jazz

Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings, Tom Skinner & more pay tribute to Miles Davis on new album 'London Brew'

A bunch of musicians from in and around the current UK jazz scene have come together for London Brew, a new album inspired by Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew…

10 Great Jazz Albums from 2022

From Makaya McCraven to two Shabaka Hutchings projects to Ezra Collective to Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn, here are 10 jazz albums not to miss from this year…

12 Great Jazz Albums from 2021

From Floating Points/Pharoah Sanders and Nala Sinephro’s ambient jazz excursions, to Sons of Kemet and Damon Locks’ Afrobeat-infused compositions, to Emma-Jean Thackray’s electro-funk-psych-jazz opus, here are some the jazz albums that stood out to us most this year…

15 Great Jazz Albums of 2020

Though jazz never went away, the past few years have seen a serious jazz renaissance that continues to grow and intersect with hip hop, electronic music, and more. Here are 15 of this year’s jazz albums that we strongly recommend…

NYC's Jazz Standard has closed permanently due to COVID

“While our physical doors may be shut, our passion to serve and entertain lives on and we are optimistic about the future and writing the next chapter of Jazz Standard.“

Christian Scott, Sons of Kemet, Makaya McCraven & more on Adult Swim's new jazz compilation

”A compilation seemed like an opportunity to bring jazz more into the spotlight, as well as to introduce our audience to some modern currents in the jazz scene,” said Adult Swim’s Luke Rhodes, who spearheaded this very cool comp…

Budos Band prep 'Long in the Tooth', made us a horn-heavy playlist

Budos Band, the horn-fueled NYC group that incorporate everything from Fela-influenced afrobeat to Sabbath-style riffage into their sound, release new album Long in the Tooth in October via Daptone.

Sun Ra Arkestra prep first LP in 20 years, share "Seductive Fantasy" (video by Chad Vangaalen)

Led by the great Marshall Allen (who just turned 96 last month), the Sun Ra Arkestra have announced their first album in 20 years…

jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney has died "from complications of COVID-19"

Jazz great and trumpeter Wallace Roney, who studied under Miles Davis and played with Art Blakey and more, died today from complications from COVID-19. He was 59.

John & Alice Coltrane's NY home named 'National Treasure' -- go visit!

Visiting the Coltrane home and graves in Long Island couldn’t be easier. Meanwhile, check out our new photos of both historical sites.
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