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The Lead Sheet: International Jazz Day April 30, Around the World and Here at Home

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Andrea Canter52939

In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day “in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe.” International Jazz Day is chaired and led by UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay and legendary jazz pianist and composer […]

CD Review: Lynne Arriale Trio, “The Lights Are Always On” (Challenge Records, 2022)

April 16, 2022September 30, 2023 Andrea Canter52607

I remember when I first “found” pianist Lynne Arriale in a used CD bin, a few years after her first release (The Eyes Have It, 1994). I was certain this was the start of a new, hopefully long-term relationship to music. I was already a die-hard fan of be-bop and post-bop, particularly of jazz […]

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The Lead Sheet: International Jazz Day April 30, Around the World and Here at Home

CD Review: Lynne Arriale Trio, “The Lights Are Always On” (Challenge Records, 2022)