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NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI EXPANDS HIS SOUNDWORLD ON “THE MYTH WE CHOOSE” OUT JUNE 26
Nduduzo Makhathini has announced the June 26 release of The Myth We Choose, the fourth Blue Note... read more
MILES DAVIS “BIRTH OF THE COOL” GETS TONE POET VINYL REISSUE FOR TRUMPETER’S CENTENNIAL
Miles Davis’ earliest masterpiece Birth Of The Cool gets the royal treatment with a new Tone Poet... read more
GABRIELLE CAVASSA RELEASES DOUBLE SINGLE “ANGELO” / “DIAVOLA”
Award-winning vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa makes her artistic arrival with the May 1 release of her... read more
ANNOUNCING 3-LP TONE POET VINYL EDITION OF KENNY DORHAM “THE COMPLETE ‘ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT AT THE CAFE BOHEMIA”
Blue Note Records has announced the April 24 release of a special Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of The... read more
WALTER SMITH III PLAYS CARLA BLEY WITH NEW SINGLE “LAWNS”
On March 6, Walter Smith III reprises his acclaimed Twio concept with the long-awaited release of... read more
ANNOUNCING “IMMANUEL WILKINS QUARTET: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD”
GRAMMY-nominated alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins has announced his first-ever live album,... read more
SPOTLIGHT
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IMMANUEL WILKINS QUARTET: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD
By Tina M. Campt When Immanuel Wilkins asked me to pen liner notes for his new live album, my... read more
WALTER SMITH III “TWIO, VOL. 2”
By Evan Haga Walter Smith III ranks among the most impressive tenor saxophonists of our time,... read more
BILL FRISELL “IN MY DREAMS”
By Evan Haga The guitarist and composer Bill Frisell — a “mild-mannered maverick [who] has... read more
MELISSA ALDANA “FILIN”
By Evan Haga For as long as she’s been a recording artist, the Chilean-born tenor saxophonist... read more
JOEL ROSS “GOSPEL MUSIC”
By Joshua Myers In describing the Black music tradition, Pharoah Sanders once remarked to... read more
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