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

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 ...

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

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.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.