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Last March, the jazz capital of the world became a ghost town. The Checkout attempts to bring some joy as we look back on a certifiably frightening year, with highlights from Nduduzo Mahkatini, Thana Alexa, Brad Mehldau, Dan Tepfer and more.

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve been sorely missing live music. But in at least one sense, we haven’t lost the experience of real-time…

A bassist celebrated for the robustness of his sound, William Parker has been a stalwart in the realm of improvised music for more than 40 years. Here's our exploration of his sound world, with a focus on a new boxed set and a new biography.

For those who know harpist and keyboardist Alice Coltrane as a recording artist, notably in a series of albums on the Impulse! label, there's a stretch…

On the week of Ramsey Lewis' 88th birthday, Gentleman of Jazz co-author Aaron Cohen and Lewis' wife and closest confidant Jan join Milestones to discuss everything from Lewis' activism and mentorship, to his exceptional work in media.

In Part One of this episode of the Milestones podcast, host Angelika Beener talks with vocalist, instrumentalist, producer, composer, and cultural historian TL Cross about the legacy of The Isley Brothers.

On this episode of AOS, master clown, dancer and Tony Award-winning actor Bill Irwin brings his "On Beckett" to Two River Theater

On this episode of As We Speak, host David Sanborn sits down with guitarist John Scofield for a conversation that includes his beginnings as a musician while growing up in Connecticut, his love of the blues, lessons learned from Miles, and where many of his unusual song titles come from.

On this episode of AOS, Danny Melnick, producer of the 47th Saratoga Jazz Festival talks about his love of the SPAC venue

On this episode of The Art of the Story, poet, author, journalist and activist Kevin Powell talks about what Dr. King's message would be today