So many current jazz musicians have been finding ways to combine jazz with other styles of music and push the genre forward, ... They’re not necessarily the 10 “best” jazz albums of 2022, ...

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 ...

It swirls jazz, soul, and modern classical together into something that at its best reminds me of the work of the late Greg Tate’s improvising ensemble Burnt Sugar.

Rapp on Jazz, co-produced by South Carolina Public Radio and the ColaJazz Foundation, highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark ...

The 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2024. Fred Kaplan. Wed, December 4, 2024 at 4:42 PM UTC. ... the year when many jazz musicians turned leftward in the wake of rock’s explosion, ...

Music The Best Jazz Albums of 2023 Plus a few recently unearthed treasures from the archives. By Fred Kaplan. Dec 04, 2023 1:21 PM. Photo illustration by Slate. Copy Link Share Share Comment ...

The Best Jazz Albums of 2023. Fred Kaplan. ... Threadgill, 79, is a pioneer of the 1970s’ Great Black Music movement, an innovator in jazz, classical, and undefined genres in between.