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Interviews

Zakir Hussain, a tabla trailblazer, still has ‘miles to go’

The last time tabla maestro Zakir Hussain took the stage in D.C., it was International Jazz Day 2016. He...

October 19, 2016 0

Rudresh Mahanthappa: ‘jazz musician through and through,’ with an ear to the East

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board In the 1950s and ’60s, Miles Davis and John Coltrane began to intersperse elements...

January 18, 2012 1

Interview | Vijay Iyer, jazz’s Dr. Feelgood, wants you to be moved

by Giovanni Russonello When you think about interviewing one of the top jazz pianists of a generation – someone...

April 28, 2011 2

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