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Abdullah Ibrahim on World Cafe

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Revisiting Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson's 'Winter in America'

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A saxophone player for Herbie Hancock and Kendrick Lamar releases a new album

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circa 1955: Studio portrait of Trinidadian-born jazz pianist and vocalist Hazel Scott, wearing a black dress with thin sheer panels, leaning against a white piano. Scott trained at the Julliard School. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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Tommy Emmanuel on World Cafe

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Mary Stallings performs with Emmet Cohen Trio at Dizzy's Club in December 2021. Left to right: Emmet Cohen, Russell Hall, Stallings, Joe Farnsworth Gabriela Gabrielaa hide caption

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Norah Jones on World Cafe

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Portrait of American jazz musician, composer and band leader Jackie McLean, Hartford, Conn., 1979. Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption

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McLean's Scene: How Jackie McLean made Hartford a destination for jazz

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