Some artists stick within the same genre. Others can play near enough anything. This is a list dedicated to celebrating the ...

The saxophone definitely isn't an easy instrument to master without formal training. These musicians found their own way around the horn and into rock history.

Cozy up with six fascinating jazz reads, from sweeping histories to intimate autobiographies by legends like Miles Davis.

Mauricio Takara is one of the most restless and inventive figures in contemporary Brazilian music. In the late 1990s Takara ...

As with the Frank Wess Quartet Moodsville, Vol. 8 LP, which I reviewed recently, as well as Coleman Hawkins’ The Hawk Relaxes, the overall production quality of this new reissue is excellent, with ...

Bill BarronHe is by no means unknown.He occupied a reasonably important place.He was also present at the turning points of ...

As a new book on the Paisley Park polymath is released, author John McKie explains why Prince’s 1987 album is the ultimate showcase of his genius ...

The third volume in Jon Hassell's PENTIMENTO TRILOGY is released, featuring recordings from his final live performance with ...

The Chicago native has been getting her flowers and booking gigs all year. Friday's release of her new album, “Chakzilla,” finds her finally steering her career on her own terms.

Read Take Five with Vocalist Greg Farnese by AAJ Staff on All About Jazz. Discover in-depth jazz Take Five With... coverage, ...

'Round Midnight; Bye Bye Blackbird; Blues For Pablo; Milestones; Summertime; I Loves You, Porgy ; On Green Dolphin Street; So What; Blue In Green; Solea; Someday My Prince Will Come; Pfrancing (No ...

Several song titles on Matchbox Twenty’s debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You, could have summed up the record’s fateful release day: “Damn,” “Shame,” “Real World,” and “Busted.” The band awoke ...