Nate Chinen
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The fearless free-funk and jazz artist, a student of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics concept, followed his unorthodox path to a singular five-decade career. -
In the lineage of jazz, Miles Davis, born 100 years ago, presents something of a paradox: He looms as large as anyone, but he means many things to many people. -
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Jack DeJohnette, of the most daring and singular jazz drummers of the last 60 years, died on Sunday. -
Annahstasia enters the chat. The Cure reimagines a lost world. Mary Halvorson demonstrates why she's a MacArthur genius. WRTI's Nate Chinen joins Stephen Thompson to share their favorite albums out June 13. -
On their new album, two of the most celebrated composers and players in the jazz world pay homage to the pursuit of purpose and joy found in the struggle for liberation. -
The superbly alert and flexible drummer formed a swirling current in modern jazz for more than 60 years. He was 82. -
The composer, in a new collaboration with the Grammy-winning choir The Crossing, uses the words of Jeff Bezos and William Penn to explore connections among farming, colonialism and capitalism. -
On their debut album, the improvisational supergroup — singer Arooj Aftab, pianist Vijay Iyer and bassist Shahzad Ismaily — try to answer a musical riddle: What does listening sound like? -
Jazz artist Jason Moran revisits the deep influence of Black composer and bandleader James Reese Europe, best known for serving with the Harlem Hellfighters in World War I.
