Musicians both established and up-and-coming stretched themselves in fresh ways over the last year, creating poignant moments of collaboration and challenge. By Hank Shteamer In 2024, jazz continued ...

Cal Tjader’s 1976 Latin jazz-rock fusion album Amazonas reissued on 180g vinyl offers lush vibes, killer solos, and essential listening. When I first started collecting Cal Tjader records, ...

Even if you aren’t actively seeking out jazz, it’s inescapable. It directly informs so much hip hop and electronic music, and we frequently hear it popping up in punk, metal, and indie rock too. It ...

Justin Gusmano, a 15-year-old musician from Merrick, has just released his debut album “Forever Alive,” a collection of eight original tracks blending jazz, blues and instrumental fusion. The album, ...

Larry Carlton has built his career by performing on countless hit records in the 1970s and 1980s and becoming a Grammy winner ...

Sometimes musicians with serious chops take their music a little too seriously. Others, however, manage to combine talent and humor in a way that proves infectious. The Ed Palermo Big Band is one of ...

Tune in to WMNF 88.5’s Colors of Jazz on Sept. 28 for a special tribute to jazz legend Miles Davis, marking 34 years since his passing. 8–10 PM Sunday.

It may be coincidence, or just a reflection of my own state of mind, that this dreadful year’s list of favorite jazz albums leans toward the meditative, the balladic, the Romantic, sometimes the Zen, ...