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Definitives play up ‘musical freedom’

When Matt Murphy started putting together The Definitives a few months ago, he looked for talented musicians, of course. But, beyond that, Murphy searched for players who were versatile and, well, fun to play with.

Club closures, money issues, radio changes affect jazz scene

Dimly cozy, but with a distracting sliver of sunlight slipping through the door on a Saturday afternoon, Henderson’s E-String Grill hosts the Las Vegas Mystery Band, its name owing to the shifting roster of players each month, flapping their jazz chops far from bill-paying gigs at “Jersey Boys” and “The Rat Pack is Back.” Their chops are boppin’, too.