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NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Owens remembers sitting in with the Miles Davis Quintet when he was 15 years old, as he prepares to lead an all star band at Flushing Town Hall in honor of Davis’ centenary.

Marquis Hill brings his “Family Band” to the Village Vanguard

Jeh Johnson in conversation with political commentator John Heilemann

Celebrating George Benson on his birthday

Writer Larry Ratso Sloman was more than ready for his close-up when director Josh Safdie tapped him to make his Hollywood acting debut in Marty Supreme — and discovered that four days on a movie set can rival a lifetime at the typewriter.

Singer China Moses on embracing life's complications, and learning from her mom, Dee Dee Bridgewater

Roberta Flack had a sixth sense about Marcus Miller's future.

Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College in Flushing presents "Michael Feinstein's Tribute to Tony Bennett" on March 21st.

Leo Sidran goes behind the scenes with his father, Ben at the Palm Springs Jazz Festival. Part personal narrative, part exploration of how natural phenomena like overtones, particles, and waves shape our ideas of beauty — and part look at how creative work actually gets made.