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Ron Carter says interest from Japan keeps him playing at the age of 82

The brilliance of Charlie Parker.

Fifty years after the release of Miles’ electric masterpiece, Craig Taborn, Gerald Cleaver, Brandee Younger, and more discuss its legacy

If jazz for you means tradition and inheritance, maybe Herbie Hancock can change your mind. At the very least, he’d like to make you think twice about what “tradition” means. The pianist and composer has never been interested in upholding any stylistic conventions — “I like to break things,” he said when we spoke last week — but he does insist on a few trusty ideals. For him, jazz will always mean cross-pollination, adventurism and faith in what’s ahead....

Trumpeter and composer Nicholas Payton drew controversy in 2011 with his rejection of the word "jazz." Now, he's reimagining black music with a new symphony.

A Lifetime of Carla Bley

November 12, 2019 — Arturo Sandoval, jazz legend and 10-time Grammy winner, has been tapped to compose a sultry noir musical score specifically for the play-to-movie-to-play adaptation of Key Largo featuring Academy award nominee Andy Garcia, now playing at the Geffen Playhouse through December 10.