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4.4-4.6: Mining the divide between art forms, plus two great jazz vocalists

Two bands arrive this weekend hawking their own ideas about the close relationship between jazz and hip-hop. On Friday...

April 4, 2014 0

Interviews

Russell Gunn on blasting across boundaries & his new project with Dionne Farris

More than just a jazz trumpeter, Russell Gunn uses sounds to expound on a life in the musical trenches....

April 3, 2014 0

Weekend in Jazz | 2.15-2.17: Celebrating the tradition, and pushing it forward

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The “main event” this weekend is the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, an annual gathering that...

February 15, 2013 0

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