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Kris Davis, Tyshawn Sorey and Ingrid Laubrock

Kris Davis, Tyshawn Sorey and Ingrid Laubrock

Kris Davis, Tyshawn Sorey and Ingrid Laubrock

Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Melvis Santa

Soundoff Session: Irwin Hall

Soundoff Session: donSMITH

Soundoff Session: Kofi Hunter

Freedom Sounds Like… donSMITH on Indie Filmmaking, Scoring & All That Jazz

Freedom Sounds Like… The World Within: The Global Sounds of John Coltrane

Freedom Sounds Like… Resistance in Exile - A Tribute to Hugh Masekela

Freedom Sounds Like… Exploring Multi-dimensionality, Identity & Personhood

David Torn + Aliya Ultan and the Boreas Quintet

Patience Higgins: Friday Night Jazz Jam

Winard Harper

Craig Harris

Jeremy Pelt

Dick Griffin Big Band

Donny McCaslin

From Black Codes to the Magic Hour: Xavier Anderson, Nicole Glover, Orrin Evans and Ben Wolfe

Cymande

Branford Marsalis Quartet

Sonelius Smith

Eddie Allen

Khalil Kwame Bell

Robert Vega 4tet

Robert Vega Quintet

Ben Sherman, Solomon Gottfried and Eric McPherson

Ben Sherman, Solomon Gottfried and Eric McPherson

My Trio: Tim Watson, Yvonne Rogers and Jon Starks

My Trio: Tim Watson, Yvonne Rogers and Jon Starks

Luther Allison Trio

Unheard: Spencer Zahn and Friends

Cindy Blackman Santana Group + Patricia Brennan Septet + Lucía

Román Diaz and La Rumba de los Lunes

Román Diaz and La Rumba de los Lunes

Román Diaz and La Rumba de los Lunes

Ital Kriss and Telavana

Vincent Herring and Steve Turre

Johnny O'Neal Trio

Johnny O'Neal Trio

Johnny O'Neal Trio

Philip Golub's Partisan Ship + Sam Weinberg, Henry Fraser and Randy Peterson

Wayne Escofferry Quartet

Johnny O'Neal Trio

Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra + The Freedom Trap

Tortoise + L'Rain

Eric Person Quartet

Craig Handy and 2nd Line Smith

T.K. Blue Quartet

Roberta Piket Quartet

Craig Handy and 2nd Line Smith

Philip Harper Quintet

John Benitez Quintet

John Benitez Quintet

Gospel: The Midwife of Secular Music (discussion)

Rick Fiori

Danaya Band

Kumba Carey

Dida Pelled with Tony Scherr, Vicente Archer and Kenny Wollesen

Gregg August with John Bailey, Stacy Dillard, Frank Lacy, Luis Perdomo and Rudy Royston

Carmen Quill

Icons: Ray Barretto and Eddie Palmieri (listening session and discussion)

Luther Allison with Tony Glausi, Lenard Simpson, Jeffery Miller and more

Jacob Garchik with Adam O'Farrill, Hannah Marks and Tomas Fujiwara

Nu Music: Ethan Kogan, Hank Languish, Esteban Castro, Nick Joz and Emmanuel Michael

Elias Stemeseder with Henry Fraser and Kayvon Gordon

Sarah Hanahan

A New York Evening With Julian Lage (discussion and performance)

Kevin Sun Happy Trio XXXIV