Vocalist Tierney Sutton is a master of jazz storytelling known for her ability to use…
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JAZZIZ Backstage Pass: 10 Albums You Need to Know for March 2019
In this podcast, JAZZIZ Backstage Pass host Brian Zimmerman is joined by online editor Matt…
Q&A with Karl Denson: Blues of Communication
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe released their first album in five years, Gnomes and Badgers, on…
The Ultimate Sonny Rollins Playlist
To skip the intro and jump straight to the playlist, click here. Sonny Rollins is…
Celebrate International Women’s Day with These All-Female Ensembles
Today is International Women’s Day, a day for celebrating women’s achievement, raising awareness against bias…
A Short History of… The Legend of Buddy Bolden
Jazz, obviously, did not originate from one single personality, yet Buddy Bolden seems to have…
10 Jazz Releases You Need to Know About: Record Store Day 2019
Record Store Day, the internationally celebrated day of vinyl records dedicated to supporting local independent…
Playing the Changes: Cyrille Aimee Finds Solace in Sondheim and the Jungle
Cyrille Aimée had been in the wilderness. There’s nothing metaphorical about that statement. When I…
Volcanic Activity: Paquito D’Rivera Embraces a New Adventure
Since his emergence in 1970s Havana as a member of the groundbreaking fusion band Irakere,…
Making Time: The Many Roles of Andrew Cyrille
While his name has not always been the most prominent on album covers, and his vision not always the guiding light for sessions, Cyrille has been making other artists sound better for nearly 60 years.
JAZZIZ Hear & Now Playlist: New Orleans
The tunes on this playlist bring the heat from different directions, but there’s one thing they have in common: an uncanny ability to make you get out of your seat and wiggle your bottom.
35 Years of Art for Your Eyes and Ears
Our focus on visual excellence attracted a talented assemblage of contributing writers, illustrators, designers and editors, all of whom helped to mold this publication into what it is today.
Catherine Russell “You Can’t Pull the Wool Over My Eyes” Video Premiere
Vocalist Catherine Russell’s seventh album as a leader, Alone Together, is out today (March 1)…
Joe Fiedler: Swinging Down Sesame Street
Joe Fiedler knows better than anyone that there’s more than one way to get to…
The Touring Life: Travel Tips and Road Stories from Randy Brecker
Trumpeter Randy Brecker reminisces about his life as a road warrior, and offers some tips for those of us aspiring toward our own jazz travels.
JAZZIZ Backstage Pass: Snarky Puppy’s Mike “Maz” Maher
Mike “Maz” Maher is a founding member of the Grammy-nominated band Snarky Puppy, a group that, since its beginnings in 2004, has made it its mission to smash genre walls and steer jazz in new directions.
10 New Jazz Albums You Need to Know About: March 2019
A trailblazer’s first album of unreleased material in 22 years; an exploration of the songbooks…
A Short History of … Louis Armstrong and the Vipers
In the ’20s and ’30s, marijuana was the jazz world’s drug of choice. Many musicians…
Q&A with Mark de Clive-Lowe: On ‘Heritage,’ House Music & Ayahuasca
Way before crossover jazz became a worldwide phenomenon, keyboardist and producer Mark de Clive-Lowe was busy designing its blueprint.
Dig In: The Essential Electric Miles Playlist
Taken with an open ear and an open mind, the recordings from Miles’ Electric Period offer some of the most breathtakingly beautiful and weirdly exhilarating music of his career.
