Melt Yourself Down

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…

Jorja Smith’s contribution comes with a video that she calls “a tribute to all the people who have paved the way for Black empowerment and freedom.”

PJ Harvey, Ryan Adams and Future Islands headline this festival which takes place in Wales in August.

The “Top Albums of 2016” lists keep coming…