The New York Times – Music:
The Grammy-winning drummer — and the event’s latest artistic director — uses new-school methods to maintain the genre’s essential tradition: live collaboration.
Category: Newport Jazz Festival
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Bob Jones, Behind-the-Stage Force at Newport Festivals, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Music:
For decades he helped shape Rhode Island’s venerable folk and jazz events, presenting stars and unknowns alike. One colleague called him a “test pilot of jazz.”
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Why Nina Simone Was Always Ahead of Her Time
The New York Times – Music:
A recently unearthed live version of “Blues for Mama,” written by Simone and Abbey Lincoln in the 1960s, took on domestic abuse in a momentous way.