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Vilde Aaslid
Newport Jazz Festival 2019
By Vilde AaslidIf the festival reflects the state of jazz (and I think it’s fair to say that it does) then folks: we’re good.
Winter Jazzfest
Legacy in Action: Pharoah Sanders
By Vilde AaslidWhen jazz legends grace the bandstand, it’s tempting to hope for an experience of time travel. Who among jazz fans hasn’t imagined themselves into the clubs of the music’s storied golden age?
In Conversation
Relexifying the Canon of Black Music
Nicholas Payton with Vilde Aaslid
Nicholas Payton’s once-fiery blog has been quiet lately. After his provocative 2011 rejection of the word “jazz” in favor of Black American Music, Payton has mostly retreated from the volatile jazz internet.
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