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The September 2010 issue of DownBeat highlights bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding, who continues her upward trajectory with a modern chamber music project that combines the spontaneity of improvisation with sophisticated string trio arrangements. Other artists featured in this issue include pianists Danilo Pérez and Billy Childs and guitarist Al Di Meola.





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Abbey Lincoln  
Abdullah Ibrahim  
Abram Wilson    
Adam Nussbaum    
Ahmad Jamal  
Airto Moreira  
Al Cohn  
Al Di Meola  
Al Di Meola World Sinfonia    
Al Foster    
Al Green      
Al Grey    
Al Jarreau    
Alan Bergman    
Alan Pasqua    
Albert Ammons    
Albert Ayler  
Albert Mangelsdorff    
Alexander Von Schlippenbach/Ax    
Ali Farka Toure    
Ali Jackson    
Alice Coltrane  
Allan Holdsworth    
Allman Brothers Band    
Amadou & Mariam    
Andre Previn    
Andrew Cyrille    
Andrew Hill  
Andy Bey  
Andy Kirk    
Annie Ross    
Anouar Brahem    
Anthony Braxton  
Anthony Wilson    
Antibalas    
Antonio Carlos Jobim    
Antonio Ciacca Quintet      
Antonio Hart    
Archie Shepp  
Art Blakey  
Art Ensemble of Chicago  
Art Farmer    
Art Pepper  
Art Tatum  
Arthur Taylor    
Artie Shaw  
Arturo Sandoval  
Astor Piazzolla    
Astral Project    
Astrud Gilberto    



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