Not so long ago, if critically touted jazz musicians put out an album of pop-tune covers, they would be roasted—or at least scrutinized—for “selling out.”This would be particularly true if ...

There's truly no downside to the remarkable Up Swing, as trombonist Robert Edwards crafts an album that appeals to everyone but, in particular, to jazz audiences that prefer the straight-ahead, ...

Musicians both established and up-and-coming stretched themselves in fresh ways over the last year, creating poignant moments of collaboration and challenge. By Hank Shteamer In 2024, jazz ...

A supremely descriptive title, the album finds bassist Ben Wolfe—little known even to aficionados but a staple on the New York jazz scene—leading a standard quartet through 10 tunes of his own ...

Even when a jazz group exhibits a certain amount of wit — think of the Bad Plus in their original incarnation, the version that covered “Smells Like Teen Spirit”; or Mostly Other People Do ...

Marsalis leads a take on Keith Jarrett’s 1974 LP “Belonging,” and Lehman interprets “The Music of Anthony Braxton,” revealing fresh lessons.

Deborah Silver teamed up with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra to record an album of classic rock covers. Produced by Grammy winner and current Rolling Stones drummer Steve Jordan, the album ...

Crockett is not a stranger to the D.C. jazz scene, however, and her new album, Echoes of an Era Redux: My Father’s Record Collection Vol. 1, is her most obvious gesture yet in that direction ...

JAZZ REPUBLIC: TAIWAN, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE FREEDOM OF SWING, the newest album by vocalist ALEXIS COLE, is a big band album featuring the TAIPEI JAZZ ORCHESTRA. It will be released on August 19.

For anyone who loves free-form avant-jazz, Hyphen Dash’s new album, Basement 626, will strike the proverbial experimental chord. Over its 17 tracks, drummer Myshko Birchenko and guitarist/loops ...