“WBGO is a miracle radio station and I’m going to tell you why.” But before Dorthaan Kirk — Newark’s First Lady of Jazz,…
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McCoy Tyner will be honored in South Orange on Saturday the way all great jazz musicians should be honored: With a celebratory, all-star…
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There’s just an “invisible fence” separating the worlds of jazz and soul, said Christian McBride at the start of Thursday night’s “Jazz…
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The best deal of the TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival? That’s easy: The “Day of Swing,” Saturday, with 28 free workshops…
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In 1971, jazz saxophonist and flutist Rahsaan Roland Kirk was booked to perform on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” He had agreed to…
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“Last Train From Overbrook,” by jazz saxophonist and composer James Moody, starts off in chugging mode, and never lets up. It’s a…
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“As long as you make the audience feel like they’re a part of your journey, you can play any kind of music…
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Monty Alexander and his Harlem-Kingston Express band is a jazz-reggae fusion band, which means they might not be a good choice to…
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It was just a coincidence, perhaps, that they both happened to be from New Jersey — Frank Sinatra from Hoboken, and Count Basie…
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Three of the greatest guitarists in New Jersey history are Les Paul, Tal Farlow and Bucky Pizzarelli. And at least one time…
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One world-class musician will pay tribute to another at Crossroads in Garwood Saturday, as jazz fusion guitarist Stanley Jordan leads a tribute…
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For a city with a not exactly pretty-sounding name, Hackensack has made it into a lot of musical compositions. There’s Fountains of…