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Looking Back To Move Forward: Celebrating Jazz Artists We Lost in 2016

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Looking Back To Move Forward: Celebrating Jazz Artists We Lost in 2016

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Jazz lost great players in 2016, including Paul Bley, Gato Barbieri and three musicians we're profiling — vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, harmonica player Toots Thielemans and bassist Victor Bailey.

Looking Back To Move Forward: Celebrating Jazz Artists We Lost in 2016

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As 2016 Winds Down, Remembering The Jazz Giants We Lost

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Jazz Night In America

As 2016 Winds Down, Remembering The Jazz Giants We Lost

Jazz Night in America host Christian McBride honors Bobby Hutcherson, Toots Thielemens and Victor Bailey, three prominent jazz musicians who passed away this year.

As 2016 Winds Down, Remembering The Jazz Giants We Lost

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Bobby Hutcherson's Good Vibes For Fiery Times

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Bobby Hutcherson's Good Vibes For Fiery Times

"You could stop on a street corner and hear Malcolm X," the vibraphonist says of 1960s New York, where he made his controversial debut as a bandleader. His new Blue Note album is Enjoy The View.

Bobby Hutcherson's Good Vibes For Fiery Times

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SFJAZZ Center Opening Night On JazzSet

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JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater

SFJAZZ Center Opening Night On JazzSet

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On opening night at San Francisco's newly constructed building designed for and dedicated to jazz, fans filled the stunning Robert N. Miner Auditorium for a maiden voyage and festive concert.

SFJAZZ Center Opening Night On JazzSet

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The 2010 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Concert

The 2010 NEA Jazz Masters. Clockwise, from upper left: Cedar Walton, Kenny Barron, Yusef Lateef, George Avakian, Bobby Hutcherson, Annie Ross, Muhal Richard Abrams, Bill Holman (center). clockwise from upper left: Gene Martin, Carol Friedman, Michael DiDonna, Ian P. Clifford, Francis Wolff/Mosaic Images, Barbara Bordnick, Alan Nahigian, William Claxton hide caption

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The 2010 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Concert

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Seven great musicians and one record producer were recognized with the country's highest honor for jazz artistry — and then took the stage to perform. Hear a recording of the live broadcast, which took place at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.

Listen Now: The 2010 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Show

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Basic Jazz Record Library

Eric Dolphy: 'Out to Lunch'

Avant-garde and sometimes controversial, Eric Dolphy was a master of several instruments. He was one of the first musicians to record unaccompanied horn solos, and largely introduced the bass clarinet as a solo instrument. On this 1964 album, Dolphy displays his talents on flute, alto saxophone, and bass clarinet.

Eric Dolphy: 'Out to Lunch'

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Feeling The Vibes: The Short History Of A Long Instrument

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Feeling The Vibes: The Short History Of A Long Instrument

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Jazz is the only genre of music that uses the vibes as a lead or improvisational instrument. It's been a process in helping to save this beautiful-sounding and versatile instrument from extinction. Leading off with Lionel Hampton, here are five examples of that beauty and versatility.

Agalloch's Aesop Dekker On His 5 Favorite Jazz Records

Agalloch and Ludicra drummer Aesop Dekker says he thinks Bobby Hutcherson is a sorcerer. Ross Sewage/Courtesy of Profound Lore hide caption

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A Blog Supreme

Agalloch's Aesop Dekker On His 5 Favorite Jazz Records

Dekker plays drums in the innovative black-metal bands Agalloch and Ludicra, but says that before he'd ever heard Kiss, "there was only Coltrane." Find out which Mingus album he calls a "Lovecraftian noir soundtrack" and more with Dekker's favorite five jazz records.

Bobby Hutcherson: What Are You Listening To?

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A Blog Supreme

Bobby Hutcherson: What Are You Listening To?

The vibraphonist, composer and NEA Jazz Master says that Sarah Vaughan's incredible range, precision and flexibility are very enjoyable to hear.

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