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    February 22, 2012
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    November 9, 2011
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    August 10, 2011
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    June 23, 2011

    Blue Note Records' Ten Best Sample Sources

    Blue Note's cover art: Also an inspiration. (Original on the left, homage on the right.)​Hip-hop artists have never been shy about sampling songs from the vaults of the Blue Note jazz label, and few have pilfered with as much creativity and gusto as A Tribe Called Quest's one-time de facto lea ... More >>

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    June 10, 2011

    Q&A: Ford & Lopatin On Playing Together And Playing With Studio Toys

    David Black​Games was once the name of longtime pals Joel Ford and Daniel Lopatin's studio project that they collaborated on while Ford performed in Tigercity and Lopatin operated under the spellcheck-challenging noise moniker Oneohtrix Point Never. But now the duo just goes by Ford & Lopatin, ... More >>

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    May 25, 2011

    'Blue Note Jazz Festival Presents Hiromi'

    David Black​Games was once the name of longtime pals Joel Ford and Daniel Lopatin's studio project that they collaborated on while Ford performed in Tigercity and Lopatin operated under the spellcheck-challenging noise moniker Oneohtrix Point Never. But now the duo just goes by Ford & Lopatin, ... More >>

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    March 4, 2011

    Rock-Critic Pop Quiz #9: Name As Many Guys Who Played On Bitches Brew As You Can

    Coltrane totally slays on this​So last week, our fearless and/or hapless panel of rock critics finally knocked one out of the park, proving a whopping 68 percent of writers can name all three members of Sleater-Kinney. Our seven-week parade of humiliation finally turned to a brief moment of jo ... More >>

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    February 28, 2011

    Live: Lupe Fiasco And The Robert Glasper Experiment Trade Genres And "Yo Momma" Jokes At The Blue Note

    Lupe on the far left, Glasper on the far right, yo momma in the middle. Pic by Jozen.​Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lupe Fiasco Blue Note Friday, February 25 Better Than: A re-run of Wilmer Valderrama's Yo Momma So I picked the wrong night to see the Robert Glasper Experiment at the Bl ... More >>

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    February 9, 2011

    Michael Wolff

    Lupe on the far left, Glasper on the far right, yo momma in the middle. Pic by Jozen.​Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lupe Fiasco Blue Note Friday, February 25 Better Than: A re-run of Wilmer Valderrama's Yo Momma So I picked the wrong night to see the Robert Glasper Experiment at the Bl ... More >>

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    December 29, 2010

    Joe Krown Trio+Khris Royal's Crescent Jam

    Lupe on the far left, Glasper on the far right, yo momma in the middle. Pic by Jozen.​Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lupe Fiasco Blue Note Friday, February 25 Better Than: A re-run of Wilmer Valderrama's Yo Momma So I picked the wrong night to see the Robert Glasper Experiment at the Bl ... More >>

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    November 3, 2010

    'Fixed Presents Lindstrom'

    Lupe on the far left, Glasper on the far right, yo momma in the middle. Pic by Jozen.​Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lupe Fiasco Blue Note Friday, February 25 Better Than: A re-run of Wilmer Valderrama's Yo Momma So I picked the wrong night to see the Robert Glasper Experiment at the Bl ... More >>

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    October 13, 2010

    VIBES VIRTUOSO

    Gary Burton commands the bars

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    September 7, 2010

    What's Happening This Week: A Korean Feast; A Bitches Brew Dinner

    As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! A Homemade Korean Feast: Hands-On Cooking & Wine Pairing Astor Center Wednesday, September 8 at 6 p.m. Learn how to make classic Korean dishes in this $125 class, s ... More >>

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    August 11, 2010

    Kayo Dot

    As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! A Homemade Korean Feast: Hands-On Cooking & Wine Pairing Astor Center Wednesday, September 8 at 6 p.m. Learn how to make classic Korean dishes in this $125 class, s ... More >>

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    July 27, 2010

    STEAMPUNK CIRCUS

    Cirque du Soleil's worst nightmare

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    July 13, 2010
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    March 24, 2010

    'Girls & Boys Presents Benga'

    Cirque du Soleil's worst nightmare

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    March 2, 2010

    FUNK ‘N’ ROLL

    Dance in the alley

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    February 23, 2010

    Soulive

    Dance in the alley

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    December 29, 2009
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    August 4, 2009

    BASS BOSS

    Patitucci has elegant strings for hire

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    June 17, 2009

    YOUNG WOMAN'S BLUES

    Japan's It-Girl of jazz

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    June 3, 2009

    'Ropeadope 10th Anniversary Party'

    Japan's It-Girl of jazz

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    May 13, 2009

    Pucho & the Latin Soul Brothers

    Japan's It-Girl of jazz

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    March 25, 2009

    CARNAVAL, THE SEQUEL

    What the world needs now is trumpets

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    March 11, 2008

    WAKE UP!

    DJ Kstarr drops a mix tape intended for hip-hop sleepers

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    October 16, 2007

    Worry About the Government

    Breezy, exhilarating sounds to mask South American strife

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    December 20, 2005

    Music

    Breezy, exhilarating sounds to mask South American strife

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    November 22, 2005

    Music

    Breezy, exhilarating sounds to mask South American strife

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    April 5, 2005

    Mostly Harmless

    Smooth Jazz leaves no room on the racks or on the airways, except for Dead Legends

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    May 25, 2004

    Band in My Head

    How Mojo, Bitches Brew, and Butch Morris inspired a funktional African American family unit

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    May 18, 2004

    More to the Story

    John Abercrombie and Louis Sclavis fill those redolent silences between the phrases

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    February 24, 2004

    Next time you honor the disarmed warrior, invite another saxophone player

    John Abercrombie and Louis Sclavis fill those redolent silences between the phrases

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    April 9, 2002

    Jam On It

    Hippies, Jazzbos, and Beat Junkies Build One Nation Under a Mutant Groove

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    June 26, 2001

    The Woo-Hah!!–ing of the Age of Aquarius

    ‘Hair’ Composer’s Tangled, Spangled, and Spaghettied Beats Let the Sunshine Into Hip-Hop

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    January 19, 1999

    Moment by Moment

    How Jungle Is--and Isn't--the 'New Jazz'

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