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Take Five: New Music From Joshua Redman, Tom Harrell, Patricia Barber, and Elder Ones

And a premiere by bassist André Carvalho, whom you should get to know.

At 83, Mary Lane Upholds The Blues Tradition: 'I Still Got It'

Dick Dale, Surf Guitar Legend, Dead At 81

On the Ground at the GroundUP Music Festival, with Snarky Puppy, David Crosby and More

By Simon Rentner • Mar 14, 2019

The GroundUP Music Festival, which just wrapped its fourth edition in Miami, aims to dissolve the barrier between musician and fan.

With a scarcity of VIP badges, famous artists mingling with festival goers, and jaw-dropping curation of unfamiliar international talent, this annual musical gathering cultivates an ethos of inclusivity.

No Man's Band: All-Female Jazz Orchestras Then and Now, on Jazz Night in America

By Nate Chinen & Sarah Geledi • Mar 14, 2019

"When I was younger," Sherrie Maricle says, "it was almost a mission to blend in with all the men I was playing with. Not to be viewed as female in any way."

But Maricle, a drummer inspired by the precision and power of Buddy Rich, found her calling as a leader of women — specifically, as leader of The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, which recently marked 25 years as a proving ground, a pipeline and a rejoinder to any lingering bias that this music is a masculine domain.

Gregory Porter on Morning Jazz

By Gary Walker • Mar 14, 2019

Gregory Porter spoke with Gary Walker in advance of his Valentine's Day Concert at the Beacon Theater.

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NY Legislature Passes Bill To Expand NYC School Zone Speed Camera Program

By Ang Santos • 5 hours ago

The New York State Legislature has passed a bill to expand the use of speed cameras in New York City school zones.

The bill would add roughly 600 school zone speed cameras across New York City, while increasing the enforcement period time, 6am to 10pm.

New Jersey becomes second state to ban cashless businesses

By Joe Hernandez • 6 hours ago

New Jersey has become the second state to ban “cashless” businesses. Proponents characterize it as an attempt to ensure that consumers without credit cards can participate in the economy.

It comes at a time when retailers such as Amazon are rolling out cashless stores that only accept credit cards in the name of efficiency.

Newark Today : Presents State of The City 2019

By Alexandra Hill • 9 hours ago

WE ARE BACK!!! Host Michael Hill of NJTV will be joined LIVE in studio with Mayor Ras Baraka talking State of The City 2019 on the heels of the Mayor Baraka's innovative SOTC address. We'll be highlighting key aspects of Mayor Baraka's agenda including Universal Basic Income, establishing a Co-Op Company Owned by Reentry Employees, the push to expunge all marijuana convictions as part of the state's legalization legislation, and the newly announced $75 million program to replace lead service lines throughout the city!!!

N.J. Legislature moves one step closer to legalizing recreational marijuana

By Joe Hernandez • 13 hours ago

Two key committees in the New Jersey Legislature have approved bills to legalize recreational marijuana and allow past offenders to expunge their criminal records.

Gov. Phil Murphy and top Democrats in the Legislature have long agreed on legalization in principle but had been negotiating the details of such legislation for months.

The Assembly Appropriations Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee held votes on the two bills late Monday night, following hours of delays and last-minute amendments to the legislation.

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