#Milton Nascimento and esperanza spalding’s journey into jazz’s open ocean

#Milton Nascimento and esperanza spalding’s journey into jazz’s open ocean

Milton Nascimento and esperanza spalding’s journey into jazz’s open ocean spalding tells the story of her new joint album with the legendary Brazilian singer. By Raphael Helfand esperanza spalding (left) and Milton Nasciemento. Photo by Lucas Nogueira.   esperanza spalding first heard Milton Nascimento’s music as a grad student at Berklee. “Some Brazilian friends were…

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#Songs of the Summer 2024: Slacker

#Songs of the Summer 2024: Slacker

Songs of the Summer 2024: Slacker On the second day of our Songs of the Summer bracket, we wake up at noon. By The FADER All this week, The FADER is exploring the Songs of the Summer, from massive global hits to the most exciting tracks from emerging artists. We’ve broken our list of contenders…

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#David Berman’s purest poetry

#David Berman’s purest poetry

“Like Like the the the Death,” Silver Jews’ strangest song, exists between the indoors and the outdoors of Berman’s mind. David Berman. Photo by David Berman.   “At night when I have dreams, I lose almost always,” David Berman told The FADER in 2005, in his first ever extended interview. “I’m being betrayed, or left…

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#Reflections on Blue Note Jazz Fest 2024

#Reflections on Blue Note Jazz Fest 2024

Reflections on Blue Note Jazz Fest 2024 Looking back at the New York institution’s month-long music marathon. By Raphael Helfand Sun Ra Arkestra perform at Sony Hall. Photo by Dervon Dixon.   Every June, the Blue Note Jazz Club’s flagship location in Greenwich Village becomes the nexus of a month-long celebration of the United States’…

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#Oxnard: the West Coast’s not-so-hidden music gem

#Oxnard: the West Coast’s not-so-hidden music gem

From the home of Anderson .Paak’s funk-filled soul to the birthplace of Nardcore, the seaside city is an audiophile’s paradise. Twisted Gypsy at Rock the Collection at The Collection at RiverPark   Less than two hours from Los Angeles, Oxnard, California pulses with a musical heritage as storied as its seaside location. You’ll just as…

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