It may be coincidence, or just a reflection of my own state of mind, that this dreadful year’s list of favorite jazz albums leans toward the meditative, the balladic, the Romantic, sometimes the Zen, ...

He was not just a gifted player; he was a visionary, undone not by lack of talent but by the weight of his mind. In the mid-1970s, a 16-year-old kid walked into the recording studio where Roberta ...

ArcoIris Sandoval was born to play jazz piano. "My dad started me when I was 6 weeks old," Sandoval said during a coffee break near East Grant Road and North Campbell Avenue. Her father would sit at ...

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 ...

DENVER – Billy Wallace can pound out the notes to more than 4,000 songs strictly by memory, but the 86-year-old jazz pianist -- who once played with some of the country's best -- no longer recognizes ...

Acclaimed Japanese-born pianist Yoko Miwa returns in performance on Friday, October 4 at Scullers Jazz Club, DoubleTree Suites, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston. Joining Miwa will be bassist Brad ...

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 ...