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OPENING CHORUS • NOVEMBER 2021

Life After the Apple • NATE SMITH leaves New York, stays spontaneous, and considers his audience

Jazz from Motor City 2021 • Images of the Detroit Jazz Festival by JEFF DUNN and DEBORAH KENT

Ghosts in the Machines • JASON NAZARY finds a sweet spot between the synthetic and the real

Path of Least Resistance • CHES SMITH explores Haitian Vodou music with We All Break

There Must Be Some Misunderstanding • KESHAV BATISH sees meaning in confusion, musical and otherwise

Farewells

In Praise of the Washingtons • Thoughts on a presidential rhythm section

FURTHER LISTENING

Joe Farnsworth • Soaking up the spirit of jazz drumming, from Taylor to Tain

Billy Drummond • For four decades, he’s been a true chameleon—and the epitome of professionalism

FROM THE WORLD STAGE TO THE WORLD’S STAGES • WILLIE JONES III reflects on the lessons he’s learned in three decades of drumming

Love for the Earth Brother • A tribute to fallen hero NDUGU CHANCLER

EVERY THING all at once • Famed for his collaborations with Ornette Coleman, John Lurie, James Blood Ulmer, and Jamaaladeen Tacuma (among others), G. CALVIN WESTON keeps on moving forward

Solid as a Rock • A first-call drummer for more than 50 years, BILLY HART is now officially joining the ranks of the Jazz Masters

Classic Recipes • The Cookers celebrate their 10th anniversary

TOWARD THE RISING SUN • Nearly 70 years ago, GENE KRUPA made history in Japan

WHY GENE?

Streaming Steps Up • What do recent upgrades to music streaming services mean for jazz fans—and which one’s the best?

Stirring Sound Worlds • SUSIE IBARRA brings the Western drum kit and Filipino percussion together

Playing Possum with the Cuíca • A drum you don’t hit like a drum? Here’s the rub

5 FOR THE ROAD

Supreme Find • There are now two known live recordings of John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme

AMIR ELSAFFAR / RIVERS OF SOUND • The Other Shore

LYLE MAYS • Eberhard

BILL CHARLAP • Street of Dreams

JAZZMEIA HORN AND HER NOBLE FORCE • Dear Love

Roll With It • Bandleader/composer DAVID SANFORD’s top five roller coasters

2021-22 Jazz Education Guide

The Frost Zone • Ninety-five years since its founding, the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music has built a creative culture that draws in jazz faculty and students alike

EDUCATI0N, MEDITATI0N, INSPIRATI0N • PAT DONAHER balances life asa teacher, musician, and yogi

U.S. Colleges & Universities

College CD Roundup

FINAL EXAM • 10 Hip Jazz Books for Kids Telling swingin’ stories