Nate Chinen
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The vibraphonist has a "love-hate relationship" with his instrument that has been helpful in perfecting his craft 鈥� but it wouldn't mean much without the deep emotional well he pulls from. -
The four recipients of America's highest jazz honor will be celebrated at a concert in San Francisco next spring. -
For John Zorn, realizing an ambitious, 11-album project was only possible through a crowdfunding campaign 鈥� except that the company he used, PledgeMusic, went bankrupt. It may cost him a lotof money. -
In Melbourne for its eighth iteration, the All-Star Global Concert brought together marquee names in jazz around a concert program of international, but borderless, collaboration. -
The tour, which brings together two of the brightest lights in jazz, will be playing across the U.S. in July and August. -
In 2016, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra faced a scandal that cast doubt on its very future. The road to recovery has been, in the words of the group's new CEO, "a tightrope walk." -
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra celebrates 25 years, and one of the last surviving members of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm reflects on the legacies of all-female big bands. -
The London trio, led by Shabaka Hutchings on reeds, liberates itself from received jazz wisdom, let alone any form of decorum. -
Drummer/producer Makaya McCraven creates beat-driven jazz with post-production wizardry. -
Bill Frisell, an elite jazz guitarist, teams up with bassist Thomas Morgan to imagine a playful riff on this 007 theme.
