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Featured Stories

Album Reviews

Daily album reviews—from independent to major label releases

The Gleaners

Larry Grenadier
The Gleaners

God Is Not A Terrorist

Ustad Saami
God Is Not A Terrorist

Inner Rhyme

Layale Chaker and Sarafand
Inner Rhyme

Yuna

Yagull
Yuna

Places

Mark Vickness
Places

Barriers

Eli Wallace
Barriers

Fractal Guitar

Stephan Thelen
Fractal Guitar

The Early Bird Gets

Dave Rempis / Brandon Lopez / Ryan Packard
The Early Bird Gets

Stream | Articles

Interviews, columns, concert reviews, and more

Interview with Let's Talk About Me Radio
Let's Talk About Me
By H William Stine
Interview with Blue Note's Tone Poet Series Highly Opinionated
Blue Note's Tone Poet Series
By Patrick Burnette
Interview with Pt. 5, Digital Drink Coasters? Mind Your Business
Pt. 5, Digital Drink Coasters?
By B.D. Lenz
Interview with American Descendants of Slaves Empowered Through the Arts, Social Media #ADOS, and Activist Preaching Beauty, Love and Justice: Living A Coltranian Life
American Descendants of Slaves Empowered Through the Arts,...
By Christine Passarella
Interview with Gourmet At April Jazz Club Live Reviews
Gourmet At April Jazz Club
By Anthony Shaw
Interview with 2019 Starts with a Jazz Blast! Part 2 Radio
2019 Starts with a Jazz Blast! Part 2
By Ludovico Granvassu
Interview with Ziv Ravitz Trio Live At BIMHUIS Amsterdam Radio
Ziv Ravitz Trio Live At BIMHUIS Amsterdam
By BIMHUIS
Interview with Marlene VerPlanck Loves Johnny Mercer Getting Into Jazz
Marlene VerPlanck Loves Johnny Mercer
By Mark Barnett
Interview with Vijay Iyer Balances The Cerebral And The Fervent Live Reviews
Vijay Iyer Balances The Cerebral And The Fervent
By Akinfe Fatou

Listen

Discover new jazz!

Moving Forward

Martin Lindholm
Moving Forward

Path of Totality

Quinsin Nachoff
Path of Totality

My Old Man

Mandy Lagan
My Old Man

Jocasta

Jim Brenan
Jocasta

Rosa Parks: Pure Love

Wadada Leo Smith
Rosa Parks: Pure Love

Keynvor Atlantek

Tom Neale
Keynvor Atlantek

People Be Talking

Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord
People Be Talking

Me And Einstein

Trey Wright
Me And Einstein

News

Sponsored announcements from the industry

Born Today

Celebrating jazz birthdays every day
Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco

Buddy DeFranco has the unprecedented distinction of winning twenty Downbeat Magazine Awards, nine Metronome Magazine Awards, and sixteen Playboy All-Stars Awards as the number one jazz clarinetist in the... read more

Local Calendar

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Feb17Sun
Marion Meadows
Blues Alley
Washington, DC
Feb17Sun
Marion Meadows
Blues Alley
Washington, DC
Feb17Sun
Three Dog Night
The Birchmere
Alexandria, VA
Feb17Sun
Young, Sick, The Knocks, Blu Detiger
9:30 Club
Washington, DC
Feb17Sun
Deerhoof, Speedy Ortiz
Union Stage
Washington, DC
Feb17Sun
Marsha Ambrosius
The Howard Theatre
Washington, DC
Feb17Sun
Keigo Hirakawa Trio
Twins Jazz
Washington, DC