Shemekia Copeland performs at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ. Mitra I. Arthur/NPR hide caption
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Crate Digging : Mulgrew Miller And Wingspan
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Crate Digging : Mulgrew Miller And Wingspan
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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
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'The Big Blind': Kurt Elling's Jazz Radio Drama In 1950s Chicago
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'The Big Blind': Kurt Elling's Jazz Radio Drama In 1950s Chicago
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A 'Jazz Night' Family Affair: Father And Son Saxophonists Mike And Julian Lee
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A 'Jazz Night' Family Affair: Father And Son Saxophonists Mike And Julian Lee
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A Mambo Expedition In The Valley Of The Sun
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A Mambo Expedition In The Valley Of The Sun
Billy Strayhorn (right), spent the majority of his career as a composer and arranger for Duke Ellington (left) and his orchestra. David Redfern/Getty Images hide caption
The Lush Life Of Billy Strayhorn
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The Lush Life Of Billy Strayhorn
Cedar Walton, performing in the U.K. in 1976. Andrew Putler/Redferns hide caption
Crate Digging With Christian McBride: The Works Of Cedar Walton
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Crate Digging With Christian McBride: The Works Of Cedar Walton
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Celebrating Betty Carter
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Terri Lyne Carrington: Trailblazer, Advocate and NEA Jazz Master
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Terri Lyne Carrington: Trailblazer, Advocate and NEA Jazz Master
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Phil Schaap's 50-Year Career: The Raconteur Raised On Jazz
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Phil Schaap's 50-Year Career: The Raconteur Raised On Jazz
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
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Very Very Henry Threadgill
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Tootie Heath's 80th Birthday
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Tootie Heath At 80
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Myra Melford's Myriad Sounds
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Myra Melford's Myriad Sounds
Leni and Mike Stern: Alone Together Duets
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Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn: Alone Together Duets
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Pianist Helen Sung: From Classical Outsider To The Jazz Inner Circle
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Pianist Helen Sung: From Classical Outsider To The Jazz Inner Circle
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Chick Corea: Back In Boston
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Chick Corea: Back In Boston
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