Nate Chinen
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Hargrove first emerged in the late 1980s, at a cultural moment when his precocity and poise amounted to a form of currency in jazz, quickly earning the approval of the genre's elders. -
After a move to New York in the late '60s, the clear-toned Fortune became a versatile fixture on the broad landscape of modern jazz. -
After a delay of more than a year, the prestigious competition — exclusively for performers under 30 years old — will return to its roots with two events in Washington, D.C. this December. -
Take an essential and unprecedented glimpse into the music and life of the groundbreaking pianist-composer. -
Headlines this week have highlighted the macabre circumstances surrounding the death of Michael Panico, but overlooked his notable contributions to a music community jolted by the news. -
The trumpeter and composer's audacious, politically exigent and altogether astounding new album features a string quartet and the rapper Kool A.D. -
The percussionist, trumpeter and leader of the Fort Apache Band suffered cardiac arrest from smoke inhalation. He was 69 years old. -
The veteran saxophonist, set to become a Kennedy Center Honoree in December, releases epic project, encompassing a graphic novel and over two hours of new music.
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Nels Cline has earned his place as a guitar hero for our times, with a track record stretching back four decades and a marquee gig with Wilco.
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Drummers usually make sure beats don't speed up or slow down. But drummer Allison Miller does more than keep time. Watch a demonstration of her unique style of playing called melodic drumming.
