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The Album Art Of Tokio Aoyama
A closer look at some of today's most vibrant modern jazz cover art and the artist behind it.
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Jazz Night In America: The Playlist
A modern jazz survey at ground level, from stone classics to state-of-the-art jams.
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Miles Davis' Illustrations Drive A Classic Recording In New Video For 'Moon Dreams'
The video, part of a series in which pre-MTV artists retroactively join the video age, brings Davis' late-life visual art in dialogue with a classic piece of his music.
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Mary Lou Williams, Missionary Of Jazz
In 1954, after several draining decades as a jazz composer, performer and mentor, Mary Lou Williams quit. When she returned, she claimed her true power as one of jazz's fiercest advocates.
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Not All 'Lost' Jazz Albums Are Created Equal
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Nate Chinen of member station WBGO and Jazz Night in America about three rediscovered jazz albums from Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Stan Getz.
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Ella Fitzgerald's Signature Singing Style, Explained By Jazzmeia Horn
Ella Fitzgerald's talent for vocal improvisation made her one of the most important singers of all time. Watch Jazzmeia Horn explain what scat singing is and demonstrate Fitzgerald's trademark skill.
Photos From Pickathon 2019
Whether you were in attendance this year or not, these photos from the 2019 Pickathon Music Festival will transport you to one of the country's most scenic, diverse and sustainable festivals — featuring more jazz and jazz-adjacent acts than ever before.
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A Lost Album From John Coltrane, With Thanks To A French-Canadian Director
Coltrane recorded the album in New Jersey, at the admiring behest of a Québécois filmmaker named Gilles Groulx, who used it to score his docufictional film Le chat dans le sac.
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Spacebase Was The Place: The Life Of Ras G, Blunted Saint Of The L.A. Beat Scene
The prolific and beloved musician, born Gregory Shorter, Jr. died last week at the age of 40 — but not before helping found a musical movement in his hometown that has since spread worldwide.
