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 ...

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 ...

April is Jazz Appreciation Month, the perfect time to explore the surprising connections jazz legends like John Coltrane and ...

Chicago opera is, inexplicably, hibernating this winter — the city hosts no staged productions until mid-March, with Lyric Opera’s “La bohème.” Thankfully, other groups aren’t following suit. In fact, ...

First, here is the full list of songs that will be on the Midnight Jazz: Final Fantasy IX album, complete with information about who’s handling each arrangement of the Nobuo Uematsu tracks and the ...

On International Jazz Day today, a look at the journey of the genre, along with a compilation of the most iconic songs ever ...

Happy Jazz Appreciation Month, a fitting time for music critics to name their pick for the greatest jazz song of all time.

The most compelling releases of the year reimagined hip-hop tracks, deep-rooted collaborations and longstanding inspirations. By Hank Shteamer In a year that saw the deaths of two leading drummers, ...