JazzTimes

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JazzTimes

Pardon Our Dust

‘Why Not?’ • JOËLLE LÉANDRE rocks on, freely

The New Millennium’s Harlem Rent Party Goes Global • EMMET COHEN reflects on his pandemic-triggered livestreams

Farewells

Vision, Talent, and Heart • Panama Jazz Festival celebrates its 20th edition

Beyond Ahmad • A look at Israel Crosby’s innovative career

FURTHER LISTENING

Jon Cowherd • The pianist/organist is, as ever, doing his thing

RECOMMENDED LISTENING

A Tribe Called Jazz • How Wendell Harrison and Phil Ranelin’s homemade Detroit operation became a jazz legend

Getting It Right • Wes Montgomery’s centennial and a debut for the ages

Umbria Jazz Festival at 50 • Half a century on, the annual event in the hills of central Italy remains a model for international jazz festivals

La Bella Vista (The Good View)

JAZZ FESTIVAL GUIDE2023

Do Jazz Fans Need Hearing Protection? • Apple’s latest AirPods Pro claim to protect hearing. Does the technology work — and do jazz fans need it?

Jamming in Realtime, Online • A new hardware/software combo is taking the latency out of online audio

5 PRIMOPICKS

TIME MARCHES ON • Jason Moran’s latest fuses jazz’s past and present

REVIEWS

JO LAWRY

SARA CASWELL

Live Bass • Where risks are taken, and magic happens, on the low end