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Legendary Language

Les Bons Temps Are Back • The 42nd MONTREAL JAZZ FESTIVAL returned to regular business with a diverse, jam-packed program

Giving Ella More Air • GREGG FIELD makes ELLA FITZGERALD sing again

Rise in Productivity • Low-reed specialist JOSH SINTON has entered a purple patch

Farewells

Spirits Rejoice • The New Ghosts organization supports free jazz in Cleveland

The Hawk Ascending • Already a legend, COLEMAN HAWKINS reached new heights in the late ’50s and early ’60s

Joanne Brackeen • The pianistic trailblazer listens again for the first time

Alex Acuña • At 77, the percussionist and Weather Report vet still has a lot to give

VIRTUOSO ON PAPER • The beauty and the biases of WHITNEY BALLIETT

EXCAVATION • SAM RIVERS played with Miles Davis in the ’60s, essentially created the New York loft-jazz scene in the ’70s, and made compelling music for 30 more years. Will new books and archival albums finally give his legacy the respect it deserves?

FAMILY TIES • Jazz’s long history of entanglement with the mob isn’t a sidebar; it’s the main story

Stories to Tell • From fusion stardom to drug conviction, from Brazil to America and back again, and from her days with Stan Getz and Chick Corea to her first studio album in 17 years, FLORA PURIM has plenty to talk about

DIY Recording, Simple and Cheap • Recording yourself has become an essential skill for musicians, but many don’t know how. Here’s how to start

The Swinging Mrs. Maisel • How music supervisor ROBIN URDANG helps give a popular TV show its jazzy edge

Welcome Back • The live, in-person NAMM show returns, as does a familiar brand

5 FOR THE ROAD

Fusion Bee Praised • Yellowjackets keep doing their thing—very well

REVIEWS

SASHA BERLINER • Onyx

NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI • In the Spirit of Ntu

JANEL LEPPIN • Ensemble Volcanic Ash

NICK DUNSTON • Spider Season

TETEL DI BABUYA • Meet Tetel

The Thelonious Monk • The 1947 Blue Note sessions that bifurcated American musical history