A verbal gymnast on and off the page (as well as a musician and photographer), he was a founder of the Dark Room Collective, a community of writers, and fostered a boom in Black poetry.
Category: Jazz
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Ziad Rahbani, Composer Who Defined a Tragic Era in Lebanon, Dies at 69
A son of Lebanese musical icons, Mr. Rahbani became one himself, with satirical critiques of his country’s dysfunction that melded Arab and Western music.
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Cleo Laine, Acclaimed British Jazz Singer, Is Dead at 97
Known for a smoky voice that she could deploy over four octaves, she recorded albums across six decades and also had success as an actress.
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Chuck Mangione, Jazz Fluegelhorn Player Known for ‘Feels So Good,’ Dies at 84
Wearing his signature fedora, he won wide popularity and 14 Grammy nominations, winning twice, and scaled Billboard’s adult contemporary charts in the 1970s and ’80s.
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Joe Farnsworth Drummed for Jazz Greats. Now He’s Becoming the Mentor.
Benny Golson, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner: Farnsworth spent years playing with his heroes. “The Big Room,” a new album due Friday, features a cast of rising stars.
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Is She Jazz? Is She Pop? She’s Laufey, and She’s a Phenomenon.
The genre-defying musician makes retro earworms infused with the second guessings of a Gen Z diarist. Her third album, “A Matter of Time,” is due in August.
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Justin Bieber’s Surprise Album ‘Swag,’ and 10 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Tyla, Kassa Overall, Syd, Jay Som and others.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Art Blakey
Dig into 13 tracks from this influential drummer and bandleader, chosen by writers and musicians including several former members of his band, the Jazz Messengers.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Art Blakey
Dig into 13 tracks from this influential drummer and bandleader, chosen by writers and musicians including several former members of his band, the Jazz Messengers.
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Lalo Schifrin, 93, Dies; Composer of ‘Mission: Impossible’ and Much More
He was best known for one enduring TV theme, but he had a startlingly diverse career as a composer, arranger and conductor in a wide range of genres.
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Jack Kleinsinger, Impresario Behind a Marathon Jazz Series, Dies at 88
A lawyer by day, he created Highlights in Jazz, bringing together artists both famous and unknown in more than 300 concerts over 50 years.
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An Unearthed Joni Mitchell Jazz Demo, and 11 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Sarah McLachlan, Camilo, Us3 and others.