Shabaka Hutchings

This week's Notable Releases include St. Vincent's ode to the 1970s, J. Cole's latest, Sons of Kemet's guest-filled Afrobeat/jazz hybrid, Jorja Smith's stop-gap project, and more...

Lead single ”Hustle” features Kojey Radical and Lianne La Havas.

'More Energy Fields, Current' arrives in May via International Anthem.

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...

The Le Guess Who? "ON" streaming festival features original programming, video of past LGW? performances, film screenings and other video content curated by past performers like John Dwyer of the Oh Sees, SUUNS, and The Bug, new interviews and more. It's all free.

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.”

Makaya McCraven is releasing 'Universal Beings E&F Sides' -- 14 previously unreleased tracks from the original 'Universal Beings' sessions -- alongside a documentary on the beloved 2018 album.

Shabaka Hutchings has been busy with Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming lately, and he'll return to Shabaka & the Ancestors in 2020...

Jazz is in the midst of a renaissance, and there are plenty of artists making innovative music that you don't need a jazz degree to appreciate. Here are five of them playing NYC (and other cities) this summer and fall...

The Comet Is Coming, the space rock-tinged jazz trio led by Shabaka Hutchings (who also leads Sons of Kemet and Shabaka and the Ancestors) -- and also featuring keyboardist Dan Leavers and drummer Max Hallett -- released their great sophomore album Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery this pas…