The Albany Jazz Band began 30 years ago as a hobbyist community practice group in Albany, California. In 2008, under new leadership, the band shifted toward a more serious performance focus. By 2013, ...

Branford Marsalis, Joshua White and Patricia Brennan are just some of the artists who released head-turning albums this year.

And it seems that in 2025 there was not only an abundance of new jazz releases, but the quality bar was raised again, with the bellow 11 albums, listed in artists’ alphabetical order, are among those ...

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with two-time Grammy Award-winning singer, pianist, bandleader and arranger Nicole Zuraitis about her ...

The Eagles, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, David Byrne and Lorde are among the big names set to headline the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2026, organizers announced Thursday. The fest returns ...

A new year is upon us, and while we don't know yet about all the music that will be coming out during 2026, some albums have ...

The most compelling releases of the year reimagined hip-hop tracks, deep-rooted collaborations and longstanding inspirations. By Hank Shteamer In a year that saw the deaths of two leading drummers, ...

Rihanna's Anti reaches 500 weeks on the Billboard 200, becoming the first album by a Black solo female musician to make it to that landmark. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Rihanna attends the launch ...

It’s been a good year for jazz, diverse in every way—styles, influences, tastes, and demographics too. I didn’t aim the list to turn out this way, but four of the albums’ leaders are women, and five ...

Following up on 2024's outstanding Breaking Stretch (Pyroclastic), vibraphonist Brennan shows no signs of slowing down on Of the Near and Far, an enigmatic and gripping release which highlights ...

So... what kind of a year was 2025 for jazz? Well, it marked the centennial of saxophonist Gene Ammons, drummer Roy Haynes, critic Nat Hentoff, pianist Jutta Hipp ...

KNKX receives thousands of fresh songs per year for programming consideration. Here are the jazz releases from 2025 that rose ...