Dave Brubeck called her a great and Mary Lou Williams gave her advice. But the prodigy grew frustrated with jazz, quit and started dismantling her instrument. A superb new reissue showcases her findin ...

In 1974, George Harrison embarked on a joint tour with Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar, but the public was not pleased with the ...

Rising young talents and revered veterans helped take jazz to a multitude of exciting new destinations in 2025. But the most notable debut album of the year, the aptly titled “New Dawn,” came from a ...

The number of albums released year upon year seems to grow exponentially, with self-released albums increasingly the norm. Much of the most interesting and courageous modern jazz is released on small, ...

As I was preparing my selections, the line, "He's making a list and checking it twice," from "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" kept running through my head. It turned out to be a pretty accurate ...

Jakob Bro’s Bill Frisell collaboration finally saw the light, Cécile McLorin Salvant drew on her teenage pop memories and Anthony Braxton looked back to 1985 The 50 best albums of 2025 More on the ...

The ragtag group of respected hardcore and punk figures are six albums deep and still packing hefty riffs into their songs.

JAKARTA: Indonesia is stepping up enforcement of its ban on second-hand clothing imports, putting the country’s thriving “thrifting” trade under threat and fuelling concerns about rising living costs ...

Australian composer Liza Lim, now resident in the UK, is string-obsessed, viewing string and rope as materials that have bound societies together throughout history: we weave tangled webs, we tie ...

Some of the biggest names of K-pop are planning full-group returns in 2026, creating a rare overlap of top-tier acts from different generations that is already generating buzz. Full-group comebacks by ...

Dress to the nines for a fun night out at The Gin Bar, set in a secret courtyard in the Cape Town City Centre. Enter through Honest Chocolate Cafe and be transported into a world of glamour and all ...