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With jazz clubs shuttered, festivals canceled, and new album releases postponed, it’s difficult to get a pulse on today’s music scene. However, one…

One annual Checkout tradition is to pinpoint innovative takes on the holiday canon.This year we welcomed Martina DaSilva and Dan Chmielinski to deliver a…

Pianist-composer Myra Melford isn’t one for dogmas.Whether she’s checking out the boogie-woogie of James P. Johnson, the fractured concepts of Cecil…

Gary Peacock, who died on Sept. 4 at 85, was a bassist who truly lived in the moment. That was the case every time he picked up his instrument, and no…

Laurent Saulnier isn't shy when pushing the boundaries of jazz. For 19 years, the V.P. of Programming for the largest jazz festival on the planet has made…

With the world on hold, carbon emissions have slowed, and there are clear skies aplenty. On this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, pianist Fabian Almazan and…

New York City’s Winter JazzFest stretches to Brooklyn for the first time this year — arguably offering its best punch of innovative programming, with…

During the wintertime, there’s always an avalanche of music-related storylines hitting our Inbox. Between the results of 2019 NPR Jazz Critics Poll and a…

One year ago, trumpeter Giveton Gelin won the LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award, which recognizes undeniable young talent in North America and Europe.The…

It’s been a decade since pianist Aaron Parks released his debut album, Invisible Cinema, which blurs the line between jazz and rock. After a prolonged…