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Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1998
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Track By Track: Brian Simpson & Steve Oliver, “Unified” Exclusive Album Stream
Guitarist/vocalist Steve Oliver and pianist Brian Simpson are two of the biggest names in contemporary…
Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1997
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Billy Cobham Revisits a ‘70s Classic with Crosswinds Project
As part of his year-long 75th birthday celebration, super-drummer Billy Cobham rolled into New York’s…
Jazz Travelogue: Exploring Identity at Jazzfest Berlin
Identity and jazz, for me, go hand in hand. Much of my own discovery of this music was shaped by racial and familial-like ties to its artists, many of whom became the mothers and fathers I never had. But the connection goes far deeper than I had imagined.
House of Glass: Aaron Diehl Interprets the Work of Philip Glass on New Album ‘The Vagabond’
Back in the late ‘60s, it wasn’t unusual for jazz fans to own an album…
Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1996
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
In Memoriam: Jazz Artists We Lost in 2019
The final days of 2019 offer a moment to reflect on the year in jazz.…
JAZZIZ Backstage Pass: Confidentially L.A. with Aubrey Logan
Our guest on the podcast today is trombonist and vocalist Aubrey Logan. Aubrey is a…
Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1995
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
JAZZIZ Backstage Pass: Track by Track with Bria Skonberg
Trumpeter, vocalist and composer Bria Skonberg joins the podcast to walk us through her latest…
10 Albums You Need to Know: Online Editors’ Picks 2019
With the year’s end fast approaching, JAZZIZ’s digital content editor Brian Zimmerman and website editor…
Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1994
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Vinyl Watch, December 2019: Miles Davis, Mal Waldron & More
Vinyl is back! Each month on “Vinyl Watch,” we list some of the most noteworthy…
JAZZIZ Critics’ Picks Playlist: The Best Songs of 2019
Our Critics’ List 2019 playlist collects all the songs we couldn’t stop spinning in 2019. With more than 80 tracks, it’s more than enough music to keep you swinging from now to New Year’s Eve. Enjoy.
Q&A, Derel Monteith: The Unbearable Lightness of Jazz
North Carolina-born pianist/composer Derel Monteith showcases two sides of his artistic personality as well as…
JAZZIZ Music from the Magazine Playlist: Winter 2019-’20
Our Winter 2019-’20 issue, which is available in print and digital versions now, casts all eyes on…
Introducing The Sanborn Sessions – Episode 1: Kandace Springs
JAZZIZ is proud to partner with six-time GRAMMY Award-winning saxophonist David Sanborn to present Sanborn…
One LP Portrait: Charles McPherson
The One LP Project is a unique and critically acclaimed series of portraits and interviews…