The New York Times – Music:
In a year of growth and reflection, the music stretched and relocated in often unpredictable ways.
Author: Giovanni Russonello
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A Pair of Ahmad Jamal Live Albums Capture an Innovator in His Prime
The New York Times – Music:
The pianist, 92, has been hesitant to glance back: “I’m still evolving, whenever I sit down at the piano.”
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Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Season Goes Global
The New York Times – Music:
The institution will present 22 programs from late September through next June, and feature performers from five continents.
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Brian Jackson, a Key Gil Scott-Heron Collaborator, Reintroduces Himself
The New York Times – Music:
For a decade, Jackson was the revolutionary artist and activist’s musical director. After their split, and 35 years in a day job, he is finding his way back with a new album.
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Samora Pinderhughes Explored Incarceration in Song. The Result Is ‘Grief.’
The New York Times – Music:
The vocalist, pianist and composer interviewed roughly 100 people of color who had experienced “structural violence” and created the Healing Project, a three-part interdisciplinary work.
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Why the Grammys Couldn’t Resist Jon Batiste
The New York Times – Music:
The jazz pianist is an inheritor more than an innovator, but he puts the past to use in service of fun, blending genres and embodying the pleasures of his hometown, New Orleans.
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Ron Miles, Understated Master of Jazz Cornet, Is Dead at 58
The New York Times – Music:
He enjoyed the admiration of his fellow musicians for decades, but he had just been starting to find his place in the spotlight.