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Terell Stafford Quintet: Live In Concert

Terell Stafford, performing live at the Village Vanguard. John Rogers for NPR/johnrogersnyc.com hide caption

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Live At The Village Vanguard

Terell Stafford Quintet: Live In Concert

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The composer Billy Strayhorn wrote some of the most exquisite melodies in the history of jazz. Stafford, the versatile trumpeter, played original arrangements of Strayhorn tunes with his working band.

Terell Stafford Quintet in Concert

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Wilson, Rosnes, Washington: Live At The Village Vanguard

Steve Wilson (saxophone), Renee Rosnes (piano) and Peter Washington (bass). John Rogers for NPR/johnrogersnyc.com hide caption

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Live At The Village Vanguard

Wilson, Rosnes, Washington: Live At The Village Vanguard

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A saxophonist, a pianist and a bass player walk into a bar. But the bar happens to be one of the world's preeminent jazz clubs. And they're working as a collective band: no drummer, no hierarchy.

Wilson, Rosnes, Washington: Live At The Village Vanguard

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Concerts

The Blue Note 7 On JazzSet

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To mark 70 years in business, the Blue Note record label put together an all-star ensemble and commissioned arrangements of key compositions. Hear the burning-down-the-house highlights of The Blue Note 7's performance at the Kennedy Center.

The Blue Note 7 in Concert on JazzSet 4/5/09

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