The New York Times – Music:
We’ve done a lot of listening back. So where is jazz today? Writers and musicians including Sonny Rollins, Melanie Charles and Terri Lyne Carrington share their favorites from this millennium.
Author: Giovanni Russonello
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Vocals
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Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong were A-list celebrities at the top of their art form. Today’s jazz singers are finding new paths. Listen to these 11 favorites.
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Best Jazz Albums of 2022
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In a year of growth and reflection, the music stretched and relocated in often unpredictable ways.
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A Pair of Ahmad Jamal Live Albums Capture an Innovator in His Prime
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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
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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
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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.’
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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.