Charles Mingus


  • Harlemโ€™s Honor Roll: The Most Important Jazz Photo Ever Taken

    On a hot August morning in 1958, something extraordinary happened on a Harlem street. Fifty-seven jazz legends gathered on the stoop of 17 East 126th Street, not for a performance, but for a photograph that would become one of the most iconic images in American music history: A Great Day in Harlem. Captured by Art…

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  • Our Third Flipbook is Now Available!

    Weโ€™re thrilled to announce the release of our third flipbook, which doubles as the official program for the Toronto Audiofest 2024!

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  • The Vinyl Frontier: A Spin Through Record Store Day

    Click here to jump to the highlights and special releases of the 2024 edition. On April 20th, vinyl enthusiasts and music aficionados around the globe unite for a celebration that spins beyond just a routine shopping spreeโ€”itโ€™s Record Store Day, the annual event thatโ€™s been putting the needle back on the beloved grooves of vinyl…

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  • The Expanding Power of Women in Jazz

    In jazz, as in most other forms of popular music, itโ€™s women who are bringing the new and much needed energies to the cause of keeping the music relevant and important. Three recent releases […]

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  • The Best of Record Store Day: Bill Evans, Behind the Dikes

    One of the leading music business stories of the 21st century is the continued discovery, sonic restoration, and release of previously unknown recordingsโ€”either from the studio or the stage. As the constant advance in digital technology has reclaimed live tapes once thought to be sonically inferior, and refreshed forgotten or leftover studio recordings, record labels,…

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