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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

It’s been a good year for jazz, diverse in every way—styles, influences, tastes, and demographics too. I didn’t aim the list to turn out this way, but four of the albums’ leaders are women, and five ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist and alt-rock legend Flea will release his first ever solo album next year via Nonesuch. While he’s known for bringing the funk, his first loves were the trumpet and jazz, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Destin Conrad didn’t expect to release a jazz project so early in his career — let alone just a few months after ...

The Los Angeles quintet was born onstage, and that’s exactly how it records LPs: by capturing live performances and twisting them, sometimes beyond recognition. The Los Angeles quintet was born ...