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Boxoffice Insider: A New Era Of Jazz Innovators & Smooth Operators On The Road
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Esperanza Spalding Announces Fall Tour
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Prince Was A One-Man Band And A Friend To Many Others
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Obama Celebrates American Music With ‘Eclectic Bunch’
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Jazz Bakery Debuts New Digs
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Esperanza Spalding Introduces ‘Emily’
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Sting, Tom Hanks Among 5 Kennedy Center Honorees
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Osaka To Host All-Star Concert On Int’l Jazz Day
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Alfredo Rodriguez’s ‘Parade’
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At 80, Wayne Shorter Performs ‘Without A Net’
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Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Save The Day
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Grammy Awards Voters Spread The Love All Around
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SFJazz Center Opens, Bringing Swing To West Coast
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Steve Martin To Tour With Edie Brickell
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2013 Newport Jazz Festival: Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea
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