Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As I’ve said in a few recent editions of these best-of columns, it’s been a dreadful year for most things but a fine one for music ...
All versions carry the same eight reimagined songs from the series' storied history, including "Heaven," "Last Surprise" and ...
Rising young talents and revered veterans helped take jazz to a multitude of exciting new destinations in 2025. But the most notable debut album of the year, the aptly titled “New Dawn,” came from a ...
Even if you aren’t actively seeking out jazz, it’s inescapable. It directly informs so much hip hop and electronic music, and we frequently hear it popping up in punk, metal, and indie rock too. It ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been a good year for jazz, diverse in every way—styles, influences, tastes, and demographics too. I didn’t aim the list to ...
Jazz in 2026 is flourishing across streaming platforms, critical reviews, and live performance spaces. SmoothJazz.com’s latest rankings showcase a mix of familiar names and newer acts, while leading ...
As befits a music that constantly draws from the past and the present to forge exciting new paths to the future, jazz was in constant motion in 2023. It was a year marked by major triumphs, major ...
2025 was a great year for jazz. Below are my reviews for the year, from established artists like Brad Mehldau, John Scofield, and Celine McLorin Salvant to rising talents like Christian Pabst and ...
The Persona 30th Anniversary Jazz Album will make the jump from digital to physical with vinyl record releases. The post ...
Legendary trumpeter Miles Davis released Kind of Blue in August 1959, leading into the era of 60s improvisational jazz. The album featured Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans ...
As a teenager of 18 in 1970, I was heavily into rock music, The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead. I subscribed to Rolling Stone Magazine and really enjoyed the record ...
It’s officially 2023 year-end list season, and the staff-wide BrooklynVegan list of our favorite albums of the year is just around the corner, but first, here’s a list of 10 jazz albums from this year ...