More than most, 2021 was a year of mixed results — an endless scroll of gains and losses, halting progress and hard retrenchment. For jazz musicians and the community of listeners around them, it ...

The most notable classical-music story here in 2021 merited national attention, thanks to the debut of the San Diego Symphony’s new $85 million year-round outdoor concert venue, The Rady Shell at ...

December means “best of” list time. And here’s the list I think about putting together all year long. My criteria are pretty simple: What albums, out of the hundreds that come my way every 12 months, ...

Whether recorded remotely, live, or in-studio, the jazz and experimental music that left the biggest impression this year did so primarily because it challenged us to find momentum in life. In jazz, ...

A host of outstanding duet albums emphasized musicians not only collaborating but truly listening to each other. By Giovanni Russonello The violinist and multimedia artist Laura Ortman stood onstage ...

All About Jazz tracks how often an article is read, and the articles listed below represent our most popular in 2021. Chris May won the chicken dinner placing six articles in the top 16. John Coltrane ...

The Best Albums of 2021? My picks from the world of jazz including some Blue Note Tone Poet Series albums you need to own. It’s that time of year again as we approach mid-December to take a hard look ...

The set broke around 9:15 on a Friday night in October. Narrow aisles bottlenecked with listeners. While Delta loomed outside, The Jazz Gallery hummed with pressurized excitement. Few wore masks. Many ...

CD1: Introductory Soundscape; The Hell Hounds Of Krim; Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part I; Pictures Of A City; The Court Of The Crimson King; Red; Tony Cadenza Deals It Slitheryacious-To-The-Max; ...

Rhode Island's jazz scene is mostly centered in Providence, but most nights of the week, there is a live jazz gig.

If the Jazz Police began launching midnight raids against musicians who offended their sensibilities, Kenny G would be at the top of their list. The 65-year-old saxophone player has been called the ...

Some called him “The Scatman.” Others knew him as “Billy Hipp.” With his iconic white beard, creative scat performances and love of all things music, Marion "Billy" Norwood was a cornerstone of ...