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10 Albums You Need to Know: July 2020
A star-studded quartet’s first studio album in 25 years; previously unreleased Art Blakey and Thelonious…
JAZZIZ Weekly Discover Playlist: June 22, 2020
Acclaimed guitarist Bill Frisell has announced that his newest project, Valentine — the debut recording…
JAZZIZ Weekly Discover Playlist: June 15, 2020
Pianist Gerald Clayton will release his Blue Note Records debut, Happening: Live at the Village…
JAZZIZ Weekly Discover Playlist: March 20, 2020
On April 24, Blue Note Records will release Just Coolin’, a never-before-released studio album by…
Year By Year: Essential Albums of 2005
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Listen to the 2020 Jazz Grammy Award Winners
The winners of the 62nd annual Grammy Awards were announced on January 26, during a…
Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1998
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Critics’ Picks 2019
Over the last year, a lot of memorable albums have been released. As we always…
Brad Mehldau – Finding Gabriel (Nonesuch Records)
Of all the qualities for which composer, keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist Brad Mehldau earns praise (and…
JAZZIZ Weekly Discover Playlist: June 17, 2019
Ryan Porter’s new album Force For Good is featured on our Weekly Discover Playlist for June…
Listen to the Lineup: The 40th Annual Montreal Jazz Festival
Summer is upon us, and with it comes the 40th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal presented by TD Bank Group in collaboration with Rio Tinto. The fest is all set to take place June 26 through July 6 in downtown Montreal, with several hundred thousand people descending upon the Canadian city to experience the biggest jazz celebration in the world.
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.
New Music Monday: Brad Mehldau, Vivian Sessoms, Steven Van Zandt
Looking for some Monday motivation? We’ve got you covered. From an electronic duo’s debut project…
Charlie Haden & Brad Mehldau – Long Ago and Far Away (Impulse!)
This meeting between Charlie Haden and Brad Mehldau unites two musicians from separate generations who…
JAZZIZ Music from the Magazine Playlist: February 2019
The best new music from our February 2019 issue.
February 2019 Issue
In this issue, we delve into the raw yet refined art of pianist Myra Melford, chat with Larry Grenadier about his first solo bass recording and check in with saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, guitarist Bobby Broom, drummer Allison Miller and more.
At Home on ECM, Wolfgang Muthspiel Finds his Artistic Center
Wolfgang Muthspiel is one of the most influential guitarists of his generation, particularly for the…
Auditions: August 2018
Lauren Sevian, Bliss (Posi-Tone) Is there a weird kind of bias against the baritone saxophone? Although jazz…
10 new jazz albums you need to know about: May 2018
JAZZIZ.com takes a look at 10 of the hottest – and sweetest – new jazz…
