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Composer / arranger / ageless wonder Gerald Wilson , most of whose recent albums have been built around sectional themes, returns "home" on Detroit to paint an earnest musical portrait of his adopted city, one that not only spawned the nation's auto industry but has produced a wealth of renowned jazz musicians from the Jones brothers to Barry ...

It's not often that you get to talk to someone 91 years old, not to mention one who has played, written or arranged for Duke Ellington and hundreds of other jazz luminaries.

Quite a few nice things this week. Louis Van Taylor , who you can see burning on the sax, dreads flying, in all sorts of situations, has long been a favorite local player of ours.

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Michele Norris in Washington. And back when Los Angeles was a hub for the blues, Central Avenue was the place to go.

With perfect temperatures and wall-to-wall sunshine, Detroit recently celebrated a tradition that has brought jazz to the city every Labor Day weekend for the past 30 years.

Snooky Young has been playing trumpet a long time, long enough to have been lead trumpeter with the Jimmie Lunceford band when it ruled Central Avenue.

The Detroit International Jazz Festival has not previously been in the business of commissioning composers to create new works, but it invested heavily in the idea this year in honor of its 30th anniversary.

For its 30th birthday last year the Chicago Jazz Festival threw one hell of a party, opening with Sonny Rollins, closing with Ornette Coleman, and presenting commissioned work along the way from four undisputed heavyweights - pianist Vijay Iyer, trumpeter Dave Douglas, bandleader Gerald Wilson, and trombonist T.S. Galloway.

Celebrate the life and legacy of Barbara Morrison when the acclaimed jazz and blues vocalist commemorates her 60th birthday and 35th anniversary in show business on Saturday, Sept.

Celebrate the life and legacy of Barbara Morrison when the acclaimed jazz and blues vocalist commemorates her 60th birthday and 35th anniversary in show business on Saturday, Sept.

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Celebrate the life and legacy of Barbara Morrison when the acclaimed jazz and blues vocalist commemorates her 60th birthday and 35th anniversary in show business on Saturday, Sept.

The numbers have been all over the lot this year with significant anniversaries for historic recordings, jazz festival foundings or longevity.

MACK AVENUE RECORDS PRESENTS DETROIT , THE LATEST RELEASE BY THE JAZZ WORLD'S GREATEST LIVING ORCHESTRAL COMPOSER, GERALD WILSON A SIX-PART SUITE COMMISSIONED BY THE DETROIT INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL; TO BE PERFORMED AT THE 30TH ANNUAL DIJF ON WILSON'S 91ST BIRTHDAY To commemorate its 30th anniversary, the Detroit International Jazz Festival ...

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