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Read More →Vinyl is back! Each month on “Vinyl Watch,” we list some of the most noteworthy…
Read More →Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Read More →On April 24, Blue Note Records will release Just Coolin’, a never-before-released studio album by…
Read More →Bassist/composer/producer Ross McHenry released his fourth album as a leader, Nothing Remains Unchanged, on February…
Read More →Bossa nova icon Sergio Mendes has credited the great success he’s enjoyed in his career…
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Pianist Nduduzo Makhathini doesn’t view his status as the first South African musician to sign…
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