The New York Times – Music:
“At 60,” a compilation marking the 60th anniversary of his Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, spotlights the pianist and community organizer, who died in 1999.
Author: Marcus J. Moore
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Aja Monet’s Debut Album Blends Jazz and Poetry From a Place of Love
The New York Times – Music:
On her debut album, “When the Poems Do What They Do,” the writer and community organizer offers up a fluid mix of jazz and poetry that evokes the spirit of 1990s spoken-word scenes.
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Cisco Swank Puts His Spin on Jazz-Rap on ‘More Better’
The New York Times – Music:
The 23-year-old pianist, drummer and rapper puts a pandemic-era spin on jazz-rap on his debut, “More Better,” and he always keeps the faith.
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Kassa Overall Knows Artists Feel Pressure. His New Album Explores It.
The New York Times – Music:
The drummer whose genre-crossing work has brought acclaim here and abroad returns with “Animals,” an LP of jazz, rap and soul inspired by the struggle to be OK.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Herbie Hancock
The New York Times – Music:
We asked musicians and experts, including Thundercat, Patrice Rushen and Nicole Sweeney, which Hancock song they would play for a friend.
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53 Years After Miles Davis’s Album, a Fresh Spin as ‘London Brew’
The New York Times – Music:
A 12-member collective of noted U.K.-based musicians used “Bitches Brew” as a springboard, improvising a new LP after the pandemic thwarted a 50th anniversary celebration for the original.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Piano
The New York Times – Music:
We asked Samara Joy, Hanif Abdurraqib, Vijay Iyer and others to share their favorite tracks showcasing what might be the most nuanced instrument in jazz.
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A Car Accident Couldn’t Halt the Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin’s Rise
The New York Times – Music:
In 2020, she released a lauded album exploring the Coltranes’ music. The next year, she broke her jaw in a crash and turned the harrowing experience into inspiration for a new LP, “Phoenix.”
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sun Ra
The New York Times – Music:
Questlove, Dawn Richard and a range of other musicians, writers and critics share their favorites from the experimental pianist, organist and bandleader’s wide-ranging catalog.