Topics: Music
Sean Combs' federal trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy will begin in New York next week. What is he accused of, and what will the trial mean for the mogul and for hip-hop?Friday, May 2, 2025 from NPR Topics: Music
The Polish rock band talks about their latest project, Mourners.Friday, May 2, 2025 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
Fans of classic post-bop, avant-garde, and spiritual jazz rejoiced at the news of Mack Avenue Music Group's partnership with Strata-East Records, a pioneering independent label founded in 1971 by trumpeter Charles Tolliver and pianist...Friday, May 2, 2025 from All About Jazz News
Friday, May 2, 2025 from NPR Topics: Music
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Julie Bee of Marfa Public Radio to talk through the best albums released on May 2. Featured albums: • Car Seat Headrest, 'The Scholars' ( Stream ) • Samantha Crain, 'Gumshoe' ( Stream ) • PUP,...Friday, May 2, 2025 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
There are two Medlers in the Portland, Oregon-based Medler Sextet--tenor saxophonist Michelle and bassist Ben--who together comprise the nucleus of a sturdy ensemble whose harmonious empathy and distinctive point of view should please...Friday, May 2, 2025 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
Vibraphonist Eldad Tarmu has taken on a bold and inspired task in his recording Silver On Aluminum, a trio tribute to the indomitable Horace Silver ... [ read more ]Friday, May 2, 2025 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
Friday, May 2, 2025 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
This 1964 New York City recording, now remastered and released on the Ezzthetics label, captures Albert Ayler with Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray at a crucial juncture in the saxophonist's development... [ read more ]Friday, May 2, 2025 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
Friday, May 2, 2025 from All About Jazz CD Reviews
Following on from his modern but classic-sounding debut, Faithful One (Whirlwind Recordings, 2023), Sultan Stevenson , a London-born pianist of West Indian descent, brings us his second album, El Roi. The title comes from a term in the...Friday, May 2, 2025 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
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NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Julie Bee of Marfa Public Radio to talk through the best albums released on May 2.FESTIVAL: Flamenco-jazz Fusion Crosses Borders At The First International Oh! Jazz Festival In Japan
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Nelson's new album, Oh What a Beautiful World , his 77th solo album and 154th overall, doesn't break from convention, but that's exactly why it feels so necessary right now.Thursday, May 1, 2025 from NPR Topics: Music
The Chicago singer-songwriter performs songs from his latest album, Return To Zero.Thursday, May 1, 2025 from All About Jazz Feature Articles
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Eric Alexander , widely praised for years as one of the jazz world's foremost tenor saxophonists, greets listeners with an unforeseen yet tantalizing curve ball on his latest album, Chicago to New York, employing his luminous soprano sax...