The thing that all these jazz albums have in common is their amazing listenability, music you can enjoy for years and never get bored. At least I haven't been. Ballantine just moved to the East Coast ...

It may be coincidence, or just a reflection of my own state of mind, that this dreadful year’s list of favorite jazz albums leans toward the meditative, the balladic, the Romantic, sometimes the Zen, ...

As an elder statesmen of jazz, Phil Woods feels more comfortable on a stage than in front of a classroom. That doesn't mean he's got nothing to teach. At 73, the saxophonist still has the skills young ...

Kamasi Washington has been the go-to saxophone player for everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Herbie Hancock, and Washington's own band has produced some of today's most vital jazz. He recently released ...

Former US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, 75, releases a new jazz album, 'Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace,' produced by esperanza ...

All six albums feature influences from Middle Eastern, African, and Asian traditional music. They are all very visual in that they conjure up exotic vistas and locations. These six jazz thrillers from ...

Named in part for Johnny Dunn’s pioneering Jazz Hounds, the group channels each member’s heritage into vivid performances that honor the complex, cosmopolitan roots of Black popular music in the early ...

Spanning the late ’50s through early ’60s, these albums capture pivotal creative moments from some of the genre’s most revered figures. The Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter titles mark the first titles ...

And this week, EDWINS is bringing in 31-year-old California-born jazz vocalist Gabrielle Cavasssa who is releasing her second album, and her first for Blue Note records, this week, titled Diavola.

Even if you aren’t actively seeking out jazz, it’s inescapable. It directly informs so much hip hop and electronic music, and we frequently hear it popping up in punk, metal, and indie rock too. It ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Here are my Top 10 jazz/improv albums of 2024. Each of them made my life a little better this year, and I’m hoping they might do the same for you.