It may be coincidence, or just a reflection of my own state of mind, that this dreadful year’s list of favorite jazz albums leans toward the meditative, the balladic, the Romantic, sometimes the Zen, ...

If there’s one genre that rivals country music for the most quintessentially American art form, it’s jazz. And, historically, the genres share a lot more common ground than you might think. One could ...

Looking For Someone; The Knife (Part 1); The Musical Box; For Absent Friends; Watcher Of The Skies; Time Table; Can-Utility And The Coastliners; Dancing With The Moonlit Knight; I Know What I Like (In ...

One Step Beyond; Denis; Ready Steady Go; No More Heroes; The Sound Of The Suburbs; God Save The Queen; Death Disco; Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't 've)?; On My Radio; A Message To ...

Rising young talents and revered veterans helped take jazz to a multitude of exciting new destinations in 2025. But the most notable debut album of the year, the aptly titled “New Dawn,” came from a ...

Brass instruments gleamed under the stage lights as people shuffled into the Missouri Theatre on Wednesday and eagerly took their seats for a performance that was several months in the making. It was ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After much consternation, I’ve managed to pare down a long list of fine jazz-improv recordings from 2025 to a top 10. So, apologies to Marshall Allen, The ...