Jazz

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  Songs of Tales' 'Life Is a Gong Show' Weaves a Worldly Web of Jazz

  PUBLISHED May 7, 2020

  From the moment lead-off track "Traure" transforms from Afrobeat funk to Celtic jam, it's clear that Life Is a Gong Show isn't your standar...

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  Kamasi Washington Details 'Becoming' Score

  PUBLISHED May 6, 2020

  First Lady Michelle Obama is the subject of new documentary Becoming, out today on Netflix. Now, Kamasi Washington has revealed his involve...

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  Alessandro Alessandroni's Classic "Butterfly" Album Gets Sonor Reissue

  PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2020

  Alessandro Alessandroni's "Butterfly" album is once again set to take flight. Adding to an increasingly long list of recent Alessandroni re...

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  Jon Hassell's Friends and Family Start GoFundMe for "Long-Term Health Issues"

  PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2020

  Friends and family of American trumpeter and composer Jon Hassell have launched a GoFundMe to assist with financial costs of "long-term hea...

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  Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals Announce Cancellations

  PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2020

  Beloved Rhode Island festivals Newport Jazz and Newport Folk have been cancelled in accordance with state guidelines surrounding restrictio...

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  BADBADNOTGOOD Return with Two New Songs

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2020

  BADBADNOTGOOD have returned with two new songs, marking their first original material since 2018. You can hear "Goodbye Blue," featuring Jo...

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  Jazz Bassist Henry Grimes Dead of COVID-19 Complications

  PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2020

  Free jazz legend Henry Grimes has died of complications related to COVID-19. He was 84. News of his death was confirmed by his wife, Marga...

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  Japanese Guitarist Ryo Kawasaki Dead at 73

  PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2020

  Ryo Kawasaki — a Japanese guitarist, composer and inventor recognized as a pioneer of the fusion genre — has died. Kawasaki's passing was c...