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After 26 Years, The Sam Rivers Trio Resurfaces

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October 30, 2012 • The freewheeling saxophonist and his small group from the 1970s came together for a live concert in 2007 — their first together in more than two decades. Now, a recording has been posthumously released on CD, and critic Kevin Whitehead says it's like they never went away.

After 26 Years, The Sam Rivers Trio Resurfaces

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After 26 Years, The Sam Rivers Trio Resurfaces

Fresh Air

September 26, 2012 • The freewheeling saxophonist and his small group from the 1970s came together for a live concert in 2007 — their first together in more than two decades. Now, a recording has been posthumously released on CD, and critic Kevin Whitehead says it's like they never went away.

After 26 Years, The Sam Rivers Trio Resurfaces

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What I Learned From Sam Rivers

January 6, 2012 • The late multi-instrumentalist and composer exemplified what happens when musicians are empowered.

At 85, Sam Rivers Creates A Scene In Orlando

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At 85, Sam Rivers Creates A Scene In Orlando

September 20, 2009 • Multi-instrumentalist Sam Rivers has sparked sessions by Miles Davis and Tony Williams, and he fostered New York's Loft Jazz scene of the 1970s. Now he's doing the same in the land of Mickey Mouse.

At 85, Sam Rivers Creates A Scene In Orlando

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Zodiac Killers: Star Signs In Jazz

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July 21, 2009 • Jazz being the esoteric art that it is, many of its major artists were similarly obsessed with other forms of divining — numerology, tarot readings, enneagrams and especially astrology. Here are five jazz songs that might inspire you to ask your fellow jazz fan, "What's your sign?"