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Jazz

Art Ensemble of Chicago

Read the AmeriGrove article on Jazz, written by Mark Tucker and Travis A. Jackson.

Art Ensemble of Chicago, 1993. JazzSign/Lebrecht Music and Arts.

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Sir George Grove

Photo of Sir George Grove

Read the article on Sir George Grove, who was born 200 years ago this month.

© National Portrait Gallery London

July 2020 Update

We are pleased to have added 2 new articles, 1 new image, 47 revised entries, and refreshed data for 6 entries for this site update. Read more about the changes.

Concert in the Egg painting by Hieronymus Bosch

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Close up of a conductor hand with sheet music in the background

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JULY 30, 2020

What's new in July 2020

We are pleased to have added 2 new articles, 1 new image, 47 revised entries, and refreshed data for 6 entries for this site update.

JUNE 30, 2020

What's new in June 2020

We are pleased to have added 3 new articles, 12 new images, 67 revised entries, and refreshed data for 4 entries for this site update.

MAY 29, 2020

What's new in May 2020

We are pleased to have added 1 new article, 92 revised entries, and refreshed data for 31 entries for this site update.

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