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Jazz stars aligned in mid-April when New York City was in full lockdown. The Checkout, with help from pianist Greg Spero, beamed-in some big name…

Before Adrian Younge was writing orchestral music with a hip-hop flair, he was a law professor by day and a DJ by night. During this period, he became…

“I think so much of what I do is intuitive,” says Diana Krall. “It’s based on a feeling.”That musical and emotional intuition has anchored one of the most…

Kamasi Washington’s Heaven and Earth Tour reached New York City on Tuesday, with a stop at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center opening for Florence and the…

Alina Engibaryan is a contemplative singer, keyboardist and composer whose musical roots go back to her childhood in Russia. Her grandfather, Nikolay…

Angel Bat Dawid, the Chicago-based clarinetist, composer and singer, has been embarked on a journey.On this My Music edition of The Checkout, she shares…

If jazz is all about fluidity — in terms of cultural exchange, and convergences of style — that's a situation well suited to the Cuban artist Omar Sosa.…

When Brad Mehldau first released Suite: April 2020, I found it too heartbreaking to absorb.The album is an almost perfect musical snapshot of the early…

Pianist and songwriter Chilly Gonzales is on the record saying he hates Christmas. In reality, it’s a little more complicated than that.As a secular…

Back in 2014, Chick Corea visited The Checkout to promote Portraits, an solo album celebrating artists he admired. Instead, the pianist gave us a clear…