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Playlists
Listen to the Lineup: The DC Jazz Festival
Jon Batiste is one of the headliners for the 15th annual DC Jazz Festival, taking…
Celebrate 80 Years of Blue Note with these Exclusive Playlists
Eighty years ago, on January 6, 1939, a German immigrant named Alfred Lion produced his…
The Ultimate Kamasi Washington Playlist
Saxophonist Kamasi Washington first exploded into the pop culture conversation in the mid-2010s, turning heads…
Listen to the Lineup: 2019 International Jazz Day Global Concert
Established by the General Conference of UNESCO in 2011 at the initiative of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock, and recognized by the United Nations General Assembly, International Jazz Day brings together countries and communities worldwide every April 30th to celebrate the art of jazz, highlighting its important role in encouraging dialogue, combating discrimination and promoting human dignity.
The Ultimate Esperanza Spalding Playlist
Esperanza Spalding is among the most groundbreaking of today’s jazz artists, a bassist and vocalist…
JAZZIZ Hear & Now: UK Invasion
JAZZIZ Hear & Now playlists shine a spotlight on jazz scenes around the world, bringing you…
Dig In: The Essential Jazz Guitar Playlist
Join us on a journey through the evolution of jazz guitar, starting with early pioneers like Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt and continuing through to modern masters like Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Julian Lage.
Dinner and a Playlist: Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta and Sumptuous Soul-Jazz
Rich and tangy, this Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta with Arugula is the perfect dish to prepare as you soak in the sounds of our Sumptuous Soul-Jazz playlist,
Sitting In: Songs of the Silver Screen Playlist with the Tierney Sutton Band
Vocalist Tierney Sutton is a master of jazz storytelling known for her ability to use…
The Ultimate Sonny Rollins Playlist
To skip the intro and jump straight to the playlist, click here. Sonny Rollins is…
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.
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.
Sitting In: Joe Locke’s ‘Great Vibes’ Playlist
“I hope this playlist will serve to expose the listener to some lesser-known, but amazingly gifted artists,” says Locke. “Many of the tracks here served to inspire me on my own journey. I’m forever grateful to the great vibes players who created them.”
JAZZIZ Music from the Magazine Playlist: February 2019
The best new music from our February 2019 issue.
Sitting In: Kassa Overall’s Sound of Seattle Playlist
Seattle is a hotbed of jazz, with a hungry, self-reliant young scene that has produced some of today’s most electrifying artists. Here, drummer and Seattle native Kassa Overall shares some of his soundtrack for his hometown.
Sitting In: The Mark de Clive-Lowe Playlist
Our ‘Sitting In’ series invites guest artists to curate playlists for JAZZIZ.com. Today’s featured artist…
Listen to the Lineup: GroundUP Music Fest 2019
The third edition of the GroundUp Music Fest is set to take place Feb. 8-10 on Miami Beach, once again bringing its riveting fusion of jazz, world music, R&B, indie rock and more to the intimate confines of the North Beach Bandshell.
JAZZIZ Time Capsule: 1970s Big Band
This playlists destination: the 1970s, a decade of bell bottoms, big hair and even bigger bands.
Dig In: Bossa Nova Essentials
In the ’60s, as new subgenres like free-jazz, hard-bop, modal jazz and fusion began to flourish stateside, over in Brazil, a group of chic, melody-minded composers were engaged in their own jazz experiment.
