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To state the obvious, this was a year like no other.For many of us, 2020 was a heartbreaker, a marathon slog, a stress engine — or all of the above. At…
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If you’ve been a jazz fan for any length of time, you know farewells are an essential part of the deal.But this was a harder year than most, as the…
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Lee Konitz, an exemplar of modern jazz improvisation, and arguably the most influential alto saxophone soloist after bebop progenitor Charlie Parker, died…
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Thanksgiving is upon us, and with it comes a call to gratitude. So in this Take Five, we offer reasons to be thankful.It’s a totally stacked week in New…
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Lee Konitz & Dan Tepfer, “Through the Tunnel”The alto saxophonist Lee Konitz is 90 — an NEA Jazz Master, an alumnus of both the Tristano School and The…
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For tens of millions in the Northeast, the name of the hour is “Stella” — as in Winter Storm Stella, the Weather Channel-branded nor'easter now bringing…
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In honor of alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, who died this week at 92, here is an article from 2017, when he was releasing a new album with an all-star rhythm…