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Don Cherry (center) and Moki Cherry (right) reflected their globalist attitudes towards music with international musicians and instruments. Their son, Eagle-Eye, is seated out front. Estate of Moki Cherry/Courtesy the Cherry Archive hide caption
Jazz Elder Statesman Anthony Braxton Continues To Defy Expectations
Pino Palladino + Blake Mills perform a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
Vijay Iyer. Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Pianist, composer and coder Dan Tepfer confronted pandemic isolation with ingenious technological solutions. Josh Goleman/courtesy of the artist hide caption
After more than a decade away from the recording studio, Nnenna Freelon returns with Time Traveler, an album she describes as a love letter to her late husband. Chris Charles/Origin Records hide caption
Jazz Singer Nnenna Freelon Works Through Grief With New Album And Podcast
Branford Marsalis Eric Ryan Anderson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Branford Marsalis On World Cafe
Mario Pavone, performing during the What Is Jazz? festival in New York on June 12, 1994. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images/Getty Images hide caption
Prodigal pianist and composer Erroll Garner, whose centennial birthday will be marked in September. Vernon Smith/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Erroll Garner, "Moment's Delight" (in concert at Symphony Hall in Boston on Jan. 17, 1959)
Helen Sung in concert. Ayano Hisa/Jazz at Lincoln Center hide caption
From left, trumpet player Freddie Hubbard, saxophonist Johnny Griffin, Curtis Fuller and bassist Reggie Workman, on stage at Town Hall in New York on Feb. 22, 1985. Anthony Barboza/Getty Images hide caption
Moses Boyd performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
Cande y Paulo perform a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
Luedji Luna performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
Hasaan Ibn Ali. Larry Fink/Courtesy of Omnivore Recordings hide caption
The Lost Recordings Of Hasaan Ibn Ali Reveal A Legend Just Getting Started
Phil Schaap in WKCR studio, 1991 John Abbott/John Abbott hide caption
Phil Schaap's 50-Year Career: The Raconteur Raised On Jazz
WBGO and Jazz At Lincoln Center
Phil Schaap's 50-Year Career: The Raconteur Raised On Jazz
Herbie Hancock, speaking to high school students in the State Dining Room of the White House during President Obama's celebration of International Jazz Day on April 29, 2016. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Bassist and composer Marcus Miller, performing during a tribute to Miles Davis on July 13, 2011 in Montreux, France. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Marcus Miller: Electric Miles
WBGO and Jazz At Lincoln Center
Butcher Brown performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
Henry Threadgill conducts the Society Situation Dance Band at the Very Very Threadgill festival. Shahar Azran/Courtesy of Harlem Stage hide caption