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Record producer Zev Feldman (left) and John Fowler, a charter member of the Left Bank Jazz Society, meet outside the Charles Theater in downtown Baltimore. The building once hosted some of the best jazz musicians in the country. Michael Zamora/NPR hide caption

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In a Baltimore basement, a jazz detective strikes gold

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2023 NEA Jazz Masters (left to right): Louis Hayes (photo by Janette Beckman), Regina Carter (photo by Jeff Dunn), Kenny Garrett (photo by Jimmy Katz), Sue Mingus (Photo courtesy Mingus Archives) National Endowment for the Arts hide caption

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Jazz Night toasts the NEA Jazz Masters class of 2023

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While rooted in Chicago's jazz community, the past few years have found Natural Information Society opening for indie stalwarts like Yo La Tengo, Kurt Vile and Big Thief. Chris Strong/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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One O'Clock Lab Band on World Cafe

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Love In Exile is (from left) Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily. The trio just released its self-titled debut album. Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New trio Love In Exile is a manifestation of musical telepathy

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The Queen's Cartoonists perform at the Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown, PA on November 22, 2019. Lindsey Theong/The Queen's Cartoonist hide caption

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The Queen's Cartoonists: Where jazz meets animation and hints of musical circus

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For pianist Dan Tepfer, improvisation is the mother of Bach's Inventions

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Tianna Esperanza, whose debut album Terror was released Feb. 17. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Tianna Esperanza's uphill climb to conquering 'Terror'

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Wayne Shorter, photographed during a live performance at the Town & Country Club in London in April 1987. Fin Costello/Redferns hide caption

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Exploring the many orbits of jazz legend Wayne Shorter

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