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Antonio Sánchez & Thana Alexa: “Our Ears Together” ║ By Stephanie Jones
DownBeat sits down with drummer Antonio Sánchez and singer Thana Alexa, who are married, to talk about their collaborations and their individual work as bandleaders. The two musicians have toured extensively in the band Migration.
Aaron Diehl: Melding Two Worlds ║ By Dan Ouellette
Marcus Printup: “I Want My Sound To Sing” ║ By Phillip Lutz
Robert Cray: Vintage Vibe ║ By Josef Woodard
2020 International Jazz Festival Guide
SPECIAL SECTION: Reed School
• Rudresh Mahanthappa on crafting improvised lines using 3- and 4-note cells • Master Class by Keith Oxman • Transcription of T.K. Blue’s flute solo on “It's Really About Love”
Blindfold Test: Carmen Lundy ║ By Ted Panken
The Hot Box
• Christian McBride, The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait Of Four Icons • Kurt Elling, Secrets Are The Best Stories (Edition) • Amina Figarova, Persistence (AMFI) • Luciana Souza, Storytellers (Sunnyside)
The Beat
• Makaya McCraven • McCoy Tyner • Becca Stevens • Nona Hendryx • Jon Christiansen

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