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“There’s a lot of untapped potential in that classic big band literature,” Argue says, noting that it serves as inspiration.

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Darcy James Argue’s Walk Through History

In 2010, when Darcy James Argue wrote “Dymaxion,” a masterstroke for large ensemble, he knew it was the beginning of something bigger — a series of musical portraits, each…



Fall Festival Lineups Announced


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Miguel Zenón

Música de Las Américas
(Miel)


Jon Irabagon
Rising Sun
(Irabagast)


Brian Charette
Jackpot
(Cellar Live)


Harish Raghavan
In Tense
(Whirlwind)


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Joshua Redman

Where Are We
(Blue Note)


Claire Daly
Vuvu For Frances
(Independent Release)


Arturo O’Farrill
Legacies
(Blue Note)


Lakecia Benjamin
Phoenix
(Whirlwind)


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Albert Ayler

Albert Ayler: The Truth Is Marching In

In a restaurant-bar in Greenwich Village, tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler was ruminating on the disparity between renown and income. In his case, anyway. Covers of his albums are prominent in the windows of more and more jazz record stores; references to him are increasingly frequent in jazz magazines, here and abroad; a growing number of players are trying to sound like him.

“I’m a new star, according to a magazine in England,” Ayler said, “and I don’t even have fare to England. Record royalties? I never see any. Oh, maybe I’ll get $50…


Growing Up Monk




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