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The sultry depth of Dominique Fils-Aimé paves the way to a number of projects which merge fun and intensity, and a long-awaited re-release. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme ...

Though he has been one of the most enthusiastic cultural activists and involved in organising many Rabindra Sangeet programmes and festivals since the '70s, it seems that as an artiste Abdul Wadud did ...

The sultry depth of Dominique Fils-Aimé paves the way to a number of projects which merge fun and intensity, and a long-awaited re-release. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme ...

Wadud, saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, organist Joey DeFrancesco, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, trumpeter Jaimie Branch and saxophonist Ronnie Cuber are among the notable musicians who died in 2022.

This is FRESH AIR. More jazz musicians died in 2022 than we have time to acknowledge. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead remembers a few jazz musicians who passed this year, starting with cello player Abdul ...