Lauren Henderson

Drummer-bandleader Nate Smith, whose forthcoming album is 'Kinfolk 2: See the Birds'

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Take Five: Esperanza Spalding Forges a New Formwela, and Nate Smith Delivers a Groove

This week's freshest tracks include the latest from Nate Smith, Esperanza Spalding, Joel Frahm, Lauren Henderson and Dave Rempis.

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Swing into Holiday Season with Warren Wolf, Mars Williams, Lauren Henderson, Andrew Bird

Nate Chinen

Hark! The new spate of Christmas jazz albums is here.Warren Wolf, “Winter Wonderland”If you’ve been keeping up with holiday jazz albums in recent years,…

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New in Take Five: Eric Revis, JD Allen, Michael Formanek, Lauren Henderson, Davy Mooney

Nate Chinen

Eric Revis, “Baby Renfroe”As you may recall, Eric Revis had a hand in one of last year’s standout jazz albums: The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul,…