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Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1981
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Jazz Chart Update: Week of August 26
After a week of tectonic shifts in the Billboard Jazz 100 list, things seemed to have settled down, with a mixture of longstanding albums and new faces making up the Top 10.
JAZZIZ Time Capsule Playlist: 1959, The Year that Changed Jazz
August 17, 2019, marked the 60th anniversary of the release of Miles Davis’ Kind of…
Jazz Chart Update: Week of August 19
After a week of tectonic shifts in the Billboard Jazz 100 list, things seemed to have settled down, with a mixture of longstanding albums and new faces making up the Top 10.
Bill Evans – “Waltz for Debby”
Bill Evans, a pianist with a groundbreaking approach to harmony and a lyrical approach to…
Louis Armstrong, Herb Alpert, Duke Ellington: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
JAZZIZ Weekly Discover Playlist: July 22, 2019
Jeff Coffin’s Dream Shanti is among the new albums featured in our Weekly Discover Playlist for…
Bob Patin – “Dolphin Dance”
Pianist Bob Patin has walked a path to musical success on his own terms, though…
JAZZIZ Backstage Pass: 10 Albums You Need to Know for July 2019
In this episode, JAZZIZ Backstage Pass host Brian Zimmerman is joined by JAZZIZ online editor Matt Micucci to present the 10 Albums You Need To Know for July 2019, featuring new records by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, saxophone legend Houston Person and rock icon Steven Van Zandt.
10 Albums You Need to Know: July 2019
A swinging meditation on American ideals; a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer showing a…
From the JAZZIZ Vault: Fusion, The Other “F” Word Playlist
The members of Spyro Gyra. The group is included in our “Fusion, The Other F-Word”…
Miles Davis, Vince Mendoza, Chick Corea: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
JAZZIZ Weekly Discover Playlist: June 24, 2019
Smile With Your Heart, a new collection of Bill Evans recordings from Resonance Records, is…
Jazz Chart Update: Week of June 3
Vocalist Michael Bublé reclaimed the top spot and jazz fusion group Pieces of a Dream debuted at No. 2 in this week’s Billboard Jazz 100 Charts, while over in the JazzWeek Radio Charts, guitarist Dave Stryker entered his second straight week in the No. 1 spot with his grooving retro-funk album Eight Track III.
Jazz Chart Update: Week of May 13, 2019
Michael Bublé, a steeped-in-tradition jazz singer with major pop appeal, enters his 24th week at…
JAZZIZ Backstage Pass: Tierney Sutton Takes Jazz to the Movies
In this episode, JAZZIZ Backstage Pass host Brian Zimmerman sits down with Tierney Sutton, an…
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…
JAZZIZ Occasions: Thanksgiving Playlist
Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for the good things in our lives. If you’re…
Jamie Saft has released his first solo record
Keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist Jamie Saft has released his first solo record in 25 years as…
