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Album Reviews

Daily album reviews—from independent to major label releases

Runner in the Rain

Mariel Austin
Runner in the Rain

Driftglass

SEED Ensemble
Driftglass

Pure Magic

Samo Salamon & Stefano Battaglia
Pure Magic

Vera

Myriad3
Vera

Kresten Osgood Quintet Plays Jazz

Kresten Osgood Quintet
Kresten Osgood Quintet Plays Jazz

The Poetry of Jazz Volume Two

Benjamin Boone & Philip Levine
The Poetry of Jazz Volume Two

Mesophase

Zack Clarke
Mesophase

Rasif

Amaro Freitas
Rasif

Stream | Articles

Interviews, columns, concert reviews, and more

Interview with Shai Maestro Trio At BIMHUIS Amsterdam Radio
Shai Maestro Trio At BIMHUIS Amsterdam
By BIMHUIS
Interview with For Today, Tomorrow and Always - A 2018 Retrospective Radio
For Today, Tomorrow and Always - A 2018 Retrospective
By Mary Foster Conklin
Interview with Old Folks, Countdown Mr. P.C.'s Guide to Jazz Etiquette...
Old Folks, Countdown
By Mr. P.C.
Interview with Darrell Grant Black Art @ 25 Quartet at Birdland Theater Live Reviews
Darrell Grant Black Art @ 25 Quartet at Birdland Theater
By Mike Jurkovic
Interview with Maria’s A Winner & Sonny Is Too Radio
Maria’s A Winner & Sonny Is Too
By Marc Cohn
Interview with Take Five with Kenney Polson Take Five With...
Take Five with Kenney Polson
By Kenney Polson
Interview with Pt. 4, Making Your Kind of Pepper Mind Your Business
Pt. 4, Making Your "Kind of Pepper"
By B.D. Lenz
Interview with Keaggy, Levin, and Marotta: A Collaborative Album A Decade In The Making Catching Up With
Keaggy, Levin, and Marotta: A Collaborative Album A Decade In...
By John Bricker
Interview with Music Matters: SRX Vinyl Multiple Reviews
Music Matters: SRX Vinyl
By Greg Simmons

Listen

Discover new jazz!

Birthplace

Emanuele Coluccia
Birthplace

Carnival Night

David Caffey
Carnival Night

Listen, Look, Come

Anna Mia
Listen, Look, Come

Khumbu

Thomas Wingren
Khumbu

My Body is a Dark Void

Pat Brennan Quartet
My Body is a Dark Void

Moving Day

Kristen Strom
Moving Day

Mercy Mercy Mercy

Ally Fiola
Mercy Mercy Mercy

Gravitons

Quantum Trio
Gravitons

News

Sponsored announcements from the industry

Born Today

Celebrating jazz birthdays every day
J.J. Johnson
J.J. Johnson

Considered by many to be the finest jazz trombonist of all time, J.J. Johnson somehow transferred the innovations of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to his more awkward instrument, playing with such... read more

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Electro Magnifique "First Born CD Release"
Blues Alley
Washington, DC
Jan22Tue
Electro Magnifique "First Born CD Release"
Blues Alley
Washington, DC
Jan22Tue
Tommy Emmanuel CGP with John Knowles CGP 'The Heart...
Birchmere
Alexandria, VA 		$55 - 55
Jan22Tue
Nicole Saphos, Tyrone Cotton
Jammin Java
Vienna, VA
Jan23Wed
Lenore Raphael
Blues Alley
Washington, DC
Jan23Wed
Lenore Raphael
Blues Alley
Washington, DC
Jan23Wed
Tommy Emmanuel CGP with John Knowles CGP 'The Heart...
Birchmere
Alexandria, VA 		$55 - 55