The jazz composer wrote a new concerto for the New York Philharmonic’s principal trombonist, Joseph Alessi, but died before its U.S. premiere.
Category: Jazz
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Bill Lee, Bassist and Composer of Son Spike Lee’s Films, Dies at 94
He accompanied a wide range of jazz and folk musicians and scored “She’s Gotta Have It,” “School Daze” “Do the Right Thing” and “Mo’ Better Blues.”
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Kassa Overall Knows Artists Feel Pressure. His New Album Explores It.
The drummer whose genre-crossing work has brought acclaim here and abroad returns with “Animals,” an LP of jazz, rap and soul inspired by the struggle to be OK.
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Don Sebesky, Arranger Who Helped Broaden Jazz’s Audience, Dies at 85
He won Tonys for his orchestrations and Grammys for his compositions and arrangements. But he was best known for his genre-straddling work at CTI Records.
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The Bassist Carlos Henriquez Covers All the Latin and Jazz Bases
The longtime Jazz at Lincoln Center musician leads a tribute this weekend to his mambo ancestors Tito Puente and Tito Rodríguez.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Herbie Hancock
We asked musicians and experts, including Thundercat, Patrice Rushen and Nicole Sweeney, which Hancock song they would play for a friend.
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Abdul Wadud’s Cosmic Cello Music Gets Another Moment in the Sun
For decades, “By Myself,” the cellist’s defining statement made in 1977, was out of print. Before his 2022 death, he finalized plans for its first-ever re-pressing.
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Karl Berger, 88, Who Opened Minds of Generations of Musicians, Is Dead
A vibraphonist, pianist, educator and musical thinker, he co-founded the Creative Music Studio to bring all kinds of musicians together to foster cross-pollination and improvisation.
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What a Playwright and Tap Dancer Are Teaching Each Other
The playwright and actress doesn’t think of the tap dancer Michela Marino Lerman as a mentee — because she’s learning from her, too.
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10 Tito Puente Essentials for the Mambo King’s Centennial
A Harlem-born New York original, the percussionist, composer and bandleader helped define Latin jazz and lay the groundwork for 1970s salsa.