The “How to Die Alone” creator and actress and the Grammy-winning jazz singer talk about genre, improvisation and romantic comedies.
Category: Jazz
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Herb Alpert’s 50th Album Is Here. What’s Kept Him Going Places?
The trumpeter, now 89, is at work on albums, live shows and sculptures, driven by the joy of creating and communicating. “I don’t look back,” he said. “I go forward.”
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Isaiah Collier Funnels a ‘Very Radical Time’ Into a Vivid New Album
The saxophonist and composer made “The World Is on Fire” with recent racial violence — and protests decrying it, and demanding change — in the foreground.
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Dan Morgenstern, Chronicler and Friend of Jazz, Dies at 94
He wrote prolifically about the music and played an important role in documenting its history, especially in his many years with the Institute of Jazz Studies.
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20 Pop and Jazz Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall
Anticipated debuts and long-awaited follow-ups are due this season. Our critics plucked out a list of the most notable.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Big Band Jazz
Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast young dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers seeking a larger canvas have kept the form alive. Hear 12 big selections.
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What was your personal song of the summer?
We want to know your seasonal anthem, for a future Amplifier playlist.
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Eminem and LL Cool J Duel in Speedy Raps, and 9 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Sophie featuring Bibi Bourelly, Kim Deal, Tommy Richman and more.
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Russell Malone, Acclaimed Jazz Guitarist, Dies at 60
He first gained attention with Jimmy Smith and went on to work with Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall and Ron Carter. He also had a distinguished solo career.
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How ‘Head Hunters’ Shook Up Jazz (and Herbie Hancock’s World)
The 1973 album proved that jazz could make a major impact on the modern pop mainstream. Its surviving musicians are reuniting for a Los Angeles concert this month.
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Hear Billie Eilish and Charli XCX’s ‘Guess’ Remix
Hear tracks by MJ Lenderman, Miranda Lambert, ASAP Rocky featuring Jessica Pratt and others.
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A Dreamlike Collaboration From Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding
Milton Nascimento, a musical deity in Brazil, collaborates with the bassist, vocalist and producer Esperanza Spalding on an album that contemplates age’s effect on art.