This week's Notable Releases include Maryland rapper IDK, NY rapper Roc Marciano, alt-country veteran Lucinda Williams, and ...

The woodwind player who taught André 3000 music theory releases his searching debut album next month ...

In A Fine African Man, his most personal project yet, the MOBO Award winner traces identity, and self-definition across ...

World Cafe correspondent John Morrison joins us to talk about why the East Coast rap group Main Source deserves a spot as one ...

When saxophonist Kate Olson won the 2024 Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Award for Northwest Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year, she took to the blue-lit Royal Room stage and delivered her heartfelt thanks to a ...

Rising young talents and revered veterans helped take jazz to a multitude of exciting new destinations in 2025. But the most notable debut album of the year, the aptly titled “New Dawn,” came from a ...

As I was preparing my selections, the line, "He's making a list and checking it twice," from "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" kept running through my head. It turned out to be a pretty accurate ...

The number of albums released year upon year seems to grow exponentially, with self-released albums increasingly the norm. Much of the most interesting and courageous modern jazz is released on small, ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After much consternation, I’ve managed to pare down a long list of fine jazz-improv recordings from 2025 to a top 10. So, apologies to Marshall Allen, The ...

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, ...