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Jazz singer Sheila Jordan, then 84, performs at the 21st annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in New York City's Tompkins Square Park on Aug. 25, 2013.

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  • Music

At 95, jazz icon Sheila Jordan still eats, drinks and breathes the music

She's among the last living beboppers, one of the first singers on Blue Note and a pioneer of voice and bass. The legendary Sheila Jordan joins Christian McBride for a career-spanning conversation.

December 01, 2023
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  • Sarah Geledi

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  • Music Interviews

The curious mind — and hard work — of bassist Christian McBride

The Grammy-winning bassist, bandleader and broadcaster talks about his love for music, family ties in the jazz world, and the thrill of sitting in with Wynton Marsalis as a teenager.

November 16, 2023
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By:
  • Lara Downes
Christian McBride's New Jawn performs a Tiny Desk.

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  • Music

Christian McBride's New Jawn: Tiny Desk Concert

This unpredictable, funky set showcases the distinctive creative interplay between each player's personality.

August 30, 2023
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  • Suraya Mohamed
Christian McBride

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  • Music Interviews

Christian McBride finds the groove again in his latest album, 'Prime'

That's some key advice from Grammy-winning jazz bassist, composer and bandleader Christian McBride.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Raina Douris and
  • Brian Divver
Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman plays in 2019. Swing is an essential component of nearly all kinds of jazz music. Physicists think that subtle nuances in the timing of soloists are key to creating that propulsive swing feel.

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  • Science

What makes that song swing? At last, physicists unravel a jazz mystery

For nearly a century, jazz musicians have debated what gives songs that propulsive, groovy feel that makes you want to move with the music. The secret may lie in subtle nuances in a soloist's timing.

January 21, 2023
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  • Maria Godoy
Samara Joy performs at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival, which spanned from July 29 to July 31, in Newport, R.I.

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  • Music Features

After a pandemic disruption, Newport Jazz Festival makes a poignant, euphoric return

The festival's first full edition in two years — and its first since the death of co-founder George Wein — saw dynamic performances from Newport veterans alongside glowing debuts from newcomers.

August 03, 2022
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  • Nate Chinen
Gary Bartz

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  • Music

From bebop to hip-hop: Gary Bartz's sax sound shapes many eras

Gary Bartz shares stories from his sixty-plus-year career, covering everything from bebop to hip-hop. Hear a heartfelt conversation between the legendary saxophonist and host Christian McBride.

June 23, 2022
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  • Sarah Geledi
Gary Bartz

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  • Music

From bebop to hip-hop: Gary Bartz's sax sound shapes many eras

Gary Bartz shares stories from his sixty-plus-year career, covering everything from bebop to hip-hop. Hear a heartfelt conversation between the legendary saxophonist and host Christian McBride.

June 23, 2022
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  • Sarah Geledi
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  • Arts & Life

How the late jazz great Chick Corea is being remembered — in concert

Chick Corea loved to collaborate. His former bandmates are honoring his memory with two star-studded concerts.

April 14, 2022
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  • Tom Vitale
Taali and José James

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  • Music Interviews

Alone Together: Jazz Couples (Stuck) at Home

Over the past year, we caught up with jazz couples to get a behind-the-curtain look at life during quarantine, alone together.

February 12, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah Geledi and
  • Simon Rentner

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