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Herb Ellis, Jazz Guitarist, Is Dead at 88

By By PETER KEEPNEWS on March 31, 2010

Mr. Ellis was a jazz guitarist whose blues-inflected playing earned him critical acclaim as a soloist and recognition as a member of the pianist Oscar Peterson’s trio.

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Amid the Hilly Landscape, Hidden Gems

By By J. DAVID GOODMAN on March 28, 2010

This neighborhood in Manhattan’s upper reaches offers the borough’s oldest house, a walking and biking trail, and a jazz club in a living room.

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An Ear for the Music of the Adirondacks

By By PHILLIP LUTZ on March 28, 2010

Jazz finds inspiration in the high country.

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Jimmy McPartland On Piano Jazz

By Jazz on March 19, 2010

One of the great cornet players from the early jazz era was also the late husband of host Marian McPartland. Piano Jazz celebrates the legend’s centennial with a special concert from the Danny Kaye Playhouse at the 2007 JVC Jazz Festival.

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Jazz Listings

By By THE NEW YORK TIMES on March 19, 2010

Full reviews of recent jazz concerts: nytimes.com/music. AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE – YARON HERMAN PROJECT (Friday) Mr. Akinmusire, a trumpeter, and Mr. Herman, a pianist, share some perspective on contemporary jazz, drawing from a range of textures. In this ensemble, which they jointly lead, that means a string quartet, along with bass and drums. At 7 p.m., Rubin Museum, 150 West 17th Street, Chelsea , (212) 620-5000, rmanyc.org; $20; $7 for student standby. (Nate Chinen)20100318

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