Jazz @ the Ten Spot

July 28, 2010 | NPR · The jazz critic of NPR's Fresh Air literally wrote the book on Dutch jazz. He remembers the freewheeling, self-taught saxophonist and bandleader from Amsterdam whose penchant for stage humor was entertaining and iconic.

July 28, 2010 | NPR · Washington, D.C. is a weird place to hold a free jazz festival. But the first annual New Atlantis Festival brought solid crowds and stellar performances from Sabir Mateen, Joe Morris, Weasel Walter and more.

July 28, 2010 | NPR · Dutch composer, saxophonist, bass clarinetist and bandleader Willem Breuker died in Amsterdam last Friday. He was 65. Breuker led his own big band while also composing music for films, theater and classical ensembles. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead looks back at Breuker, who he says helped shape and define modern Dutch music.

July 27, 2010 | NPR · Another jazz album review on the influential music website, another rave with a slightly incommensurate score. Here's an open letter directed toward Pitchfork's jazz coverage -- or, really, what passes for it.

July 27, 2010 | NPR · Marc Myers suspects that jazz may not survive the current generation of digital native music listeners, with their iTunes libraries, their short attention spans for music and their multitasking. He suspects wrong, and here's why.