No, those aren’t the cadenced numbers an NFL quarterback calls out just before the ball is hiked in a game. Rather, they are the ages of three storied jazz saxophonists — Charles Lloyd, Charles ...

Another year of first-rate creative jazz is in the books, along with another impossible set of choices in assembling a top-10 list. These are some of the standouts, in a year in which trios and ...

A terrific year for new jazz releases, the breath and depth of the music from all corners of the world underlining the robust health of jazz a quarter of the way into the 21st century. Northbound ...

Even if you aren’t actively seeking out jazz, it’s inescapable. It directly informs so much hip hop and electronic music, and we frequently hear it popping up in punk, metal, and indie rock too. It ...

For anyone in the habit of touting jazz as a living art form, it can feel both nourishing and a little perilous to stand in awe at the wonders of the past. It's especially tricky in a year when some ...

When Denver trumpet legend Ron Miles died in 2022 at age 58, there was no doubt that he still had decades of great music left in him – and that it would tragically never be heard. But one posthumous ...

Jazz can be a confusing genre if you don’t know a ton about it. There are lots of records out there to investigate and the sounds can be challenging. Some music listeners want to know what they’re ...