The Los Angeles quintet was born onstage, and that’s exactly how it records LPs: by capturing live performances and twisting them, sometimes beyond recognition.

Throughout American literature, jazz has been a storytelling tool. Writers like Ralph Ellison and Toni Morrison didn’t merely write about jazz — they wrote with it.

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The Composition Colloquium presents a talk by Theo Bleckmann.BioA jazz singer and new music composer of eclectic tastes and prodigious gifts, Theo Bleckmann makes music that is accessibly ...

Rafael Toral is an inveterate explorer. The Portuguese musician has ventured into multiple musical worlds throughout his long ...

Oh took the fast track to jazz prominence, emerging on the scene in the 2000s and becoming the bass player in bands led by Pat Metheny and Vijay Iyer. Her new album is a look back at her early work.

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