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Peter Bernstein, Larry Goldings, Bill Stewart: Live At The Village Vanguard When their busy schedules align, the three jazz sidemen come together as a trio. Their format isn't earth-shatteringly new — it's built on classic sonorities in which Hammond B3 organ meets electric guitar — but after nearly 25 years as a band, their rapport is. Hear a live concert. Read this story

JAZZSET WITH DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER Amir ElSaffar And Two Rivers On JazzSet The trumpeter composes with jazz and Arabic materials, and mixes instruments from both sides of the world. Marvel at the musical flow — even in non-Western modes and odd, long meters at breakneck speeds — in this set, recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival. Read this story

MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ Robert Glasper On Piano Jazz Glasper jams with host Marian McPartland on Herbie Hancock's "Dolphin Dance" in a 2006 session. Read this story

MUSIC REVIEWS No Need To Cook The Books: Booker Ervin's Debut LP Reissued Down-home and majestic, the tenor saxophonist's sound was like a cane stalk shooting up out of rich earth. His 1960 album The Book Cooks features fellow sax-man Zoot Sims in a friendly square-off. Read this story

A BLOG SUPREME Soul From A Console: Jazz On The Hammond B-3 Organ It'll take at least three guys to move Larry Goldings' instrument of choice into a basement jazz club. But it also lets the keyboardist explore all his control freak tendencies. He explains the appeal of the legendary electric organ, a staple of gospel and soul music. Read this story