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Revisiting San Juan Hill, the neighborhood destroyed to make way for Lincoln Center

Composer and trumpeter Etienne Charles, in a portrait taken inside the newly renovated David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. Lawrence Sumulong/Courtesy of Lincoln Center hide caption

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Revisiting San Juan Hill, the neighborhood destroyed to make way for Lincoln Center

In New York City, the area dominated by Lincoln Center was formerly home to Black and Puerto Rican communities. Etienne Charles' new musical work addresses that difficult past.

Revisiting San Juan Hill, the neighborhood destroyed to make way for Lincoln Center

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Piano Mastery, Trinidadian Trumpet, Singing Apes: New Jazz

Trumpeter Etienne Charles' new album is called Creole Soul. Laura Ferreira/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Piano Mastery, Trinidadian Trumpet, Singing Apes: New Jazz

This summer has seen plenty of worthwhile jazz, including a pianist who's been around since the '50s, a Caribbean jazzman, a band of deliberate melody, and a cover from The Jungle Book. Sample recordings from Harold Mabern, Etienne Charles, the band Black Host and Lauren Desberg.

Piano Mastery, Trinidadian Trumpet, Singing Apes: New Jazz

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