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Roy Ayers tribute

Roy Ayers wrote the jazz-funk manual

A tribute to the late jazz legend

Roy Ayers

R.I.P. jazz legend Roy Ayers

The multi-instrumentalist and jazz-funk icon has died at 84

best Jeff Parker albums - beginner's guide

A Beginner’s Guide to the eclectic jazz of Jeff Parker

Where to begin with the prolific, innovative jazz guitarist

Marshall Allen New Dawn review

Marshall Allen : New Dawn

At 100, the leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra makes a stellar debut

Yazz Ahmed A Paradise in the Hold review

Yazz Ahmed – A Paradise in the Hold

The London-based jazz artist and bandleader takes inspiration from her Bahraini heritage on her ambitious, masterful new album

best protest jazz albums

10 Essential Protest Jazz Albums

Remember when we heard that punk will be “good” again, whatever that means? Well, perhaps…

Ambrose Akinmusire Honey from a Winter Stone review

Ambrose Akinmusire : Honey From a Winter Stone

The jazz trumpeter and bandleader’s latest is rife with cinematic heft and rhapsodic intensity

Ebo Taylor Jazz Is Dead review

Ebo Taylor, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad : Jazz Is Dead 022

In a 2024 conversation during Jazz Is Dead‘s L.A. Philharmonic residency, label co-founder and hip-hop…

Joe McPhee I'm Just Say'n review

Joe McPhee : I’m Just Say’n

The free jazz legend collaborates with Mats Gustafsson on a set of spoken-word pieces with stories from throughout his career

Marshall Allen

Sun Ra Arkestra leader Marshall Allen announces debut solo album, New Dawn

Marshall Allen, bandleader of the Sun Ra Arkestra, has announced his debut solo album at…

the best jazz albums of 2024

The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2024

Our 20 favorite records from veteran players and young lions alike

Jeff Parker The Way Out of Easy review

Jeff Parker ETA IVtet : The Way Out of Easy

A set of live-recorded minimalist meditations from a masterful jazz ensemble

Nubya Garcia Odyssey review

Nubya Garcia : Odyssey

The London saxophonist raises the bar on her sophomore album

Alabaster dePlume

Alabaster dePlume announces Prologue to a Blade, EP and poetry book

Both projects precede a larger project due next year

Jeff Parker The Way Out of Easy review

Jeff Parker ETA IVtet announces new live album, The Way Out of Easy

Jazz guitarist’s 2023 performance is due out on November 22

Anna Butterss Mighty Vertebrate review

Anna Butterss : Mighty Vertebrate

The prolific bassist delivers a versatile and endlessly creative solo album of unpredictable jazz fusion

Not Not Jazz

Rock Docs Podcast: Not Not Jazz with guest Josh Frisch of Dad Rocks Podcast

A chat about the Medeski, Martin & Wood documentary with a little bit of entertaining confusion for good measure

most anticipated albums of fall 2024 - Nala Sinephro

Nala Sinephro : Endlessness

The ambient jazz artist crafts a more dynamic journey of highs, lows and recurring cycles