Dr. Lonnie Smith has released Breathe, the third new Blue Note album by legendary Hammond…
Guitarist Greg Skaff, a familiar face on the New York organ-trio scene, has released his…
A legendary soul, funk and R&B outfit’s 50th-anniversary celebration; a bandleader’s love letter to his…
Vocalist Sting has a duet rendition with Herbie Hancock of the popular jazz standard “My…
Genre-defying instrumentalists, vanguard vocalists and jazz legends are among the nominees for the 63rd Annual…
As a progenitor of progressive soul-jazz, saxophonist Gary Bartz has influenced generations of jazz and…
The members of the Brazilian jazz and funk trio Azymuth started out as session players…
In a cry from the heart, Adrian Younge has crafted an intensely personal work that…
Facing rejection in his native Brazil, ahead-of-his-time pianist and bossa nova pioneer João Donato moved…
Vibraphonist Roy Ayers was at the vanguard of 1970s soul-jazz. His deeply sensual albums with…
A seminal figure on the bossa nova scene, vocalist and composer Marcos Valle is celebrated…
Multi-instrumentalist Brian Jackson was a key collaborator of the late Gil Scott-Heron. Both compositionally and…
As opposed to recordings by Milt Jackson or Lionel Hampton, Roy Ayers’ music is less…
Saxophonist Gary Bartz has been communicating themes of Black liberation, unity and universal love for…
Musician-producers Muhammad and Younge assembled their group The Midnight Hour in 2013, but they put…
Finding inspiration during challenging times can be difficult for any artist. But trumpeter and composer…
Guitarist and composer Lyle Workman has enjoyed a long and varied career. His résumé is…
At the age of 30, tenor saxophonist Chad Lefkowitz-Brown has toured the world and performed…
South Korean native Jihye Lee enjoyed success as an indie pop singer in her homeland.…