The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites.
Vinyl-focused listening bars inspired by ones in Japan are opening across New York, attracting audiophiles and city dwellers looking for a respite from the cacophony outside their doors.
Joni Mitchell’s experimental period, Green Day’s ambitious concept album and Alice Coltrane’s thrilling 1971 Carnegie Hall concert arrived in new packages this year.