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 ...

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, ...

Happy Jazz Appreciation Month, a fitting time for music critics to name their pick for the greatest jazz song of all time. Music publisher Primary Wave is sharing its take on the genre’s greatest song ...

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When we think of jazz, we think of instruments — saxophones, pianos, trumpets, trombones, clarinets, bass, drums, and guitars — blending in unpredictable ways to craft listening journeys fit for late ...