Nate Chinen, NPR John Coltrane, photographed in his backyard in Queens, New York in 1963. JB/© Jim Marshall Photography LLC.Featured Image [dropcap]There[/dropcap] is never any end,” John Coltrane said sometime in the mid-1960s, at the height of his powers. “There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at.” Coltrane, one of jazz’s […]
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Birmingham school teacher tops Billboard Smooth Jazz chart | CBS42
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Kim Scott is the head of the music department at the Alabama School of the Fine Arts. The Flutist also has a chart-topping new single out. Her recent release, “Emerge” is number one on the Billboard Smooth Jazz chart. When she isn’t teaching, Kim Scott is playing her flute. She says […]
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Herbie Hancock Is Still Breaking Rules | The New York Times
The 79-year-old pianist and composer talks about admiring Kendrick Lamar, making a new album, and calling jazz an international — not just an American — music.
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The Man They Called ‘Trane’, Remembering A Jazz Giant | uDiscoverMusic
Richard Havers, uDiscoverMusic [dropcap]John[/dropcap] Coltrane died on 17 July 1967 having given more to jazz in his 40 years than many who live a much longer life. His music has been an inspiration to many rock musicians as well as younger jazz musicians and his album, A Love Supreme, is one of the acknowledged masterpieces […]
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Lawrence Leathers, Jazz Drummer on Grammy-Winning Albums, Found Dead After Assault | The New York Times
Mr. Leathers, 37, was a rising talent on New York’s straight-ahead jazz scene and had played on two Grammy-winning albums.
View MoreStream the “Complete” John Coltrane Playlist: A 94-Hour Journey Through 700+ Transformative Tracks | Open Culture
Josh Jones, Open Culture [dropcap]In[/dropcap] a contrarian take on the legacy of John Coltrane on the 50th anniversary of his death last year, Zack Graham at GQ did not recommend Giant Steps nor A Love Supreme nor Blue Train nor My Favorite Things as the most important album in the artist’s career, but a record […]
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Sundance Film Review: ‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ | Variety
Stanley Nelson’s superbly crafted documentary taps deep into the mystique of Miles Davis: his sound, stardom, and cult of personality.
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Jazz legend Herbie Hancock becomes first musician to receive Ben Franklin Medal | WHYY
Jazz legend Herbie Hancock was in Philadelphia Wednesday night to accept an award from the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce.
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Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens Receives $1.9 Million from New York City | Hyperallergic
The museum honoring the jazz musician and his wife Lucille Wilson is expanding and refurbishing its campus with the city’s support.
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Jazz album of the month: Wayne Shorter: Emanon review – vivid and sublimely thrilling | The Guardian
On a four-part suite joining Shorter’s terrific quartet and a chamber orchestra, his soprano saxophone weaves and slithers around Danilo Perez’s piano variations and the orchestra’s triplet-busy waltzes
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