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Two brilliant pianists. Two ebullient Cubans. Two intrepid young Englishmen. Two lovable standards, in new colors. The math may not seem to add up in this…

John Abercrombie, an intrepid and deeply lyrical guitarist who made a formative contribution to jazz-rock before refining a judicious, poetic iteration of…

Vijay Iyer Sextet, “Good on the Ground”Vijay Iyer’s kinetic, convergent musical vision has found expression in almost every conceivable ensemble format,…

Woody Shaw and Louis Hayes, “What’s New?”A little over 40 years ago, trumpeter Woody Shaw and drummer Louis Hayes formed a band with the stated intention…

Thelonious Monk, the incomparably influential jazz composer and pianist, would have turned 100 today, and across the country, a healthy range of…

Take Five: new music by guitarist Pat Martino, pianist Marta Sánchez, trumpeters Dave Douglas and Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, and drummer Tomas…

Since the 1960s, the experimental jazz collective has worked toward a high standard of shared intuition. The group is playing a series of anniversary concerts featuring original and new members.

Our latest installment of Take Five draws from several big new releases, including what will likely be a blockbuster, Diana Krall's Turn Up the Quiet. But…

Jazz Night in America host Christian McBride reflects on how movies about his art form — including La La Land and a new Lee Morgan documentary — tend to paint the working jazz musician.

This week, Take Five is all about duos: from all-star summit meetings, like the one pictured above, to collaborative new partnerships like the Upstate…