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Tag: Jazz
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He Inherited a New Orleans Jazz Institution. What Does He Owe?
In the 1960s, Ben Jaffe’s family founded Preservation Hall to help keep a defining Black art form alive. In 2022, that’s a complicated part for a white musician to play.
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The Syncopated Sounds of Old San Juan Hill at the New Geffen Hall
Etienne Charles’s composition for the reopening of the hall honors the Afro-diasporic musical heritage of the neighborhood razed to build Lincoln Center.
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Pharoah Sanders, Whose Saxophone Was a Force of Nature, Dies at 81
He first gained wide recognition for his work with John Coltrane and went on to a fertile, prolific career, releasing dozens of albums as a leader.
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Ramsey Lewis, Jazz Pianist Who Became a Pop Star, Dies at 87
His 1965 recording of “The ‘In’ Crowd” brought him to a place few jazz musicians reached in that era: the Top 10.