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Winter Jazzfest Marathon – Saturday

by Dan Lehner and Pete Matthews Greg Osby and Lakecia Benjamin at Le Poisson Rouge A warm Friday gave way to an even warmer Saturday – making Winter Jazzfest seem […]

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Winter Jazzfest 2018: Friday Night Marathon

By Dan Lehner and Pete Matthews New York is nothing if not a land of contrasts, so it was jarring if not totally surprising to slog through a warmer-than-usual rain

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Medeski, Martin and Wood with Nels Cline at the Blue Note

By Dan Lehner Medeski, Martin and Wood have made a long-standing career out of making endlessly fascinating music with guitarists, and their set last week at the Blue Note

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Mingus Mondays: The Mingus Orchestra at the Jazz Standard

by Nicholas Fernandez Photo courtesy of The Mingus Orhcestra Compared to a big band, which may offer only a few different horn timbres between its 17 musicians, the 10-member Mingus

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