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• Joshua Redman: Tiny Desk Concert

  NPR, February 2, 2024 (Mind Blowing!)

• Carla Bley, Jazz Composer, Arranger and Provocateur, Dies at 87

  New York Times, October 17, 2023

• Carla Bley, prolific and expansive jazz pianist, dies at 87

  NPR, October 17, 2023

• Tony Bennett, Champion of the Great American Songbook, Is Dead at 96

  New York Times, July 21, 2023

• Newly unearthed 1974 session by Clifford Jordan is a striking, one-of-a-kind album

  NPR, July 19, 2023

• Astrud Gilberto, Bossa Nova Icon, Dead at 83

  Vulture, June 6, 2023

• How Wayne Shorter Transformed Jazz Composition in the 1960s

  The Honest Broker (Ted Gioia @ Substack), March 3, 2023

• Remembering Wayne Shorter (1933-2023)

  The Honest Broker (Ted Gioia @ Substack), March 2, 2023

• Wayne Shorter, a Jazz Hero Whose Goal Was ‘to Fear Nothing’

  New York Times, March 2, 2023

• Wayne Shorter, Innovator During an Era of Change in Jazz, Dies at 89

  New York Times, March 3, 2023

• Five Minutes That Will Make You Love 21st-Century Jazz

  New York Times, February 22, 2023

• Amiri Baraka’s ‘Blues People’ Comes Home to the Apollo

  New York Times, February 22, 2023

• The 10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1960s: Critics’ Picks

  JazzTimes, July 22, 2022

• Duke Ellington Deserves the 1965 Pulitzer Prize

  New York Times, July 20, 2022

• Plotting the Future of the Most Storied Studio in Jazz

  New York Times, July 19, 2022

• Michael Henderson, Funk Bassist Turned Crooner, Dies at 71

  New York Times, July 23, 2022

Revisiting the Pyramids’ ‘Avant-Garde African Jazz,’ Four Decades Later

New York Times, July 14, 2022

• Grachan Moncur III, trailblazing jazz trombonist, dies at 85

  NPR, June 3, 2022

• The Grammys make a clear statement: Sometimes feeling good is good enough

  NPR, April 4, 2022

• Ron Miles, cornetist who imbued modern jazz with heart and soul, dies at 58

  NPR, March 9, 2022

• How a jazz legend's resting place was lost and found, 50 years after his tragic death

  NPR, February 16, 2022

• Slide Hampton 1932 – 2021

  JazzTimes, November 23, 2021

• Slide Hampton, Trombonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 89

  New York Times, November 28, 2021

• George Wein 1925 – 2021

  JazzTimes, September 14, 2021

• George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival Trailblazer, Is Dead at 95

  New York Times, September 13, 2021

• Phil Schaap 1951 – 2021

  JazzTimes, September 9, 2021

• Curtis Fuller 1932–2021

  JazzTimes, May 11, 2021

• Chick Corea, Jazz Fusion Pioneer, Has Died Of Cancer At 79

  NPR, February 11, 2021

• Chick Corea: Hear 12 Essential Performances

  New York Times, February 12, 2021

• Chick Corea, Jazz Keyboardist and Innovator, Dies at 79

  New York Times, February 11, 2021

• Junior Mance, Jazz Pianist Who Played With Giants, Dies at 92

  New York Times, January 24, 2021

• Howard Johnson, 79, Dies; Elevated the Tuba in Jazz and Beyond

  New York Times, January 14, 2021

• The Complete List of Trump’s Twitter Insults (2015-2021)

  New York Times, January 19, 2021

• Frank Kimbrough, Pianist With a Subtle Touch, Is Dead at 64

  New York Times, January 12, 2021

• Incitement to Riot? What Trump Told Supporters Before Mob Stormed Capitol

  New York Times, January 10, 2021

• ‘Take Five’ Is Impeccable. ‘Time Outtakes’ Shows How Dave Brubeck Made It.

  New York Times, December 7, 2020

• New Documentary 'Billie' Explores Mysteries Of Billie Holiday And Her Biographer

  NPR, December 3, 2020

• Jazz Standard, One Of New York's Top Clubs, Closes Due To Pandemic

  NPR, December 2, 2020

• How a Jazz Musician Who Gives Free Shows in Brooklyn Spends His Sundays

  New York Times, October 9, 2020

• Jazz Lives in Clubs. The Pandemic Is Threatening Its Future.

  New York Times, October 8, 2020

• Stanley Crouch, Towering Jazz Critic, Dead At 74

  NPR, September 16, 2020

• Hal Singer, Influential Saxophonist, Is Dead at 100

  New York Times, September 11, 2020

• Gary Peacock, A Jazz Bassist Always Ahead Of His Time, Dies At 85

  NPR, September 7, 2020

• Jazz Has Always Been Protest Music. Can It Meet This Moment?

  New York Times, September 3, 2020

• Joe Segal, Impresario of Live Jazz for 70 Years, Dies at 94

  New York Times, August 25, 2020

• A Jazz Drummer’s Fight to Keep His Own Heart Beating

  New York Times, August 5, 2020

• The Theater Where Ella Fitzgerald Got Her Start

  New York Times, June 25, 2020

• Annie Ross, Mid-Century Jazz Icon, Dead At 89

  NPR, July 22, 2020

• Bucky Pizzarelli, Master of the Jazz Guitar, Is Dead at 94

  New York Times, April 2, 2020

• Ellis Marsalis, Jazz Pianist and Music Family Patriarch, Dies at 85

  New York Times, April 1, 2020

• Wallace Roney, Intrepid Jazz Trumpeter, Dies From COVID-19 Complications At 59

  NPR, March 31, 2020

• Lyle Mays, 66, Pat Metheny Group Keyboardist, Is Dead

  New York Times, February 12, 2020

• Further reflections from Pat

  Pat Mentheny, February 12, 2020

• Jimmy Heath, 93, Jazz Saxophonist and Composer, Is Dead

  New York Times, January 19, 2020

• Jazz Saxophone Legend Jimmy Heath Has Died

  NPR, January 19, 2020

• How To Like Jazz, For The Uninitiated

  NPR, January 5, 2020

• Jack Sheldon, Trumpeter and ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ Singer, Is Dead at 88

  New York Times, January 3, 2020

• The Day the Music Burned

  New York Times, June 11, 2019

• Wynton Marsalis Imagines Buddy Bolden's Jazz On-Screen: 'He Was Bringing Fire'

  NPR, May 2, 2019

• More Than 'Kind Of Blue': In 1959, A Few Albums Changed Jazz Forever

  NPR, April 29, 2019

• The All-Female Big Bands That Made History During World War II

  NPR, April 17, 2019

• Is This the Greatest Photo in Jazz History?

  New York Times, March 8, 2019

• Remembering Urbie Green (1926-2018)

  JazzTimes, January 12, 2019

• Remembering Roy Hargrove, Who Brought Jazz History Into Tomorrow

  New York Times, November 9, 2018

• Roy Hargrove, Trumpeter Who Gave Jazz a Jolt of Youth, Dies at 49

  New York Times, November 3, 2018

• 58 Jazz Giants in One Immortal Image

  New York Times, September 26, 2018

• Randy Weston, Pianist Who Traced Roots of Jazz to Africa, Dies at 92

  New York Times, September 1, 2018

• Bill Watrous, Trombonist and Bandleader, Is Dead at 79

  New York Times, July 11, 2018

• Trombonist Bill Watrous Dies at 79

  JazzTimes, July 5, 2018

• Lorraine Gordon, Guardian Of Legendary Jazz Club, Dies At 95

  NPR, June 9, 2018

• At The Helm: Harold Mabern, Stalwart Accompanist, At 82

  NPR, May 29, 2018

• Lost John Coltrane Recording From 1963 Will Be Released at Last

  New York Times, June 7, 2018

• Review: In ‘Chasing Trane,’ Where’s the Joy of Sax?

  New York Times, April 13, 2018

How Benny Goodman Orchestrated 'The Most Important Concert In Jazz History'

NPR, January 16, 2018

• Roswell Rudd, 82, Trombonist With a Wide-Open Approach, Is Dead

  New York Times, December 26, 2017

• Muhal Richard Abrams, 87, Individualistic Pianist and Composer, Is Dead

  New York Times, November 1, 2017

• First Listen: Gregory Porter, 'Nat King Cole & Me'

  NPR, October 19, 2017

• The ACA is a bipartisan solution to healthcare

  Kottke, September 22, 2017

• Charlie Parker’s Rules [Letter to the Editor]

  New York Times, September 6, 2017

• Charlie Parker and the Meaning of Freedom

  New York Times, August 29, 2017

• Newport Jazz Festival Begins a New Era, With History as a Guide

  New York Times, August 7, 2017

• Is It Jazz? Improvisation? Tyshawn Sorey Is Obliterating the Lines

  New York Times, August 2, 2017

• Geri Allen, Pianist Who Reconciled Jazz’s Far-Flung Styles, Dies at 60

  New York Times, June 27, 2017

• Geri Allen, Pianist, Composer And Educator, Dies At 60

  NPR, June 27, 2017

• Creative Music Studio Changes Hands at a Critical Moment for Jazz

  New York Times, June 26, 2017

• Still Dreaming: Joshua Redman's Tribute To A Tribute

  NPR, June 22, 2017

• Newly Uncovered Recordings Find Thelonious Monk In His Prime

  NPR, June 20, 2017

• America’s “Secret Sonic Weapon” Against Communism

  Messy Nessy, April 12, 2017

• 'I Called Him Morgan' Is A Tale Of Marriage, Murder And Jazz, Told From Two Sides

  NPR, March 25, 2017

• Jon Batiste and Wynton Marsalis Prize John Lewis, and Each Other

  New York Times, March 24, 2017

• Obamacare saved my life. What now?

  CNN, January 16, 2017

• Nat Hentoff, Journalist and Social Commentator, Dies at 91

  New York Times, January 7, 2017

• After a Robust 2016, Jazz’s Center Is Up for Grabs

  New York Times, December 23, 2017

• Jazz Recordings With a Sense of History and Discovery

  New York Times, December 5, 2016

• Mose Allison, a Fount of Jazz and Blues, Dies at 89

  New York Times, November 15, 2016

• Norah Jones Returns to Her Jazz Roots

  New York Times, September 15, 2016

• How Rudy Van Gelder Shaped the Sound of Jazz as We Know It

  New York Times, August 26, 2016

• Toots Thielemans, Who Won Jazz Renown With the Harmonica, Dies at 94

  New York Times, August 22, 2016

• Toots Thielemans Dies at 94

  JazzTimes, August 22, 2016

• New Miles Davis Boxed Set Features His Quintet at Its Peak

  New York Times, August 18, 2016

• The Eminence Of J.J. Johnson, And His Partnership With Kai Winding

  NPR, August 5, 2016

• Erroll Garner Recordings Unearthed for a New Album

  New York Times, August 9, 2016

• Eric Revis, Holding Down the Center Again

  New York Times, July 21, 2016

• Gato Barbieri, Latin Jazz Trailblazer, Dies at 83

  New York Times, April 2, 2016

• David Baker, Composer and Educator, Dies at 84

  JazzTimes, March 27, 2016

• David Baker, Who Helped Bring Jazz Studies Into the Academy, Dies at 84

  New York Times, March 29, 2016

• Don Cheadle on Becoming Miles Davis

  New York Times, March 23, 2016

• Review: The Steve Kuhn Trio’s New Album Offers Heat and Intimacy

  New York Times, March 16, 2016

• Review: Esperanza Spalding’s Funk Enlightenment

  New York Times, March 2, 2016

• The Best and Worst of the Grammys

  New York Times, February 16, 2016

• Review: Charles Lloyd &the Marvels Defy Easy Categories

  New York Times, February 1, 2016

• For the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Monday Becomes an All-Week Affair

  New York Times, January 31, 2016

• Paul Bley, Influential Jazz Pianist, Has Died

  NPR, January 6, 2016

• Roswell Rudd, in a Celebratory Mood, Reflects on His Winding Path

  New York Times, November 13, 2015

• Gene Norman, Music Producer With an Ear for Jazz, Dies at 93

  New York Times, November 13, 2015

• Jon Batiste And The Legacy Of Jazz On Late-Night TV

  NPR, September 8, 2015

• Jazz After Katrina

  Al Jazeera America, August 30, 2015

• Yale Students Campaign for All That Jazz

  New York Times, August 28, 2015

• ‘Cuba: The Conversation Continues’ and ‘Live in Cuba’ Expand a Musical Dialogue

  New York Times, August 21, 2015

• Vintage Sax Solo Improves With (Listener’s) Age

  New York Times, August 20, 2015

• A Duo, in Jazz and in Love

  New York Times, August 8, 2015

• Partnership’s Opening Number: A Day of Jazz

  New York Times, July 3, 2015

• Why Did This Guy Transcribe All These John Coltrane Solos?

  The Washingtonian, May 18, 2015

• Detroit Trumpeter Marcus Belgrave Dies at 78

  JazzTimes, May 24, 2015

• Bob Belden—Musician, Producer, Arranger, Writer, Historian—Dies at 58

  JazzTimes, May 20, 2015

• Bruce Lundvall, Who Revived Blue Note, Dies at 79

  New York Times, May 20, 2015

• The “King of the Blues” performed an estimated 15,000 shows, influenced generations

  JazzTimes, May 15, 2015

• B. B. King, Defining Bluesman for Generations, Dies at 89

  New York Times, May 15, 2015

• Joey Alexander, an 11-Year-Old Jazz Sensation Who Hardly Clears the Piano’s Sightlines

  New York Times, May 12, 2015

• Review: ‘Night and Day,’ Vincent Herring’s New Album

  New York Times, May 11, 2015

• Review: Pharoah Sanders at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn

  New York Times, May 8, 2015

• Clark Terry, Master of Jazz Trumpet, Dies at 94

  New York Times, February 22, 2015

• A Memorial for a Jazz Great

  New York Times, January 9, 2015

• Still Studying, Inventing and Respecting After All These Years

  New York Times, January 4, 2015

• A Cubanized Blending of Musical Languages

  New York Times, December 4, 2015

• Clark Terry, Master of Jazz Trumpet, Dies at 94

  New York Times, February 22, 2015

• China Vows To Begin Aggressively Falsifying Air Pollution Numbers

  the Onion, November 12, 2014

• Science Proves: Pop Music Has Actually Gotten Worse

  Smithsonian Dot Com, July 27, 2012

• Microscopic photo of vinyl record grooves

  Kottke Dot Org, November 6, 2014

• Acker Bilk, British Jazz Clarinetist, Dies at 85

  New York Times, November 2, 2014

• Crooning the Classics

  New York Times, October 18, 2014

• Tim Hauser, the Founder of the Manhattan Transfer, Dies at 72

  New York Times, October 17, 2014

• Popcast: Parsing Steve Coleman’s Genius

  New York Times, September 26, 2014

• Kenny Wheeler, Influential Sound in Jazz, Dies at 84

  New York Times, September 21, 2014

• Gerald Wilson—Arranger, Musician and Bandleader—Dies at 96

  JazzTimes, September 9, 2014

• Horace Silver, 85, Master of Earthy Jazz, Is Dead

  New York Times, June 18, 2014

• Sax Great Jimmy Heath ‘Walked With Giants,’ And He’s Still Here

  NPR, January 11, 2014

• Sharing a Jazzy Working Holiday

  New York Times, December 27, 2013

• Yusef Lateef, Innovative Jazz Saxophonist and Flutist, Dies at 93

  New York Times, December 24, 2013

• Jim Hall, Master Jazz Guitarist Who Played With the Greats, Dies at 83

  New York Times, December 10, 2013

• One Man’s Music Is His Neighbor’s Headache

  New York Times, May 31, 2013

• Mulgrew Miller, Dynamic Jazz Pianist, Dies at 57

  New York Times, May 29, 2013

• Jean Bach, Jazz Documentarian and Fan, Dies at 94

  New York Times, May 28, 2013

• New Albums by Laura Marling, Terence Blanchard, Frankie J and Cecile McLorin Salvant

  New York Times, May 27, 2013

• Ed Shaughnessy, ‘Tonight’ Drummer, Is Dead at 84

  New York Times, May 26, 2013

• At the Corner Of Jazz and Rock

  New York Times, May 24, 2013

• His Music Gave Jazz New Pop

  New York Times, December 5, 2012

• Dave Brubeck

  New York Times, December 5, 2012 (Times Topics)

• Listening to Dave Brubeck

  New York Times, December 5, 2012 (Video Feature)

• Eddie Bert, Jazz Trombone Player, Dies at 90

  New York Times, September 30, 2012

• Showcasing an Eclectic Musical Biography and Some, Not All, of That Jazz

  New York Times, September 14, 2012

• August in New York, Time to Honor an Eternal Spirit Charlie Parker Jazz Festival at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem

  New York Times, August 26, 2012

• A Jazz Museum Grows Up

  New York Times, June 17, 2012

• Mort Lindsey, TV Bandleader and Accompanist to Stars, Dies at 89

  New York Times, May 9, 2012

• Phoebe Jacobs, Publicist for Jazz Greats, Dies at 93

  New York Times, May 4, 2012

• Joe Muranyi, Clarinetist for Louis Armstrong, Dies at 84

  New York Times, April 28, 2012

• Teddy Charles, Jazz Musician Turned Sea Captain, Dies at 84

  New York Times, April 20, 2012

• New Meters for the Rhymin’ of Simon

  New York Times, April 20, 2012

• A Jazz Singer Demonstrates the Fine Art of Holding Back

  New York Times, February 26, 2012

• Remembering Clare Fischer On Piano Jazz

  NPR, January 27, 2012

• Sunny Face and Sounds Dont Hide Dark Reality The Tierney Sutton Band Plays at Birdland

  New York Times, January 27, 2012

• The Extraordinary Career Of A Man Who Managed Jazz Musicians

  NPR, January 23, 2012

• New York Band, Worldly Desires

  New York Times, January 22, 2012

• Jazzs Annual Reunion Celebration, With Honors for Five Masters

  New York Times, January 11, 2012

• Bob Brookmeyer, Jazz Musician and Educator, Dies at 81

  New York Times, December 18, 2011

• Jazz Musicians Start a Pension Push

  New York Times, December 12, 2011

• Bill Tapia, Virtuoso Ukulele Player, Dies at 103

  New York Times, December 11, 2011

• A Young Pianist, Holding Listeners Close

  New York Times, December 2, 2011

• Sharing Hoop Dreams of a Compositional Strategist

  New York Times, November 13, 2011

• Marian McPartland Stepping Away From Keyboard on Her Piano Jazz Radio Show

  New York Times, November 10, 2011

• An Influence And Songs That Grow On You

  New York Times, October 25, 2011

• Jazz Was the Answer

  New York Times, October 21, 2011

• Pete Rugolo, Arranger and Composer, Is Dead at 95

  New York Times, October 19, 2011

• Scholarship You Could Dance To

  New York Times, October 16, 2011

• Miles Davis, Live at the Apogee

  New York Times, September 8, 2011

• New Pilots at the Keyboard

  New York Times, October 6, 2011

• Despite the Odds, a Jazz Label Finds a Way to Thrive

  New York Times, August 16, 2011

• Jazz Fusion Heroes of the 1970s Resurrect Their Intricate Dynamics

  New York Times, August 14, 2011

• Jazzs Present Gets Its Chance at Newport

  New York Times, August 8, 2011

• Frank Foster, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 82

  New York Times, July 26, 2011

• At 100, Still Keeping Time as the Leader of the Band

  New York Times, July 24, 2011

• Amy Winehouse Found Dead in London, Police Say

  New York Times, July 24, 2011

• London Festival Celebrates Six Decades of British Jazz

  New York Times, July 18, 2011

• Marlon Brando’s Lost Musical Innovation

  NPR, July 3, 2011

• A Love Still Supreme, but a House in Ruins

  New York Times, July 2, 2011

• Sometimes, Jazz Lulls Are Full of Action

  New York Times, June 27, 2011

• Ballplayers Who Hit the Right Note

  New York Times, June 24, 2011

• Jazz Bands, Very Loud, Find Smaller Crowd

  New York Times, June 24, 2011

• Jazz Historians 15-Year Dream: Book on Louis Armstrong

  New York Times, June 24, 2011

• Jazz in June: Sorting Through the Abundance

  New York Times, June 2, 2011

• Snooky Young, a Big Band Trumpeter, Is Dead at 92

  New York Times, May 18, 2011

• Jazz at Noon Is Closing Out a 46-Year Run

  New York Times, May 18, 2011

• Snooky Young, 92-year-old jazz trumpeter, dies

  Washington Post, May 13, 2011

• The art of jazz still thrives with saxophonist Sonny Rollins

  USA Today, May 6, 2011

• Bin Laden Is Dead, Obama Says

  New York Times, May 1, 2011

• First Rites: Jazz Goes Stravinsky

  A Blog Supreme, April 29, 2011

• A Familys Legacy, Afro-Cuban Jazz

  New York Times, April 28, 2011

• Billy Bang, Jazz Violinist Inspired by Vietnam Experience, Dies at 63

  New York Times, April 13, 2011

• Joe Morello, Drummer with Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dies at 82

  New York Times, March 14, 2011

• Jazz Listings for March 11-17

  New York Times, March 10, 2011

• Traveling to the Stars, No Joy or Romance Needed

  New York Times, March 8, 2011

• Sonny Rollins, Quincy Jones Receive National Medal Of Arts

  NPR, March 2, 2011

• Words and Music: A Jazz Trumpeter Plays, Sings and Blogs

  New York Times, March 2, 2011

• Bill Wurtzel, Jazz Guitarist, Strums in the Key of Life

  New York Times, March 2, 2011

• Abstract and Fluid Jazz

  New York Times, February 11, 2011

• Setting Leadership Aside For Collective Control

  New York Times, January 24, 2011

• New Names On Jazzs Honor Roll

  New York Times, January 14, 2011

• New Names On Jazzs Honor Roll

  New York Times, January 12, 2011

• A Lot of Jazz. Many More People.

  New York Times, January 8, 2011

• NPR Remembers Billy Taylor

  NPR, December 30, 2010

• Billy Taylor, Jazz Pianist, Dies at 89

  New York Times, December 29, 2010

• Jazz great Billy Taylor, pianist, educator & media personality, dies at 89

  Washington Post, December 29, 2010

• The Iconic Jazz Photos You Never Saw

  NPR, December 16, 2010

• James Moody, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies at 85

  New York Times, December 10, 2010

• James Moody, Genial Jazz Reedman, Dies

  NPR, December 10, 2010

• Jazz Saxophonist James Moody Dies

  Jazz Times, December 9, 2010

• Sample Sale: Growing a Jazz Audience

  New York Times, December 3, 2010