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The Once-Thriving Jazz Scene Of ... Indianapolis?

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The Once-Thriving Jazz Scene Of ... Indianapolis?

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March 28, 2012 • Indiana Avenue, the "main stem" of the city's black community, hosted master musicians nightly.

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Jazz Legend Freddie Hubbard Talks Life, Career

January 9, 2009 • Before his death in December 2008, jazz legend Freddie Hubbard spoke with NPR's Tony Cox.

Jazz Legend Freddie Hubbard Talks Life, Career

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Jazz Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard Dies

December 30, 2008 • Grammy Award-winning jazz musician Freddie Hubbard has died at the age of 70. He collaborated with such greats as John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. Hubbard had been hospitalized since a heart attack last month.

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Top Five Neglected Jazz Masterpieces

July 29, 2008 • For all the jazz albums to be universally hailed as classics, many more deserve to be recognized as such. Here, arranger and Grammy-winning record producer Bob Belden picks five slept-on jazz classics.

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Freddie Hubbard: A Jazz Icon Remembered

August 11, 2001 • Jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard was on top of the jazz world during the '60s and '70s. But personal setbacks left him unable to play and took him out of the limelight and off the stage. Hubbard died on Dec. 29, but in this story from 2001, he talked about attempting a comeback with an album called New Colors.

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Wayne Shorter: 'Speak No Evil'

August 1, 2001 • In 1964, Miles Davis recruited saxophonist Wayne Shorter from Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. This album captures the duo during this important time. Shorter went on to become Davis' most prolific composer, writing classics such as "Prince of Darkness" and "Nefertiti."

Wayne Shorter: 'Speak No Evil'

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