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Category: Improv/Theory
Published: 10 March 2018
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Different Ways To See And Be: The Lives Of Joseph Jarman And Alvin Fielder
Different Ways To See And Be: The Lives Of Joseph Jarman And Alvin Fielder
The deaths of two foundational members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, a forward-thinking Chicago jazz collective, offers a chance to reflect on its evolving impact.
Jan 19, 2019 | 05:02 am
The 2018 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll
The 2018 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll
Over 130 critics voted on the best jazz albums of 2018 — celebrated elders dominated the top of the results, but a class of younger musicians is rising.
Jan 5, 2019 | 06:01 am
Wayne Shorter Travels The Spaceways
Wayne Shorter Travels The Spaceways
A new album by the octogenarian saxophonist is always a big deal, but his latest — and the winner of the 2018 Jazz Critics Poll — is also just plain big: 3 discs and an 84-page graphic novel.
Jan 5, 2019 | 06:01 am
'Jazz Night In America' Remembers Artists We Lost In 2018
'Jazz Night In America' Remembers Artists We Lost In 2018
Friends of the show offer memories and music of pianist Cecil Taylor, Village Vanguard owner Lorraine Gordon, South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela and trumpeter Roy Hargrove.
Dec 20, 2018 | 08:17 am
Nate Chinen's Favorite Albums Of 2018
Nate Chinen's Favorite Albums Of 2018
For NPR Music's jazz critic and the editorial director of WBGO, 2018 was a year that saw music — not just jazz — in the throes of a creative boom, rocketing in many directions.
Dec 20, 2018 | 06:30 am
