For a lot of years, Vera Brandes couldn’t listen. Not once had she heard the bestselling solo jazz album of all time—Keith ...
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The versatile musician was also known for his collaborations with Charles Lloyd, Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett.
Yoko Miwa is a fixture in the Boston jazz scene. She’s a piano professor at Berklee, an internationally acclaimed touring artist, and she’s held down a Friday night residency at the Mad Monkfish in ...
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Back in 2016, when Joey Alexander played Seattle’s Jazz Alley at the remarkable age of 13, his piano playing was so intricate, swinging and engaging that it was easy to forget the music was flowing ...
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DeJohnette had a roster of successful music collaborators, including Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, Pat Metheny, Freddie Hubbard and Charles Lloyd.