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Jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard is leading the movement toward inclusion of Black stories in the opera realm, and saxophonist Wayne Shorter realizes his dream with an operatic version of a classic Greek tale.
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Now in its 15th year, the Portland Jazz Festival begins this week, running February 15th through the 25th. Always a great excuse to visit the Rose City,…
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Thirty years after presenting its first concerts in San Francisco, the organization SFJAZZ has built a permanent home and performance venue. The SFJAZZ…
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Every so often, a barrage of articles and blog posts come out claiming that jazz has found the musician or musicians that are going to “save” jazz. More…
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Esperanza Spalding walked into the KPLU Seattle studios like some teenaged gunslinger. However, she’d been working full time in music for most of her 25…