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Clarinetist, tenor saxophonist and composer Jimmy Giuffre was born in Dallas, Tx. on April 26, 1921. Here are five tracks that demonstrate his genius.

Quick, hum a few bars of an original composition by Erroll Garner — other than “Misty.”Serious Garner-philes surely know the impish “Afternoon of an Elf,”…

Playwright Cary Gitter chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle about his play Gene & Gilda that runs through December 22 at GSP

Guitarist Miles Okazaki tells Leo Sidran about the making of The Monkathon, a new concert film documenting the extraordinary undertaking of performing all 66 Thelonious Monk compositions from memory in a single evening.

Violinist Itzhak Perlman chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle about his upcoming afternoon concert at NJPAC

The storm threatens to dump up to 20 inches of rain as forecasters placed Puerto Rico. People are bracing for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages.

A historic rainfall event has left communities across several Missouri counties underwater and prompted water rescues, including an evacuation of a summer camp.

Bill Milkowski is a respected veteran music journalist who has been writing for several publications over the past 50 years. He is currently a regular contributor to Down Beat, Jazziz, Guitar Player and The Absolute Sound magazines. His writing has also appeared in Jazz Times, Bass Player, Modern Drummer, Acoustic Guitar, Mojo, Swing Journal, DRUM! and Interview as well as magazines abroad such as Jazzthing (Germany), Vibrations (Switzerland), Guitar Club (Italy), Guitar (Japan) and Hudba (Slovakia). A winner of the Helen Oakley Dance-Robert Palmer Award for Excellence in Newspaper, Magazine, Online Feature or Review Writing for 2004, Milkowski also received the Jazz Journalist Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 and is a recipient of the 2015 Bruce Lundvall Award, presented by the Montreal Jazz Festival.

Grammy nominee Mariza (“Meu Fado Meu”), the modern voice of fado, brought these beloved, traditional Portuguese songs from Lisbon’s Mouraria neighborhood to stages across the globe. “(Mariza) remakes fado’s ancient sadness into a majestic modern sound” (Rolling Stone magazine). With her rich, vibrant voice and strong artistic personality, Mariza has performed fado at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, Sydney’s Opera House, and at both the World Cup and the Olympics. She’s performed with musical partners ranging from Gilberto Gil to Lenny Kravitz and Sting. Mariza has released seven studio albums, devoted to both pure fado and a blend of these traditional tunes with jazz, flamenco and African music. Her latest, Mariza, dropped in 2018, and immediately became a chart-topper in Portugal. Upon the new album’s release, she embarked on a world tour to celebrate her 20th anniversary as a recording artist, and fado’s ambassador to the world. A Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, Mariza has been honored by both the Amália Rodrigues Foundation and the French government, which awarded her the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres.

5BMF invites you to celebrate the opening of our 15th Anniversary Season with a special concert and fundraising event! Join us on September 14 as clarinetist and composer KINAN AZMEH and his ensemble CITYBAND kick off our 2021-2022 season with a thrilling performance of their signature genre-blending music at none other than the (brilliantly-named) FIVE BOROUGHS BREWING CO. in Sunset Park, whose gorgeous taproom opens up to the street for a perfect indoor-outdoor hybrid experience. Comprised of clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, percussionist John Hadfield, bassist Josh Myers, and guitarist Kyle Sanna, CityBand’s virtuosic and high energy performance style will dazzle in a program of original works that blend classical, jazz, and Syrian folk music. Guests can enjoy drinks from Five Boroughs Brewing Co’s taproom MENU, nosh on dumplings and more from the wildly popular DUMPLING WAGON, and nibble sweet dessert bites. VIP ticket holders will receive premium reserved seating and unlimited complimentary drinks!