The metal guitarist found rebirth and rejuvenation when he overheard a John Coltrane album being remastered in a nearby ...

Four of 2024’s standout jazz albums came from saxophonists Immanuel Wilkins, 27, Charles McPherson, 85, Charles Lloyd, 86, and Marshall Allen, 100.

The tradition of smartly-annotated jazz albums is a long one — and another of the many things George Avakian is known for. On the eve of this year's Grammy Awards, the famed record producer ...

Even when a jazz group exhibits a certain amount of wit — think of the Bad Plus in their original incarnation, the version that covered “Smells Like Teen Spirit”; or Mostly Other People Do ...

In 1996, on The Art of the Trio, Vol. 1, an album that otherwise consists of original pieces and jazz standards, he strung out an adventurous, sprightly cover of “Blackbird.” ...

The "red hot" in the title comes from this album's cover photograph. A lovely model with bright red attire worked with Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond to provide the visual nightclub perspective. The ...

Hot Tuna Steady As She Goes Red House 2011 Singer and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen's last solo album, River Of Time (Red House, 2009), sounded more than a little like a vintage Hot Tuna album, so it's ...

Best New Recordings 1. David Sanford Big Band, A Prayer for Lester Bowie A Prayer for Lester Bowie is the most adventurous big band album I’ve heard in long time, a combination of jazz, avant ...

L.A. artist Gary Cannone created a gag album cover five years ago featuring conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner. That parody has grown into book, prints and a new art show at Arcana Books.

86! 85! 100! No, those aren’t the cadenced numbers an NFL quarterback calls out just before the ball is hiked in a game. Rather, they are the ages of three storied jazz saxophonists — Charles ...