That's our best bet now. I'm witnessing this, a refusal to be jaded or maudlin, in some of my favorite jazz albums and performances of 2021. Jamael Dean's Primordial Waters delivers us into the ...

Here's my shortlist of the best hip-hop podcasts of the year, along with the albums ... out in 2021 — on the surface they are all so disparate. There is Arturo O'Farrill's bold Latin jazz ...

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.

Well, that’s the pianist’s personal quest; the saxophonist wants to be the greatest jazz musician on earth, and the drummer just wants to play music with his friends. The interactions between ...

experimented within and outside jazz. Best of all, some of the more avant-garde musicians seemed to find value in sculpting their music like a potter with clay, trimming away the excess, shaping a ...

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The country singer’s compilation album showcases the best of his genre-blending sound ... and Ron Carter, the jazz saxophonist’s 1970 album is soulful, funky, and full of life.

Rather, they are the ages of three storied jazz saxophonists — Charles Lloyd, Charles McPherson and Sun Ra Arkestra leader Marshall Allen — who each released standout albums this year.

Second, this was an unbelievable year for archival releases. There were so many that were packed with superb music. That’s too much of an understatement: these albums have some of the greatest ...

Jamie xx might be best known ... of ‘100 cult albums to hear before you die’ when asked in 2018, or that he would make such a left-field pick. Fresh from the last leg of his ‘I See You’ tour with The ...