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Chris Holmes
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Let's listen to the fun and informative 1961 album A Child's Introduction to Jazz, narrated by Cannonball
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Jazz drumming legend Paul Motian died last Tuesday at age 80 due to complications of a bone marrow disorder. My first exposure to Motian was through his output with Bill Evans in the late ’50s
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This week's Sunday Jazz showcases the Bill Evans Trio performing one of their staples, "Nardis," on the legendary BBC program Jazz
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The first part of a countdown of the Top 20 albums that have made a huge impact on my life, feat. Queen, Iron Maiden, Rush, and Miles
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Although I knew this day would come, it doesn’t make it any easier to handle. Hank Jones, the man most responsible for sparking my love of jazz, has died at age 91. Jones’ always
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It is tempting and easy to interpret the meaning behind the track order and title of Robert Glasper’s latest album, Double Booked, as being a presentation of the artist’s two separate
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Less than a month after playing a series of shows at New York’s fabled Village Vanguard jazz club in June 1961 – that would be immortalized with a pair of live albums, Sunday at the
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While he doesn’t get the widespread acclaim of jazz pianists like Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, or Dave Brubeck, Hank Jones has nonetheless been producing music of a high caliber for decades.
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Creating and maintaining an iPod playlist with my favorite songs has been an interesting experience for me. I call the playlist “The Best” not because I really think these are the best