For our June issue, which is just hitting newsstands and mailboxes now, we asked more than 20 prominent saxophonists to list for us five to 10 alto sax recordings that they feel are important. Several ...

J ust because we’re deep in autumn’s serenade for John Coltrane’s 100th birthday doesn’t mean we can’t break off some love ...

T he legendary comedian and actor Jackie Gleason often listed “musician,” “composer” and “conductor” as a part of his ...

Life looks good in La Jolla, California. The bay where it sits, 12 miles north of San Diego, has the white sand beach of your … Read More “Review: Tord Gustavsen Trio Live in La Jolla at the Athenaeum ...

JazzTimes is thrilled to present the following exclusive excerpt from NOW JAZZ NOW, co-authored by music writer Byron Coley, baritone saxophonist Mats Gustafsson and iconic Sonic Youth ...

A fter a humid summer of Aaron Diehl, Ron Carter and the like in celebration of Miles Davis’s centenary, 92NY marches into autumn in New … Read More “I Can See for Miles: 92NY Continues Miles Davis ...

F rom 1969 through the late ’90s, listeners to jazz radio in England, Germany, Denmark, Holland and other European countries heard one of the most … Read More “British Jazz Singer Sandra King, Called ...

Bassist Nicki Parrott is truly a musician’s musician. Except that she also sings. Although she came a little late to the vocals game, she’s become an accomplished singer, both as a recording artist ...

At New York’s Café Carlyle in May, the “punk-vaudeville” band Nancy And Beth thought broadly. In addition to touching on jazz, country, soul, and gospel, the proceedings included choreographed dance ...

Perhaps you’ve read my commentary on Pat Metheny’s new Side-Eye album. But there’s more guitar this season. As a start, here are four releases from the first quarter of 2026 that set the bar high and ...

Altoist Jesse Davis opens Jazzcultural. All screenshots by the author. In the days leading up to the grand opening of Jazzcultural, the new miracle midtown sibling of Smalls and Mezzrow, Spike Wilner ...

Considering the cataclysmic nature of his impact and the high regard in which his compositions are held, it’s remarkable how seldom Ornette Coleman gets covered. Part of the reason is that the changes ...