How Pharoah Sanders Beckoned the Gods on the Intimate ‘Pharoah’
The three-song 1976 recording arrives in a new boxed set at what seems a perfect moment to deepen our appreciation for the saxophonist’s role in music history.
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Curtis Fowlkes, Avant-Jazz Pioneer of the 1980s, Dies at 73
A founder of the acclaimed Jazz Passengers, he was also a sought-after sideman who played trombone for both jazz and rock heavyweights.
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Ambrose Akinmusire Learned to Let Go (With Help From Joni Mitchell)
The trumpeter will release “Owl Song,” a spare new album, this fall as he takes on a new role as artistic director of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz.
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Richard Davis, Gifted Bassist Who Crossed Genres, Dies at 93
He was best known for his jazz work. But he was also heard on Van Morrison’s “Astral Weeks” and with orchestras conducted by Igor Stravinsky and Leonard Bernstein.