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Doreen Ketchens: from the conservatory to the street, and back again

June 4, 2025June 20, 2025 Dan Emerson3254

By Dan Emerson At the 2024 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, clarinetist and bandleader Doreen Ketchens finished her set in the Economy Hall tent and announced her next gig: […]

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JazzMN Orchestra Celebrates the Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra May 21st

May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 Dan Emerson6905

by Dan Emerson Decades after its heyday, the award-winning Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra is fondly remembered by jazz fans and musicians for its bold, singular sound – and for holding […]

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