Kris Davis

Exciting new collaborations abound in the latest edition of Take Five.

For their third collaborative effort as In Common, tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III and guitarist Matthew Stevens brought in two NEA Jazz Masters and a celebrated peer.

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation announced its 2021 artist awardees, including saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianists Kris Davis and Danilo Pérez.

Jazzfest Berlin has seen its share of changes since first taking flight, as Berliner Jazztage, in 1964.That inaugural edition is perhaps best known today…

Also: a made-in-quarantine album by Miles Okazaki, and the marital duo of Jana Herzen and Charnett Moffett.Bobby Watson, “Keepin’ It Real”Hard bop has…

The Checkout Live at Berklee presented some of jazz’s finest modern masters in concert. They all happen to be women.Drummer Terri Lynne Carrington,…

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…

What does our music sound like now?We mean “now” as in right now — fall of 2019? There’s no simple answer to that question, but The Checkout is here to…

Autumn brings a cornucopia for jazz fans. Must-have albums, can’t-miss festivals, sounds both old and new. WBGO has gathered 88 highlights for your…

Crosscurrents Trio, “Good Hope”The English jazz bassist Dave Holland and the Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain have worked extensively under the auspices…