The New York Times – Music:
The prodigious jazz singer came to embrace her inner pop star on a new album made with Visitante from Calle 13.
Category: Jazz
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‘Jelly’s Last Jam’ Returns, Bringing a Jazz Tale to a New Generation
The New York Times – Music:
Jason Michael Webb, the show’s guest music director, said he wants audiences at the musical about Jelly Roll Morton to experience “a time period that does not exist anymore.”
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New Songs by Kacey Musgraves, Maggie Rogers, girl in red and More
The New York Times – Music:
Hear tracks by Beth Gibbons, girl in red, Angélica Garcia and others.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love John Coltrane
The New York Times – Music:
Coltrane changed the game in American music a few times over. Here’s a guided tour to his career, courtesy of 15 musicians, scholars, poets, writers and other experts.
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The Worst Masterpiece: ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ at 100
The New York Times – Music:
A jazz musician considers the legacy and unfulfilled promise of George Gershwin’s catchy — or you could say corny — repertory staple.
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Review: The Philadelphia Orchestra Revels, and Struggles, in Jazz
The New York Times – Music:
At Carnegie Hall, a program of Stravinsky, Weill and freely improvised Gershwin highlighted a dialogue between jazz and classical music.
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An Elastic and Impressive Year in Jazz
The New York Times – Music:
A rundown of impressive recent releases and a look at who benefits (and suffers) when artists working outside formal jazz idioms are lumped into conversations about the genre.
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Winter Jazzfest Has Company: Unity Jazz Festival
The New York Times – Music:
The decision to place another festival right on top of Jazzfest highlighted how much has been flipped upside-down in jazz over the past 20 years.