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In Memoriam: 10 Jazz Artists We Lost In 2020

Jazz Night In America's 2020 In Memoriam program includes Jimmy Heath, Lee Konitz, CÃ ndido Camero, Tony Allen, Annie Ross, Freddy Cole, Gary Peacock, Henry Grimes, Wallace Roney and McCoy Tyner. Bernard Benant, Jonathan Chimene/WBGO, David Kaufman, Tom Pich hide caption

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In Memoriam: 10 Jazz Artists We Lost In 2020

We remember luminaries we lost this year in our In Memoriam program: Jimmy Heath; Lee Konitz; Càndido; Tony Allen; Annie Ross; Freddy Cole; Gary Peacock; Henry Grimes; Wallace Roney; and McCoy Tyner.

In Memoriam: 10 Jazz Artists We Lost In 2020

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'Mystikal': Wallace Roney Pushes Jazz Envelope

Ed Gordon talks with trumpeter Wallace Roney about his efforts to keep jazz alive through innovation. Roney's new CD is called Mystikal. The Philadelphia native is often compared to his idol and inspiration, the late jazz legend Miles Davis, who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday.

'Mystikal': Wallace Roney Pushes Jazz Envelope

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