It didn't turn to jazz until the late 1980's but has made up for the later entry by releasing a horn of plenty recording of top mainstream jazz artists. Even when they decided to try jazz, they were ...

Composer, author and still-active jazz musician Mark Harvey details all of these developments (and more) in a profusely illustrated, exhaustively annotated 80-page book that accompanies The Boston ...

On the third release from its ongoing reissue series, the BBE label continues to excavate the hidden wonders of Japan’s post-WWII jazz scene. Save this story Save this story One of the many ...

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970) Between the first two electric albums Miles Davis recorded, this one and In A Silent Way (1969), for many jazz rock fans, it is hard to distinguish which one had ...

Jun 03, 2024 Web Exclusive By Hays Davis Founded in 1969, Black Jazz Records was formed as an alternative to earlier jazz, with a roster comprised solely of African American artists and a focus on ...

The Essential Jazz Albums of 2024 This year's unmissable jazz releases came in two flavors: ... Like Collier, a couple of these artists dropped two releases, bringing our total here up to 10 albums.

Jazz is jumping up, for sure — though not always where you expect it to, and certainly not in any predictable form. Some of the artists below wouldn’t call the music they make jazz at all.