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Cécile McLorin Salvant: Uncensored Reflections ║ By Suzanne Lorge
Cécile McLorin Salvant sings of her fascination with the ephemeral things that elude our grasp throughout Ghost Song, her spectacular Nonesuch debut. From the album’s first vocal line, Salvant affirms the creative eclecticism that distinguishes her art.
Immanuel Wilkins: Preaches the Word ║ By Ammar Kalia
“My work is the intersection between spiritual practice and Black aesthetics,” the saxophonist says. “The two symbols I draw from are John Coltrane and the Black Church.”
The Education of Camille Thurman ║ By Allen Morrison
Here’s a question: How many tenor saxophonists would feel comfortable stepping into John Coltrane’s shoes to perform his transcendent A Love Supreme with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis? A second question: How many of them are women?
Master Class
Solo Transcribing 101 By Pete McGuinness
Transcription
Marquis Hill’s Trumpet Solo on ‘Prayer For The People’ By Jimi Durso
Toolshed
• Yamaha’s Next-Gen L.A. Trumpet • Vincent Cichowicz Brass Studies
Jazz & Blues Camp Guide
Jazz camps plan to go forward in full force this summer. Even as we slog through the dredges of the omicron coronavirus variant, this prediction is based not on a guess, but on the plans, preparations and the sheer determination of the dozens upon dozens of jazz camps surveyed on the following pages for DownBeat’s annual jazz (and blues) camp guide.
Blindfold Test
Bill McHenry

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