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Wayne Shorter Quartet with NEC Philharmonia Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory Boston, Massachusetts October 24, 2009 Crushing waves, pound against jagged stone.

In 2009 Kind of Blue , the album that symbolizes jazz music for more people the world over turned an astounding 50 years old.

So, off the top of my head, in alphabetical order, here are the 30 jazz discs that I have dug the most from this decade which is now drawing to a close... Alegria by Wayne Shorter Amarosa by Rosa Passos Avatar by Gonzalo Rubalcaba Beautiful Existence by Joe Morris Back East by Joshua Redman Betwixt by Pandelis Karayorgis Chasin the Gypsy by James ...

"It's always fascinating to see how non-classical musicians respond to classical fare.

Carnegie Hall Presents Brazilian Singer/Guitarist Milton Nascimento in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage on November 18 at 8:00 PM Celebrated Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Milton Nascimento gives a rare New York performance in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage on Wednesday, November 18 at 8:00 p.m. Recognized for his ...

But that momentous year also marks the debut release from ECM Records, a label that arguably defined the jazz category in the '70s, forging an identity built on artistic purposefulness, impeccable musicianship, distinctive graphics and crisp and cleanly recorded sound.

The best surprise among end of 2008's releases" Some Like It Odd is the meeting of talented and generous musicians whose pleasure is immediately felt in the music.

The footprints of saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter are all over the jazz landscape.

ADELAIDE Festival director Paul Grabowsky aimed straight for "The Heart" with the poster and program for next year's 50th anniversary Adelaide Festival, unveiled today.

I remember the day, in 1977, grabbing the new Steely Dan from the album racks at a lower Manhattan record store: "Aja." Score! My friends and I - we already had heard the sounds on the radio, lush and warm and perfect, like beauty set in amber, but surprising, too, rising up in waves, like jazz.

When most artists reach the age of 76, they tend to lower their aims. Riding on the coattails of their creative heyday is an easy way out for many older musicians.

The Mitch Marcus Quintet has Sylvain Carton on alto and Marcus on tenor saxophone.

For saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter, making music goes far beyond putting notes together to create pleasing sounds.

Three young jazz bassists - including one Washington native - will compete for top honors Sunday night at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition at the Kennedy Center.

Wayne Shorter is one of those rare towering figures in jazz. Over a career spanning a half century, he has written a host of unimpeachable compositions, pioneered many groundbreaking styles in jazz and played alongside legends like Miles Davis, Art Blakey and Herbie Hancock.

How refreshing. One of the biggest new voices in song is not, in fact, a big voice at all.

The former New Life pastor talks about the scandals that led him to the brink of suicide, the disconnect between his preachings and practices, and his prospects for creating a new ministry back in Colorado Springs.

Clean Feed Records Drummer and composer Harris Eisenstadt has, at age 33, a rather lengthy discography and one that's incredibly diverse for a drummer who could have stuck to cutting teeth as an able sideman in contemporary improvisation.

The small-group jazz we associate with Blue Note Records is so much like pizza: Even the least of it satisfies, and the best of it floods us with pleasure.

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