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Miles Davis is onstage, but the young man in the dark blue Versace jacket couldn't care less. He is concentrating on the one thing other than a trumpet mouthpiece that is capable of riveting his attention to the point of near obsession: a basketball hoop. For some reason, there...
MARCUS ROBERTS: DEEP IN THE SHED (Novus). Now on his own after five years with the Wynton Marsalis band, this blind, bluesy, brilliant pianist is out with a gem of an album that showcases his skills as a composer as well as his stylish work at the keyboard.
JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL. The son of the famed Newport Festival returns to New York City with more than 100 jazz greats and future greats, including Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Ray Charles, Roberta Flack, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Dave Brubeck and Wynton Marsalis. Through June 30.
WYNTON MARSALIS: THE RESOLUTION OF ROMANCE (Columbia). How long can Wynton Marsalis keep getting better? His latest trip to the studio, this time accompanied by his father Ellis on piano, has produced what may be Wynton's best recording to date. His breathy lyricism on such standards as Where or...
COURTNEY PINE: THE VISION'S TALE (Island/Antilles). Young (24), gifted, black and British, saxman Courtney Pine is his country's most popular jazz performer. His third album, a mix of standards and originals, shows off a controlled lyricism and two different voices: wailing and reedy on soprano, muzzy and funky...