Jyoti

The drummer and producer recently released an instrumental jazz album with Madlib, and his 2020 favorites include albums from Freddie Gibbs and Alchemist, Busta Rhymes, Black Thought, Big Sean, Jyoti, and more.

NYC record store Other Music may be gone but we've got year-end lists from 20 of their staff members.

Longtime BrooklynVegan contributor Fred Pessaro's 2020 faves include Griselda, Eternal Champion, Jeff Parker, Chubby & the Gang, Bib, The Spits, Geld, Jyoti, Mary Lattimore, and more...

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...

NPR's Top 50 Albums includes some of the ones we've been seeing on many of these end-of-year lists, but NPR always has its own flavor.

This week's Notable Releases include Angel Olsen's bare-bones acoustic album, thrashy death metallers Necrot's sophomore triumph, NYC jazz vet Alan Braufman's inspired return, and more...

Listen to new songs by Jorja Smith, A$AP Ferg/Nicki MInaj, Laura Veirs, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Ela Minus, Tobacco, Black Marble (Robert Palmer cover), and more.

New songs by Megan Thee Stallion, 6LACK, City Girls, MIKE, Georgia Anne Muldrow, JPEGMAFIA, Denzel Curry, Usher, Big Boi, and more...

Listen to new songs by Venomous Concept, Georgia Anne Muldrow, 6LACK, Crickets (Le Tigre, Faith No More), Burt Bacharach, Crack Cloud, and more...

Our April 2020 playlist includes tracks by Matt Berninger, Phoebe Bridgers, Perfume Genius, Jason Isbell, Neil Young, The 1975, Hayley Williams, Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist, Ka, Standing on the Corner, Cut Copy, slowthai & Kenny Beats, Protomartyr, Jeff Rosenstock, Owen Pallett, Deerhoof and more.