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Herbie Hancock's new memoir is titled Possibilities. Jessica Hancock/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Jazz

Herbie Hancock: 'On A Path To Find My Own Answer'

October 23, 2014 • In a candid interview, the ever-innovative pianist traces the lines between Buddhist chants, Sly Stone and Miles Davis, while shedding new light on some hard facts about his past.

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Terence Blanchard plays the role of Miles Davis' trumpet with commitment and emotion at Monterey.

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'Miles Davis And Gil Evans: Still Ahead' On JazzSet WBGO-FM

August 28, 2014 • In three collaborations in the late 1950s, Gil Evans and Miles Davis steered their projects into a new era for jazz. Terence Blanchard plays Davis' role with commitment and emotion in this set.

Wynton Marsalis leads a group of musicians through upper Manhattan's Riverside Church for the New Orleans-style funeral of vibraphonist Lionel Hampton in 2002. Doug Kanter/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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A Blog Supreme

In Memoriam: Jazz Elegies WFIU-FM

May 25, 2014 • Around 1945, jazz's traditional funeral rites manifested in a more modern form of tribute. Now, some of the music's most powerful tunes are written in memory of late colleagues. Hear five examples.

Detail from the cover of Miles Davis' Four & More. The album was one of two gleaned from a 1964 concert at Philharmonic Hall in New York.

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How A Stressful Night For Miles Davis Spawned Two Classic Albums

February 9, 2014 • On Feb. 12, 1964 a high-stakes gig and some backstage tension led to a singular performance caught on tape.

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Duke Ellington signs his biography in London in 1958, with Billy Strayhorn in the background. Ellington and Strayhorn collaborated to create 1960's The Nutcracker Suite.

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Holiday Music

From Duke's 'Nutcracker' To A Cynical Carol, Jazz For Christmas

December 19, 2013 • American Routes host Nick Spitzer calls in to chat with NPR's David Greene about noteworthy Christmas contributions from some of jazz music's most revered and beloved artists.

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Miles Davis' Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 is a compilation of previously unreleased material performed by a short-lived incarnation of his touring band.

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