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Mose Allison Gai Terrell/Redferns hide caption
Honoring the iconic blues and ironic humor of Mose Allison
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Honoring the iconic blues and ironic humor of Mose Allison
Donald Harrison 1504/1504 hide caption
The nouveau swing of Donald Harrison Jr., Big Chief and NEA Jazz Master
Stanley Clarke performs at the Jazz Festival Basel, on November 1, 2017 in Switzerland. Goffredo Loertscher/WBGO hide caption
Stanley Clarke – The Virtuoso Bass Doubler is now an NEA Jazz Master
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Stanley Clarke – The Virtuoso Bass Doubler is now an NEA Jazz Master
2022 NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart Jonathan Chimene hide caption
Jabali, Drummer Billy Hart – Master Teacher, Forever Student, and NEA Jazz Master
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Jabali, Drummer Billy Hart – Master Teacher, Forever Student, and NEA Jazz Master
Cassandra Wilson at Newport Jazz Festival Jonathan Chimene hide caption
Cassandra Wilson: Subtle singer, subversive songwriter and 2022 NEA Jazz Master
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Cassandra Wilson: Subtle singer, subversive songwriter and 2022 NEA Jazz Master
Damien Sneed conducts his Chorale Le Chateau during a performance of Wynton Marsalis' Abyssinian Mass at Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2019. Ayano Hisa/Jazz at Lincoln Center hide caption
The gospel according to Damien Sneed
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The gospel according to Damien Sneed
In memoriam: Jazz Night In America remembers the icons we lost in 2021
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In memoriam: Jazz Night In America remembers the icons we lost in 2021
Leonard Bernstein at rehearsal for West Side Story. Carol Lawrence (who played Maria) is at his left, and lyricist Stephen Sondheim is playing the piano, 1957. Library of Congress, Music Division hide caption
West Side Story: How two jazz artists continue to reinvent the Bernstein classic
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West Side Story: How two jazz artists continue to reinvent the Bernstein classic
Strata-East Records founders, from left: Trumpeter Charles Tolliver and pianist Stanley Cowell, photographed in 1970. David Redfern/Redferns/Getty hide caption
Strata-East at 50: How a revolutionary record label put control in artists' hands
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Strata-East at 50: How a revolutionary record label put control in artists' hands
Mel Brown, 2019 Montavilla Jazz Festival Kathryn Elsesser/Kathryn Elsesser Photography hide caption
Drummer and local legend Mel Brown endures as the humble godfather of Portland jazz
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Drummer and local legend Mel Brown endures as the humble godfather of Portland jazz
Trumpeter Charlie Porter and bassist John Lakey perform in May 2021. Aaron Hayman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Portland's Montavilla Jazz Brings Music To Your Front Door
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Portland's Montavilla Jazz Brings Music To Your Front Door
Gabrielle Cavassa & Pedriito Martinez at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival Mitra I. Arthur/NPR hide caption
Watch Highlights From Exit Zero Jazz Festival's 10-Year Anniversary
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Shemekia Copeland performs at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ. Mitra I. Arthur/NPR hide caption
Shemekia Copeland, Modern Guardian Of The Blues
Saxophonist Camille Thurman and bassist Endea Owens play at a Community Cookout in Jamaica, Queens on Sunday May 9, 2021 Anthony Artis /Artist hide caption
Bassist Endea Owens Cooks Up Jazz For The Community
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Bassist Endea Owens Cooks Up Jazz For The Community
Saxophonists Mike and Julian Lee Christopher Drukker/Artist hide caption