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Sun Ra Arkestra new album

Sun Ra Arkestra announce first album in 20 years

Hear their new version of 1979’s “Seductive Fantasy.”

Thelonious Monk unheard live album Palo Alto

Impulse! Records to release previously unheard Thelonious Monk live recording, Palo Alto

Hear a live recording of “Epistrophy” from the 1968 performance.

Thelonious Monk unheard live album Palo Alto

Impulse! Records to release previously unheard Thelonious Monk live recording, Palo Alto

Hear a live recording of “Epistrophy” from the 1968 performance.

John Scofield Swallow Tales review

John Scofield : Swallow Tales

The master guitarist finds an arresting tag team with bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Bill Stewart.

marquis hill new gospel revisited review

Ambrose Akinmusire : on the tender spot of every calloused moment

There’s a constant sense of freedom throughout the jazz trumpeter’s latest.

raw poetic space beyond the solar system review

Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk : Ocean Bridges

An inter-generational celebration of jazz and hip-hop.

Albert Ayler New Grass reissue

Third Man Records reissues Albert Ayler’s New Grass

The divisive, innovative jazz record returns to vinyl for the first time in nearly 40 years.

Joel Harrison +18 : America at War

The guitarist and his big band tackle America’s endless war entanglements.

R.I.P. Afrobeat pioneer and drummer Tony Allen

The iconic drummer has died at 80.

Watch Shabaka Hutchings’ “Life from Isolation” Boiler Room session

See the London jazz musician perform a 45-minute solo set.

Ellis Marsalis

R.I.P. jazz legend and patriarch Ellis Marsalis

The iconic New Orleans pianist has died at 85.

Flying Lotus Yasuke review

Thundercat – It Is What It Is

The bass virtuoso offers a strong but concise balance of grief with silliness on some of his most enjoyable songs to date.

Hailu Mergia : Yene Mircha

The Ethiopian legend’s second album in three years boosts the energy and diversity.

Manu Dibango

R.I.P. Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango

Legendary artist behind “Soul Makossa” has died after contracting Covid-19.

History 30 Jazz Fusion Albums

A History of Jazz Fusion in 30 Essential Albums

A 30-album guide through jazz’s funkiest and most cosmic realms.

lonnie holley oh me oh my review

Irreversible Entanglements : Who Sent You?

A potent dose of protest jazz from a collective that definitely gives a shit.

best jazz albums of 2020 Shabaka and the Ancestors

Shabaka and the Ancestors – We Are Sent Here by History

A powerful, emotional spiritual jazz album that reflects the tension of our times.

R.I.P. jazz legend McCoy Tyner

The legendary jazz pianist has died at age 81.

Irreversible Entanglements new album Who Sent You

Irreversible Entanglements’ “Bread Out of Stone” is a meditative jazz hypnosis

A standout moment of jazz poetry from the Philadelphia group’s upcoming album.