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Nicholas Payton is a one man BAM

  • Nicholas Payton
  • March 6, 2012
Rock and roll is not the only musical genre famous for its bad boys. Present day Classical music has Nigel Kennedy, a British violinist with a punk...
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Miles Davis gets stamp of approval from your favorite semi-governmental agency

  • jazz
  • January 28, 2012
One thing about Miles Davis: he rarely just “mailed it in.”So there’s a certain irony to the announcement that the U.S. Postal...
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This day in African-American History - 02 March

On this day in African-American History...1807 - On this day, the U.S. Congress declared the trans-Atlantic slave trade to be illegal. Although...
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Q&A with George Avakian on the Louis Armstrong House Museum

  • George Avakian
  • December 9, 2011
“Beautiful women chase me everywhere,” says George Avakian with a smile as he greets an acquaintance. We’re in the heart of...
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Fused from the (music) tip - why Freedom Underground matters in jazz fusion

Comprised of trumpeter/keyboardist Cornelius Fortune, saxophonist Billy Furman, producer/percussionist Cody Morales, bassist Randy Streicher and...
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Q&A with Chick Corea on his 70th Birthday Celebration

A DownBeat Hall of Famer, NEA Jazz Master and 16-time Grammy winner, living legend Chick Corea has flourished for over four decades as a celebrated...
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Funny Photo: Miles Davis shows up on a 'Wanted' poster-- have you seen him?

Today's latest Funny Photo will either make you laugh...or leave you confused. Either you'll get the joke...or you won't. Basically,...
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Q&A with Lenny White of Return to Forever on ‘Forever,’ world touring

As a solo artist and a member of the Grammy-winning Return to Forever, drummer Lenny White has played with some of the biggest names in jazz,...
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Q&A with Marcus Miller on his Concert for Japanese Tsunami Relief: Part 2 of 2

Part two of my exclusive interview with Marcus Miller. Read part one here.What was the best advice or compliment Miles Davis ever gave you?The...
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Q&A with Marcus Miller on his Concert for Japanese Tsunami Relief: Part 1 of 2

Born and bred in New York, Marcus Miller is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer who’s worked with everyone from Miles Davis to...
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