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    Contemporary Jazz Notes: Jarreau, Metheny, Klugh

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    The late, great Al Jarreau will be immortalized Saturday at the American Jazz Walk of Fame in Kansas City, Mo.  Five albums Pat Metheny can’t live without Book Review:…

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    George Benson Autobiography

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    I’m looking forward to reading this. Labeling Benson as the “first true (and truly successful) jazz/soul crossover artist” does make you think. Usually, I’m skeptical of definitive statements like…

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    My First Guitar

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    George Benson is one of the 70 top-notch guitarists interviewed for My First Guitar, a new book by Julia Crowe. The musicians share memories of the first time they…

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    Jazz: Cool Birth Graphic Novel

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    It’s rare that these two favorites of mine cross paths: graphic novels and jazz. It’s happening now with the forthcoming Jazz: Cool Birth, a jazz club murder mystery, from…

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    Rhythm Science by Paul Miller a.k.a. DJ Spooky

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    DJ Spooky, who always deserves attention when he releases a new recording, is now an author. Using his real name, Paul D. Miller, he has written Rhythm Science, a…