If you think the jazz avant garde started with Ornette Coleman in 1959, prepare to have your mind blown. From the heyday of the great Louis Armstrong to the present day, jazz musicians have been doing "experimental" for the last 100 years. Read more »
Jazz may be an American-grown art form, but there are few places on the globe where the music hasn't found a home. This week, we travel everywhere from Japan to Israel in search of the unique sounds of jazz's history abroad. Read more »
 

 

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