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 turn out this way, but four of the albums' leaders are women, and five ...

Jacob Garchik is a trombonist, composer, and arranger who works in daring formats, such as a full jazz big band but with no rhythm section. Ye Olde’s At the End of Time is the second outing from his ...

The End-of-the-Year lists are upon us once again, and there were some special albums that spun in just-walking-the-dog heavy rotation. Specifically, when plugged into a trusty Walkman, it is the noise ...

Assessing the best jazz albums of any current year could be a tricky affair. The tricky part lies in the term current, as during any given year there is a slew of reissued jazz albums that can ...

From Donald Byrd and Eddie Harris to Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, the OGs of Jazz Funk Laid Down A Blueprint for Jam Jazz ...

I always wanted to write how Miles Davis talked: abrupt, profane, contemptuous, in a stiletto rhythm that jabbed and stung and threw off unexpected sparks of enlightenment and tenderness. Of course, ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After much consternation, I’ve managed to pare down a long list of fine jazz-improv recordings from 2025 to a top 10. So, apologies to Marshall Allen, The ...

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 ...