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  • Father and child walk down a sunlit street with a guitar and instrument cases, alongside album covers of Geoff Mann’s Underground and Nathan & Noah East’s Father Son.
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    Fatherhood: Geoff Mann Salutes His Dad, Nathan and Noah East

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    John Hilderbrand

    Being a father has been the most rewarding role in my life and the one I’m most thankful for. The responsibility of being Dad has enriched me in ways that words can’t seem to convey. It’s simply been my favorite thing. It certainly can be challenging. Fatherhood, at its best, is an improvisation. It’s listening,…

  • cover to Re-Bop The Savoy Remixes, a compilation of remixes of music by jazz artists Charlie Parker, Modern Jazz Quartet, Cannonball Adderley, Herbie Mann, Dizzy Gillespie
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    Re-Bop: The Savoy Remixes and a Miles Davis Remix Project

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    John Hilderbrand

    Remix mania continues with two new compilations. Last week, Savoy Jazz’s Nu Groove imprint released Re-Bop, The Savoy Remixes. Quantic, DJ Spooky, DJ Smash, King Britt, and the ubiquitous DJ Logic are some of the top-notch remixers. Among the artists from Savoy’s catalog that receive the new rub are Charlie Parker (who was remixed in…