Hear tracks by Cat Power, Chris Stapleton, Loraine James and others.
Category: Jazz
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How Pharoah Sanders Beckoned the Gods on the Intimate ‘Pharoah’
The three-song 1976 recording arrives in a new boxed set at what seems a perfect moment to deepen our appreciation for the saxophonist’s role in music history.
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Curtis Fowlkes, Avant-Jazz Pioneer of the 1980s, Dies at 73
A founder of the acclaimed Jazz Passengers, he was also a sought-after sideman who played trombone for both jazz and rock heavyweights.
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Ambrose Akinmusire Learned to Let Go (With Help From Joni Mitchell)
The trumpeter will release “Owl Song,” a spare new album, this fall as he takes on a new role as artistic director of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz.
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Richard Davis, Gifted Bassist Who Crossed Genres, Dies at 93
He was best known for his jazz work. But he was also heard on Van Morrison’s “Astral Weeks” and with orchestras conducted by Igor Stravinsky and Leonard Bernstein.
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The Rolling Stones Roar Back, and 13 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Allison Russell, Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, Ashley McBryde and others.
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New Recordings Revive James P. Johnson and Mary Lou Williams Rarities
A pair of new recordings bring holy grail artifacts by the composer-pianists James P. Johnson and Mary Lou Williams into the light.
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Terence Blanchard, Pushing Jazz Forward From a New Perch
The trumpeter and composer follows the premiere of two Met operas with an appointment as executive artistic director of SFJazz in San Francisco and a Jazz Masters honor.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Max Roach
The drummer helped pioneer bebop in the 1940s and delivered a message of resistance and liberation from the 1960s on. Listen to 13 selections from musicians, writers and critics.
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35 Pop and Jazz Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall
Buzzy debuts (Chappell Roan, Evian Christ) and anticipated follow-ups (Jorja Smith, yeule) are due this season.
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Doja Cat Goes Horror Rap on ‘Demons,’ and 12 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Peter Gabriel, Lauren Mayberry, Oneohtrix Point Never and others.
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Jaimie Branch Adds to a Brilliant Legacy With Fly or Die’s Final LP
The trumpeter, who died a year ago at 39, recorded “Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War))” with her quartet in April 2022.