A BLOG SUPREMEHow One Singer Made Four Debut Albums
The late South African vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin is remembered as her country's greatest jazz singer, who brought deliberation and questions of identity to her music. But she only launched her own career, from the shadow of her famous husband Abdullah Ibrahim, after several false starts.
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JAZZSET WITH DEE DEE BRIDGEWATERChristie Dashiell, Alfredo Rodriguez On JazzSet
Homegrown Christie Dashiell and expat Alfredo Rodriguez each bring something new to Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center. Dashiell's vocal delivery is so easy, you can barely hear her breathe. Rodriguez's control and dynamics make the piano sing, sweat and shake as he plays the music of Cuba.
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A BLOG SUPREMEJazz With A Jamaican Accent
In the '50s, Jamaican musicians combined Caribbean calypso and American jazz and R&B to create ska — the foundation of future developments like reggae. Now, jazz musicians are closing the circle of influence. For late summer, here are five songs inspired by the island's characteristic riddims.
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MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZDave Douglas On Piano Jazz
The boundary-pushing trumpeter plays Mary Lou Williams tunes with Marian McPartland in 2000.
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