On 'Reaching In' James McGowan Ensemble reach in deep into the innovative spaces between jazz and modern classical music.
Friend and frequent collaborator, Jaron Lamar Davis, has just released his fully self-produced debut album and it’s 8-tracks of eclectic alternative electric jazz hip-hop goodness that has our nod of approval. It’s a project that deserves to be heard and if you love real artistry we think you should support real artistry.
The five-CD box set will be the first such set for the legendary pianist and will feature over 60 tracks that spotlight Evans’ unique perspective on the piano - who's widely considered one of the most influential artists in the history of Jazz.
On 'Americana Vol. 2' saxophonist JD Allen continues his excellent music explorations primarily between jazz and blues.
On his latest release, 'The Art of Intimacy Vol.2,' Jeremy Pelt proves that he is the jazz artist to watch.
Get ready for something you’ve never heard before in producer/vocalist/drummer Jharis Yokley’s thunderous debut single “Move On.”
Waiting Around, the sophomore album from John Stammers that took 6 years to make is finally here and it may just mark the resurrection of the sub-genre 'jazzy folk' that has roots all the way back to the 50's.
Joni Mitchell's career from the mid '70s is the theme of a new vinyl box set titled, 'The Asylum Albums (1976-1980).'
On 'Let Sound Tell All,' rising jazz star Julius Rodriguez does exactly what the album title says.
What is Krautrock? And how has this weird era of eclectic music from West Germany in the '60s and '70s come to influence so much in music still to this day? Let's take a look.
'Now’s The Time: The Genius of Charlie Parker #3' will be available in two audiophile-grade pressings with an exclusive Third Man edition.
'Donald Byrd’s Live: Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux' from Blue Note's legendary showcase at 1973's Montreux Jazz Festival remained unreleased until now.
Jaron Lamar Davis' debut album is smooth and crisp and left me with a much deeper appreciation for all the nuances of jazz as a genre and it's an album I find myself throwing on often to really unwind. The drumming doesn't always take center stage but when it does it's exceptional.
Is progressive rock truly progressive, or is it just newfangled jazz with a fake mustache? Prog. rock is coming closer to jazz than ever before. Is the music progressing or returning to its roots?
Jazz Master Tracks is set to launch “Album in an App”: a series of full-length albums recorded by master musicians, alongside their stems to become an engaging practice tool.
Jeff Novotny and his JAZZPRJKT take the risky jazz experimentation route on "Cygnus X-1" and come through unscathed.
On his debut solo album 'Sometimes, Late At Night,' drummer/composer Jharis Yokley comes up with music for any time of day (and night).
John Coltrane’s groundbreaking 'Blue Train' album will be released in two special editions as part of Blue Note’s acclaimed Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series.
It's been 50 years since Joni Mitchell released what many consider to be her defining album, 'Blue'; defining not only her as an artist but what the singer-songwriter genre could be as a whole.
Exceptional bassoonist and composer Joy Guidry has just shared her powerful first single, "Members Don't Get Weary," a loving tribute to Max Roach.
King Krule's latest is not an easy album by any measure; you can’t just throw it on and immediately be taken in, it’s meant to be sat with and slowly digested as its many idiosyncrasies slowly reveal themselves. But once I let go of my expectations of what an album is supposed to sound like, I couldn’t help but get pulled into his mad soundscapes of isolation, anxiety, and slightly out of tune instruments. It’s as much a work of art as it is an album, but for someone who loves the odd and experimental as much as I do, The OOZ was about as rich an album as I’ve heard all year.
The German museum has prepared a two-month-long multimedia program that will feature a "Moon Machine" which will display unheard Moondog pieces and new compositions, as well as visualize sounds and ideas.
The last album recorded by legendary New Orleans pianist, composer, and singer Dr. John is finally being released this Fall, titled 'Things Happen That Way.'
On her second self-produced album, 'Buried Town', Lisa Marini presents herself as one of the true talents to watch out for.