U.K. Jazz Artist Theon Cross to Perform as 3D Digital Avatar at SXSW
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Unique virtual performance captures a set Cross and his band recorded at Abbey Road Studios
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The Rope: The Forgotten History of Segregated Rock & Roll Concerts
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe Platters, the Flamingos, and other pioneering performers share stories of divided audiences, Jim Crow absurdities and harrowing violence
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Woody Phifer’s Quest to Build the Perfect Guitar
Posted in: Music FeaturesVeteran craftsman is respected by some of the biggest names in rock and jazz, despite facing institutional barriers as one of very few black luthiers in the industry
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Herbie Hancock on Chick Corea: ‘He Always Wanted to Share Whatever He Had’
Posted in: Music Features“There was never one hint of competition; it was all inspiration,” Hancock says, looking back on more than 50 years’ worth of collaboration with his friend and fellow pianist after Corea’s death
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6 Paths Through Jazz in 2020
Posted in: Music FeaturesIn a trying year for the genre, there was still a ton of new music to explore. Here are some possible routes
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The 10 Best Reissues of 2020
Posted in: Music FeaturesFrom Prince’s peak opus to a revelatory jazz show at a California high school
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Nile Rodgers on ‘A Love Supreme’: ‘It Felt Like I Was Getting a Look Into Coltrane’s Soul’
Posted in: Music FeaturesWatch the guitarist and Chic leader go deep on the jazz masterpiece that topped his ballot for Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums survey
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‘He Made the World Bigger’: Inside John Zorn’s Jazz-Metal Multiverse
Posted in: Music FeaturesFor more than 30 years, the maverick composer has been splicing genres and unifying disparate scenes. Zorn and collaborators from Mike Patton to Bill Frisell reflect on why music has never been the same
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Flashback: Herbie Hancock Scores a Jazz-Funk Smash With ‘Head Hunters’
Posted in: Music FeaturesKeyboardist combined “the jungle, the intellectual, and the sex” on what would become the first platinum album in jazz
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When We Celebrate John Coltrane, We Celebrate McCoy Tyner, Too
Posted in: Music FeaturesAlong with Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones, the saxophonist and pianist showed the world what musical telepathy sounded like
