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Peak Performances from the Village Vanguard

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Peak Performances from the Village Vanguard

WBGO

May 5, 2008 • For jazz musicians, playing at the Village Vanguard is a special event. To record there is a rite of passage. How can you not bring your best stuff, knowing who brought theirs before? Here are five notable glimpses into the world's most famous jazz joint.

30 Years Of Jazz In The Motor City

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John Abbott

Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

30 Years Of Jazz In The Motor City

90.5 WESA

August 31, 2009 • This coming weekend, more than 100 jazz acts will descend upon the Detroit International Jazz Festival. The event will celebrate three brothers from a special Detroit-rooted jazz family: pianist Hank Jones and his two late brothers, drummer Elvin and trumpeter Thad.

That '70s Swing: Big Bands And Bell Bottoms

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A Blog Supreme

That '70s Swing: Big Bands And Bell Bottoms

WFIU

December 6, 2011 • In the age of rock, big bands offered a suggestion that musical power could still emanate from non-electric sources.

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