Latest Jazz Music
- Bill Frisell And Thomas Morgan Finesse The Iconic Theme ‘You Only Live Twice’
Bill Frisell, an elite jazz guitarist, teams up with bassist Thomas Morgan to imagine a playful riff on this 007 theme.(Image credit: Monica Frisell/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out Feb. 22
Our picks for the best albums out this week include an epic treatise on Americanism from Gary Clark Jr., the delicate and beautiful sounds of singer Julia Jacklin, Atlanta rapper Gunna and more.(Image credit: Spike Jordan/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - Peter Tork Of The Monkees Dies At 77
An adept musician in a pop band dismissed as made for TV, Tork became famous with the Monkees in the 1960s. Their reunion tours lasted well into the 2000s.(Image credit: Lynne Sladky/AP) ... read more - ‘I Want Justice:’ R. Kelly Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By 2 More Women
Rochelle Washington and Latresa Scaff said the singer made sexual advances on them when they were underage in the mid-1990s. The claims come amid a flurry of renewed accusations against R. Kelly.(Image credit: Seth Wenig/AP) ... read more - A Journey Through The Music Of The Oscar-Nominated Film ‘Roma’
Roma director Alfonso Cuarón handpicked artists to make music inspired by the characters from his Oscar-nominated film. The results are stunning.(Image credit: Alfonso Cuarón/Netflix) ... read more - Kenny White On Mountain Stage
White accompanies himself on piano in this intimate performance, a contrasting compliment to his expertly arranged and produced studio recordings.(Image credit: Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage) ... read more - Gary Clark Jr. Shows Impressive Musical Rage On ‘This Land’
The Austin native's latest album This Land incorporates punk, soul and even hip-hop.(Image credit: Frank Maddocks/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - Gary Clark Jr. Shows Impressive Musical Range On ‘This Land’The Austin native's latest album This Land incorporates punk, soul and even hip-hop.(Image credit: Frank Maddocks/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more
- Top Flutist Settles Gender Pay-Gap Suit With Boston Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Rowe, the symphony's principal flutist, filed suit against the orchestra last July. It was among the first lawsuits regarding gender pay gaps filed under a new Massachusetts law.(Image credit: Winslow Townson/Courtesy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra) ... read more - How Pianist Kris Bowers Found His Inner Virtuoso For Oscar-Nominated ‘Green Book’
The 29-year-old pianist and composer who performs all the on-screen music in the Oscar-nominated movie, Green Book, explains how it was done.(Image credit: Molly Cranna/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - First Listen: Della Mae, ‘The Butcher Shoppe’
Returning from hiatus, the bluegrass band showcases its combination of playfulness and muscle as a performing unit.(Image credit: Ryan Nolan/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - First Listen: Ryuichi Sakamoto, ‘BTTB (20th Anniversary Edition)’
The composer and multi-instrumentalist's newly reissued 14th album is an intimate collection of brief solo piano compositions, first released in Japan in 1998. (Image credit: nss (zakkubalan)/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - First Listen: Hand Habits, ‘Placeholder’
Singer-songwriter Meg Duffy pays scrupulous attention to detail in transfixing songs that function like intricate dioramas. (Image credit: Jacob Boll/Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - First Listen: TEEN, ‘Good Fruit’
On its dark but buoyant new album, the artful pop band explores the complexities and contradictions in love, loss and learning to leave the past behind.(Image credit: Courtesy of the artist) ... read more - Terence Blanchard, Longtime Composer For Spike Lee, On His First Oscar Nomination
Terence Blanchard received his first Oscar nomination for the BlacKkKlansman score. The 56-year-old jazz trumpeter from New Orleans has been Spike Lee's right-hand composer since Jungle Fever in 1991. ... read more