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A brief recap and photos of the February 7, 2026 Jerry Jazz Musician-produced performance of “The Weary Blues: Celebrating Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance”
...June 15th, 2026
A review of a Victoria, B.C. standing room only performance by Artemis – the all-women jazz ensemble that Downbeat readers have cited as the Best Jazz Group for the last two years – that “felt like an ode to mother nature.”
...August 19th, 2025
“The Birth of the Cool” is a fun, personal, and infectious video by the performance poet Tony Adamo.
...October 18th, 2019
A recently released jazz album of significance is Abdullah Ibrahim’s The Balance (pictured), a distinctive and brilliant integration of contemporary exploration with the traditional nod to those who have influenced him over the years – in particular Ellington and Monk.
...August 30th, 2019
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The Sunday Poem: “That Southern Sound,” by Anthony Ward
The Sunday Poem is published weekly, and strives to include the poet reading their work...
Jerry Jazz Musician editor Joe Maita reads Anthony Ward’s poem at its conclusion.
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