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The tunes of Weather Report have long seemed destined to endure beyond the slog of much of the jazz-fusion that…

A Bigger Word: A Conversation with Newport Jazz Artistic Director Nate Smith on Why We Need Live Music Now More Than Ever

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On September 22, 2025, the Newport Jazz Festival announced Christian McBride would step down from his role as Artistic Director.…

Review: Henry Threadgill Zooid’s ‘Cut You Where You Was’

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August 28, 2026, is a big day for NEA Jazz Master Henry Threadgill with two albums released under his name.…

Review: Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer & Dafnis Prieto’s ‘Fifteen’

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August 21, 2026 is a big day for Henry Threadgill as he releases two albums. One, Cut You Where You…

Review: L’Rain ‘fata morgana’

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L'Rain's "birthday" is not a straightforward celebration. She moves from loneliness to a plea for self-love amidst a sultry ambiance.…

Niobium Cloud: A Conversation with Steven Bernstein and Scotty Hard (Part Two)

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We continue our conversation (check out part one here) by digging deeper into the nature of collaboration, Laurie Anderson, hip…

Niobium Cloud: A Conversation with Steven Bernstein and Scotty Hard (Part One)

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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Clifford Brown and Max Roach. Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter.…

Review: Nicholas Payton and Butcher Brown’s ‘A Supreme Blue’

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Sometimes a grand project can emerge from a single riff, or even a quote in an improvised solo. A Supreme…

Review: ‘Peace Anthems’

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In only a few short years, Red Hook Records has gone from start up to deliverer of some of the…

A Caged Bird Who Could Sing: A Conversation with Mike Clark

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Success. We all seemingly yearn for it. We want validation that our hard-fought battles have been won and the casualties…