There’s no shortage of ideas, or personality, in Ted Rosenthal’s new album, Classics Reimagined: Impromp2. Ted Rosenthal has long occupied a unique place at the intersection of jazz and classical music. #JazzSky #JazzMusic #Jazz #Music www.paris-move.com/reviews/ted-...

Through her vocals and storytelling, seven-time Grammy-nominated jazz artist Nnenna Freelon turned the stage at UNC's Sonja Haynes Stone Center into a conversation about loss and diversity. #JazzSky #JazzMusic #Jazz #Music dailytarheel.com/article/life...

Live Jazz, from Smalls Jazz Club, Steve Nelson / Vibraphone Rick Germanson / Piano Kiyoshi Kitagawa / Bass Charles Goold / Drums For the complete Smalls and Mezzrow archive visit www.smallslive.com Smalls Jazz Club - 11/11/2025 #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic youtube.com/live/SLFS634...

Vocalist Kandace Springs discusses her latest album with Brian Pace and what Billie Holiday means to her. She also reflects on some of her musical influences as well as her career. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic youtube.com/watch?v=wTZh...

The nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards are in, with plenty to smile about for the worlds of jazz, blues and beyond. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic downbeat.com/news/detail/...

No other group in jazz, past or present, sounds quite like Mary Halvorson’s Amaryllis. A septet that places her guitar within a shifting matrix. About Ghosts is the group’s latest album. The Late Set with Josh Jackson & Nate Chinen. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.wrti.org/podcast/late...

There are legends in jazz — and then there’s Sonny Rollins. They call him the Saxophone Colossus, and for good reason. For nearly nine decades, Rollins has set the gold standard for what it means to be a true improviser. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.wabe.org/an-interview...

Jazz Is a Four Letter Word by Grammy Award-winning artist, producer, and composer Nicholas Payton, with Esperanza Spalding and Karriem Riggins, will have you feeling like you are front row at a private after-hours jam session. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.wclk.com/2025-11-11/n...

For Loren Schoenberg, the musician, the scholar, the seeker, this latest project, he has brought back to life the long-lost arrangements Eddie Sauter wrote for vibraphonist Red Norvo. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.paris-move.com/reviews/lore...

At the Tiny Desk, Pianist and composer Kris Davis and her trio turns her layered compositions into a mosaic of emotional expression. Kris Davis: piano Robert Hurst: bass Johnathan Blake: drums #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV4o...

On the lookout for new jazz? Here’s the JazzWax monthly roundup of freshly released albums that are worth a listen: #JazzSky #JazzMusic #Jazz #Music open.substack.com/pub/marcmyer...

With the rise of stereo sound in the late 1950s, many record labels and producers sought to widen theLP’s audio dimensions. One of these albums was The Trombones, Inc. Recorded for Warner Bros in December 1958. #JazzSky #JazzMusic #Jazz #Music open.substack.com/pub/marcmyer...

Saxophonist, composer and bandleader Kamasi Washington joins Terence Blanchard to discuss his early obsession with anime, working with Kendrick Lamar, DJ Battlecat’ss influence on his sound, and future projects. #JazzSky #JazzMusic #Jazz #Music youtube.com/watch?v=JLea...

Concert review of Larry Goldings on Hammond B-3 organ, Peter Bernstein on guitar, and Bill Stewart on drums, performing in New York at the Smoke Jazz & Supper Club. This trio first played at Smoke, 30 years ago. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.allaboutjazz.com/goldings-ber...

Charles Lloyd latest recording “Figure in Blue” feels like a summation—a deeply felt meditation on the artists and traditions that have shaped his sound. He is joined by Jason Moran on piano and guitarist Marvin Sewell. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.allaboutjazz.com/figure-in-bl...

Tenorists, flutists, and composers Anna Webber and Angela Morris return with their co-led 19-piece big band, taking listeners on an imaginative journey through their creative lens. Unseparate, their second album in five years. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic jazztrail.net/blog/webber-...

Ray Drummond, a first-call bassist who appeared on hundreds of albums as a sideman since his arrival on the New York scene in 1977, as well as more than 10 recordings as a leader or co-leader, died Nov. 1 at age 78. #JazzSky #JazzMusic #Jazz #Music downbeat.com/news/detail/...

Jazz bassist, composer and educator Ray Drummond died on November 1, 2025 at the age of 78. Drummond can be heard on hundreds of albums as both a leader and a sideman. #JazzSky #JazzMusic #Jazz #Music www.wbgo.org/music/2025-1...

If you want to hear a jazz album that’s surely going to win a Grammy this year, put on Charles Lloyd’s Figure in Blue (Blue Note). Released in October. #JazzSky #JazzMusic #Jazz #Music open.substack.com/pub/marcmyer...

Jack DeJohnette: 7 Essential Recordings Originally a pianist, Jack DeJohnette, who died on Sunday at 83, gained recognition in the mid-1960s for fluid, expansive drumming for the saxophonist and flutist Charles Lloyd. #JazzSky #JazzMusic #Jazz #Music www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...

Trumpeter, educator Etienne Charles is interviewed by Brian Pace, about his critically acclaimed album "Gullah Roots" released on Culture Shock Records. Etienne reflects on recording this project and why it meant so much to him. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3DY...

Clifford Brown was only 25 when he died in a car accident in 1956, yet the rich body of work he left behind sealed his reputation as one of the greatest trumpet players who ever lived. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/clif...

Jack DeJohnette: First and Last Jack DeJohnette, a high-energy drummer who favored emotional abstraction, peppered distraction and percussive force to stand out in virtually any jazz setting, died on Oct. 26. He was 83. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.jazzwax.com/p/jack-dejoh...

Roundtable conversation with Gary Chapin, Andrew Choate, and Lee Rice Epstein about the new Burning Ambulance release of Anthony Braxton Quartet “bootlegs,” Quartet (England) 1985. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.freejazzblog.org/2025/10/anth...

Singer and composer, Cécile McLorin Salvant has explored Haitian folk music, jazz standards, blues, and original composition, gaining Grammy nominations and MacArthur Genius grant along the way. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.wgbh.org/music/jazz/2...

Born into jazz royalty, Roger Glenn was raised firstly in New York City then Englewood, NJ, by his father, swing-era trombonist and vibraphonist Tyree Glenn, his mother Gloria, who introduced him to the Latin music. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic downbeat.com/site/fcd/my-...

Brandon Woody one of the most heralded young trumpeter-bandleaders in jazz, sat down with The Late Set, to talk about his career and his 2025 Blue Note debut, For the Love of It All. #JazzSky #JazzMusic #Jazz #Music youtube.com/watch?v=oyo8...

Amid the great unrest of 1968, a teenage jazz fan brought pianist Thelonious Monk to Palo Alto to play a concert. This is the story of how it happened. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/palo...

Ben Goldberg, a prolific and influential Berkeley-based clarinetist and composer, took over the West Oakland performance space Wyldflowr Arts, presenting two different bands and a solo opening set each night. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.sfcv.org/articles/rev...

Jack DeJohnette, Revered Jazz Drummer, Dies at 83. Endowed with spectacular range, he played with Miles Davis, led New Directions and Special Edition, and spent decades with Keith Jarrett’s Standards Trio. #JazzSky #JazzMusic #Jazz #Music www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...

Saxophonist Nicole Glover possesses a singular voice on her instrument, and has emerged as one of the most exciting musicians of her generation. Along with her distinct sound comes a distinct story, one shaped by challenges, detours. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.wbgo.org/show/jazz-ni...

The Crusaders had not been simply a 1970s incarnation, having recorded their first album in 1961 for Pacific Jazz, going on to release a further 15 albums before the decade was over. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/redi...

As a duo, Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour—who also happen to be best friends—chatted with KNKX about their close collaboration, which blossomed in LA's jazz clubs, the studio session scene and a party hosted by Sérgio Mendes. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.knkx.org/podcast/stud...

Pianist Red Garland recorded the album Can’t See for Lookin’ in 1958, with Paul Chambers on bass and Art Taylor on drums. Prestige didn’t release the LP until 1963, probably because he recorded six albums for the label in ‘58. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.jazzwax.com/p/red-garlan...

Michelle Zeto, Geoffrey Himes, and Rob Shepherd have each built careers in music journalism and broadcasting. The conversation explores the role of critics as translators, and the rise of playlist culture. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic thebuzzthejjapodcast.buzzsprout.com/1956242/epis...

The big band that had the greatest impact on orchestral jazz, swing and dance music in the post-war years was led by Count Basie. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.jazzwax.com/p/videos-why...

If you started listening to jazz and buying LPs in the early 1970s, you probably remember Muse Records, with its black lyre logo. Founded by Joe Fields in 1972. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.jazzwax.com/p/the-return...

John Coltrane bought his first house, at 1511 N. 33rd Street in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, in the spring of 1952. He lived there, creating some of his earliest known work, until 1958, when he moved to New York. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.wrti.org/arts-desk/20...

An interview with Chad Taylor, the highly regarded drummer and percussionist, about his prolific year of performances and recordings, and his duties as Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic jazztimes.com/features/pro...

This was, no question, a night of great jazz. But, as Brad Mehldau’s on-stage reference to “our tour here in our troubled republic” hinted, it was also something more ambitious — and ultimately, more healing. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic timesofsandiego.com/arts/2025/10...

Few would associate the popular jazz singer-songwriter Madeleine Peyroux with the stereotype of the starving artist. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.knkx.org/podcast/stud...

Herbie Hancock, the visionary composer and keyboardist's quintet reveled in sonic landscapes old and new. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.memphisflyer.com/herbie-hanco...

Patricia Brennan, a rare and vibrant force behind the vibraphone, returns with a multi-layered experimental work involving both a jazz quintet and a string quartet. Of The Near and Far thrives on curiosity, courage, and invention. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic jazztrail.net/blog/patrici...

In 1964, Getz and Gilberto brought bossa nova to the American masses with their collaborative album Getz/Gilberto, and then the rest of the world, though everyone was well behind what had already transpired in Brazil #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

Puerto Rican saxophonist and composer Miguel Zénon reunites his long-standing quartet for a new album recorded live at New York’s Village Vanguard—an event marking the group’s 20th anniversary. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic jazztrail.net/blog/miguel-...

Bret Primack, who for years was known as the Jazz Video Guy, talks about his love for Coltrane and why the saxophonist’s music had such an impact on his life and his new book: #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.jazzwax.com/p/how-coltra...

During its illustrious 80-year career, the Blue Note label has had its fair share of groundbreaking artists. Here are 12 underrated Blue Note musicians that deserve their place in the sun. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/unde...

Saxophonist Mark Turner’s new release ‘Reflections on the Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man’ includes the quintet of trumpeter Jason Palmer, David Virelles on piano and synthesizers, Matt Brewer on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic ukjazznews.com/mark-turner-...

Christian McBride and Brad Mehldau made it to the top of their game together, each helping the other rise from promising talent in early '90s New York City to modern king of the bass and piano, respectively. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.allaboutjazz.com/christian-mc...

Turn It Up!, the latest recording by organist Mike LeDonne's superb and long-lived Groover Quartet, is actually a two- CD set that reprises concert sessions recorded twenty years apart. #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.allaboutjazz.com/turn-it-up-m...