Jazz – Page 35

Carlos Lyra, Composer Who Brought Finesse to Bossa Nova, Dies at 90

When Brazilian musicians fused samba with jazz and classical influences in the 1950s and ’60s, he was among the first, and the best.

By Clay Risen

Central Cee (1998- ) Darcy James Argue's Secret Society From the Dancehall to the Battlefield (Album) Garcia, Angelica Gosling, Ryan Hersch, Fred Jazz Kesha Lattimore, Mary (Musician) Moran, Jason (1975- ) Pop and Rock Music Rap and Hip-Hop Spalding, Esperanza

A Holiday Version of ‘I’m Just Ken,’ and 12 More Songs

Hear tracks by Central Cee, Kesha, Jason Moran and others.

By Jon Pareles Giovanni Russonello and Lindsay Zoladz

Deaths (Obituaries) Jazz Liquid Soul (Music Group) Nineteen Hundred Eighties Pop and Rock Music Psychedelic Furs (Music Group) Saxophones Waitresses, The (Music Group) Williams, Mars (1955-2023)

Mars Williams, 68, Saxophonist Who Straddled New Wave and Jazz, Dies

He made his name in the 1980s with the Waitresses and the Psychedelic Furs, but his roots were in the exploratory jazz of Eric Dolphy and Ornette Coleman.

By Alex Williams

Brandy (1979- ) Carpenter, Sabrina (1999- ) Christmas Country Music Glasper, Robert Jazz Joy, Samara Pardi, Jon Pop and Rock Music Porter, Gregory Rhythm and Blues (Music) The Philly Specials Wheatus

10 New Christmas Albums for 2023

Our critics on 10 new holiday albums from Cher, Robert Glasper, Sabrina Carpenter and more.

By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz