jazz

The Comet Is Coming tour

The Comet Is Coming expand North American tour dates

The UK electronic/jazz outfit comes to the U.S. and Canada.

Giovanni Guidi review

Giovanni Guidi : Avec Le Temps

A unique jazz record that sometimes leaves the listener out of the equation.

Patricia Brennan Maquishti review

David Torn, Tim Berne & Ches Smith : Sun of Goldfinger

An ambitious work of experimental, cinematic jazz.

kaidi tatham don't rush the process review

The Comet Is Coming – Trust In the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery

A vision of future jazz from the Shabaka Hutchings-guided electro-jazz trio.

orquesta akokan 16 rayos review

Cochemea : All My Relations

The former Dap-King taps into his native ancestry for a work of spiritual psychedelia.

doomcannon renaissance review

Album of the Week: Theon Cross – Fyah

The Sons of Kemet tuba player breaks out on his own with a set of grime- and bass-influenced grooves.

Thought Gang album review

Thought Gang : Thought Gang

A “lost” recording from David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti has finally been released in all its strange, harrowing glory.

Roy Hargrove dead at 49

R.I.P. jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove

Veteran jazz soloist and bandleader dead of cardiac arrest.

Makaya McCraven Universal Beings review

Makaya McCraven : Universal Beings

The Paris-born, Chicago-based drummer and producer brings together a dream team for a sprawling jazz collab.

unknown mortal orchestra v review

Album of the Week: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – IC-01 HANOI

This loose, improvisational session from Ruban Nielson and company is a complete 180 from their last effort.

Herbie Hancock discography albums rated

Celebrate the Catalog: The Herbie Hancock discography (1962-1983)

A 21-year history of one of the greatest players in the history of jazz.

Herbie Hancock tour

Herbie Hancock announces fall/winter tour dates

The jazz legend playing North and South America, plus Kuwait City.

Pharoah Sanders Thembi vinyl reissue

Pharoah Sanders’ 1971 album Thembi reissued

The spiritual jazz classic has been reissued.

Impulse! Records: 25 Essential Albums

An introductory guide to the iconic jazz imprint.

Midlife Phase II essential track

Mildlife stretch “Phase II” into an epic fusion groove

The Australian group reconfigures a recent single into a stellar odyssey.

alabaster deplume gold review

Makaya McCraven splices a jazz session into a hypnotic stunner on “Black Lion”

An all-star team of jazz musicians edited into breaks and loops, with hypnotic results.

DJ Amir Abdullah interview

A conversation with DJ Amir Abdullah about newly unearthed Charles Mingus recordings

Ahead of the release of a rare Mingus recording, Abdullah discusses the jazz legend’s legacy and the discovery of the tapes.