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Bob Koester in the stacks at the Jazz Record Mart in 2009 Michael Jackson Bob Koester, who died May 12 at age 88, knew what he liked—and what you should like too. For nearly 70 years, he owned Chicagos Jazz Record Mart (and the Delmark label), and it was completely in character for him to snatch an album from the hands of an earnest young shopper. In 1968, tha...

9 April 2020 In the last decade, Vijay Iyer slipped the bonds of being just another jazz pianist in a crowded field of great musicians. Maybe this is just what happens after you win a MacArthur (among several other) Fellowship and get a lifetime appointment to the Harvard faculty in both Music and African and African American Studies departments. The first sentence of his Wikipedia entry quotes the  New York Times calling him a “social conscience, multimedia collaborator, system builder, rha...

Music reviews: Cecilia Bartoli, London Grammar, Cory Hanson and more We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss April 23, 2021 — 2.30pm Save Normal text size Credit:Alain Hanel. ★★★★½ Cecilia Bartoli is probably the outstanding baroque coloratura of her generation, so the album title is no exaggeration. This glorious collection spans 1993 to 2020 (including two never-before recorded arias by Steffani and Vinci; both well ...

The New York Times, and the only “jazz release” in Rolling Stone’s list of the 50 best records of 2017. Iyer’s Sextet was voted 2018 Jazz Group of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association. Iyer’s previous ECM releases include A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke (2016), a collaboration with Iyer’s “hero, friend and teacher,” Wadada Leo Smith, which The Los Angeles Times calls “haunting, meditative and transportive”; Break Stuff (2015), with a coveted five-star rating in ...

/ The 2021 NEA Jazz Masters class: Terri Lyne Carrington, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Henry Threadgill and Phil Schaap The 2021 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert — honoring Albert “Tootie” Heath, Henry Threadgill, Terri Lyne Carrington and Phil Schaap — will take place on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 8 p.m. EDT. Presented by the National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with SFJAZZ, this virtual event will feature prerecorded performances and tributes by an array of prominent jazz a...

Joshua Kosman March 16, 2021Updated: March 25, 2021, 11:41 am Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington will be honored as a 2021 NEA Jazz Master on April 22 in a virtual ceremony. Photo: Tracy Love Four giants of contemporary jazz — drummers Terri Lyne Carrington and Albert “Tootie” Heath, composer and saxophonist Henry Threadgill, and historian Phil Schaap — will be honored as part of the 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Tribute Concert, scheduled to be presented onl...

Reply The Wells School of Music at West Chester University will welcome Levitas-Rudresh Mahanthappa at its Jazz Festival concerts and master classes that start soon. (ETHAN LEVITAS) WEST CHESTER, PA ­­— The Wells School of Music at West Chester University will bring world-class entertainment and free jazz to the community in the universitys 30th Annual Jazz Festival. From March 24-27, students, educators, and audiences alike are invited to enjoy virtual jazz concerts and participate in liv...

Nikki Birch , For this years jazz appreciation month, NPRs Jazz Night in America wants to hear from you! Let us know what role jazz plays in your life.

Marjorie Thea “Marj” Nelson Site staff There are two ways to join the Live Webcast: 1. Scroll down to the Events, under the Livestream Service click on “Watch Event” 2. Click on tribute wall (above) and click on “Live Webcast” Fitchburg – Marjorie Thea “Marj” Nelson, age 84, of Fitchburg, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021. She was born on June 19, 1936, in Mondovi, Wis., the daughter of Martin Emil Sather and Marion (Wulff) Sather. Marjorie graduate...