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The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if Seiya Suzuki will be an MVP candidate in 2024.

Mondays With Morgan is a new column in London Jazz News written by Morgan Enos, a music journalist based in Hackensack, New Jersey. Therein, he dives deep into the jazz that moves him – his main focus being the scene in nearby New York City. This week, he interviewed Zev Feldman, a record executive, producer…

WBGO’s Sheila Anderson talks with saxophonist Jesse Davis about his album Live at Smalls Jazz Club and the power of live music.

The Jazz Detective Zev Feldman has unearthed another gem as Blue Note Records issues the sleuth’s latest discovery, the emergence of the iconic drummer, Elvin Jones, as bandleader on Revival: Live at Pookie’s Pub.

Revival: Live at Pookie’s Pub is a previously unissued recording of Elvin Jones’ quartet performing live in New York in 1967.

      Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyAlvin Queen arrived on the jazz scene in the late 1960s and quickly became known as the drummer for icons, including Horace Silver, the Brecker Brothers, George Benson and Tom Harrell. He’s perhaps best known as the longtime rhythmic anchor in Oscar Peterson’s final trio, remaining in the … Continue reading

The NEA Jazz Master died Tuesday from pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 79.