A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter II: Diminuendo and Crescendo, 1956

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The 1956 Newport Jazz Festival’s schedule was adjusted slightly compared to the prior two outings. While still a three-day event…

A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter I: A New Tradition, 1954-1955

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By 9:18 PM on the evening of July 17, 1954, Eddie Condon’s tribute to Dixieland finally began its delayed performance.…

Review: Thumbscrew’s ‘The Anthony Braxton Project’

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It would be hard to find a trio better equipped to tackle an entire album of saxophonist Anthony Braxton's compositions…

A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Prologue: Born in Storyville, 1950-1954

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In September of 1950, twenty-four-year-old George Wein used his college savings to open a nightclub, Storyville, at Boston’s Copley Square…

Review: Gerald Clayton’s ‘Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard’

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Pianist Gerald Clayton first came to the attention of many jazz fans by way of the late Roy Hargrove's quintet…

Musical Mentors: Gary Bartz & Maisha’s ‘Night Dreamer’ and Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk’s ‘Ocean Bridges’

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The term “mentor” comes from a character in Homer’s Odyssey, an epic written in the 8th Century BCE. However, the…

Review: Roy Ayers, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s ‘Roy Ayers JID 002’

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Humanity has a longstanding fascination with incorporating the latest technological developments into music. This interest is perhaps most evident in…

Beating with Heart: Alexander Flood’s Percussive Exploration of Cultures and Technology

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In 2015, Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah created the Stretch Music imprint with Ropeadope Records to support jazz rooted genre blind…

Review: Okkyung Lee’s ‘Yeo-Neun’

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Cellist Okkyung Lee is best known for her visceral attack and extended techniques, which can be heard on past albums…

Review: HiFiLo’s ‘Speak Your Name’

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During the last few years, many young musicians have approached improvisation not only in the traditional method – as instrumentalists…