Aaron Diehl, "Space, Time, Continuum"

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Aaron Diehl, the 29-year-old jazz pianist, has toured with Wynton Marsalis, appeared at major jazz festivals and shown off his classical training by performing works by Philip Glass. For his new album, Mr. Diehl made an unusual choice for a rising artist: He decided to feature two men in their 80s.

Mr. Diehl said the decision to collaborate with 86-year-old tenor saxophonist Benny Golson and 85-year-old baritone saxophonist Joe Temperley was about more than paying tribute to jazz’s history and two of the genre’s legends. The age gap between Mr. Diehl and his guests suits the theme of “Space, Time, Continuum,” which will be released this month on Mack Avenue Records.

“A lot of times we look at jazz in eras,” Mr. Diehl said in a recent interview at a Harlem restaurant a few blocks from his home. “How can we not keep those eras separate and think of the language as one complete continuum? It’s all interrelated and it’s all evolutionary.”

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(Article title: Aaron Diehl, a Piano Prodigy, Taps Jazz Legends)

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