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Editor's Pick: World premiere of Terence Blanchard's 'Champion', an Opera in Jazz

This is trumpeter/composer Terrence Blanchard’s first opera and is inspired by the true story of prize fighter Emile Griffith – an immigrant from the Virgin Islands who claimed the title of World Welterweight Champion in a fatal 1962 fight.

Chick Corea Premiere to Mark 50th Anniversary of Jazz at MIT (1963 - 2013)

Corea is one of the major pioneers of fusion, and his far-ranging influence since the 1960s includes post-bop, Latin, free-form and avant-garde jazz, as well as classical.

Dave Brubeck: 1920 - 2012

Brubeck's 1959 album Time Out was a huge hit with mainstream publics everywhere, as were his commercially sucessful singles "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk."

Arturo Sandoval: Dear Diz

Bebop jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie mentored and opened doors for Arturo Sandoval when de defected from Cuba to the United States in 1990. Sandoval sends the lift back with his new release and world tour.

The Washington Post Presents Jazz at the Hamilton Concert Series

Ten nights of performances from locally and nationally celebrated artists, as well as a Jazz Gospel Brunch each Sunday.

Dr. John to Lead 'Insides Out' Retrospective at BAM in New York

Known as New Orleans’ favorite son and the physician of voodoo funk, Dr. John is a multi-Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, whose music embraces blues, pop, and jazz as well as zydeco, boogie-woogie, and rock ‘n’ roll.

Telluride Jazz Festival Broadcasts Live Online

Can't make it to Colorado? Here's an alternative.

25 MacArthur Fellows Win Genius Grants of $500,000 Each

The new Fellows work across a broad spectrum of endeavors and include a jazz saxophonist, a neurobiologist, a critical care physician, an urban farmer, an optical physicist, a sculptor, a geriatrician, a historian of medicine, and an inventor of musical instruments.

Abu Dhabi Coaxes Marsalis to Visit the Arab World

As part of the 2010 Abu Dhabi Festival, jazz icon Wynton Marsalis makes his debut in the Arab world among a stellar roster of performers.

Ahmet Ertegun Dies at 83

Under Ahmet Ertegun’s direction, Atlantic Records evolved from a groundbreaking, independent R&B and jazz label into one of the world’s preeminent music companies.