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I don't get usually involved in genre-definition conversations, partly because when asked what they make, most musicians will say "music" instead

Cover art for Jason Marsalis' "In a World of Mallets"

In 2010, Jason Marsalis kicked a jazz anthill when he half-jokingly riffed on video about

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The Open Ears Series has presented weekly improvised music shows for f

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"Ohhh, I hit a baby deer."

Cover art for Preservation Hall Jazz Band's "St. Peter and 57th"

Last year, Preservation Hall and the jazz band that bears its name celebrated 50 ye

Cover image of the New Orleans Helsinki Connection album Paradise on Earth

Jonathan Lethem goes Dick on The Talking Heads, The New Orleans Helsinki Connection needs some new records, and Graceland's still great even though Paul Simon doesn't get it.

Swedish adventurous jazz combo The Thing collaborated with Neneh Cherry, whose roots in th