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Ledisi Sings Nina ║ By Ayana Contreras
Ledisi is a connection to the High Priestess of Soul dates back to her youth. Growing up, her mother would wake her up to the sound of Nina Simone’s “Mississippi Goddam.” And in her darker moments, Ledisi has turned, time and again, to Simone's music. “She became a mood for me … and she just kept interrupting my life.”
Orrin Evans: Go for It! ║ By Phillip Lutz
Faced with tough choices, pianist/composer/bandleader Orrin Evans fights the elements … and wins.
Alligator Records @ 50 ║ By Frank-John Hadley
DownBeat profiles 25 essential albums from blues royalty
SPECIAL SECTION: Indie Life
• Judy Wexler • Delmark Records
The Hot Box
• Matt Mitchell/Kate Gentile, Snark Horse (Pi Recordings) • Dave McMurray, Grateful Deadication (Blue Note) • Patricia Barber Clique (Impex SACD/MOA CD) • Roy Brooks, Understanding (Reel To Reel)
The Beat
• Benito Gonzalez • Hank Roberts • Jaubi • Sidebar New Orleans • Anna Webber • Aaron Myers
Blindfold Test: George Colligan ║ By Ted Panken
Best known for his scintillating work as a pianist-keyboardist-organist during the past three decades on the international jazz scene, Colligan showcases his drum kit skills on Theoretical Planets: Long Term Goals, his 34th recording as a bandleader, with a group consisting of all former students he taught at Portland State University, plus colleague Joe Manis on saxophone. This was Colligan's first Blindfold Test.
Keyboard School: Master Class ║ By Jason Yeager
Rhythmic Interdependence: Freeing Your Left hand & Improving Your Groove
Keyboard School: Transcription ║ By Jimi Durso
Hiromi’s Keyboard Solo on “What Will Be, Will Be”

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