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Netflix’s series ‘The Eddy’ is as much about family as jazz
June 12, 2020The Eddy on Netflix is a fantastic show based in modern-day Paris. The shows centers around Elliot Udo (played by André Holland), an American pianist who has exiled ...
The coronavirus is devastating a uniquely American art form
April 20, 2020Every jazz musician lost in this pandemic had a unique start that sent them on a distinct trajectory, but the sounds they made often overlapped.
Jimmy Heath, NEA Jazz Master and link to bebop era of 1940s, dies at 93
January 22, 2020“When he walks into a room,” trumpeter and bandleader Wynton Marsalis once said of Jimmy Heath, “jazz history is made.” Not only was Mr. Heath one of the most accomplished saxophonists and ...
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Joshua Redman visits Myanmar
July 5, 2019In this 2015 video, Joshua Redman visits the remote areas of Myanmar (also known as Burma) where the International Rescue Committee provides health, and development support to villages.
Jazz Night In America | Can you hear melody in the drums?
February 22, 2019What would you say if I told you that drums can sing? The best jazz drummers have always understood this as fact. Allison Miller has even made it a core part of her artistic mission — as drummer, ...
Jazz Deconstructed: John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”
November 15, 2018In the first of three in a new series, Vox breaks down what made Coltrane's Giant Steps such a groundbreaking and iconic composition in the jazz idiom.
