Marcus Strickland

Bassist Christian McBride partnered with the audiophile music service Qobuz on an exclusive studio EP, releasing just in time for International Jazz Day.

This week’s Take Five is a supersize preview, featuring picks for Friday and Saturday nights. Winter Jazzfest kicked off last week and has only picked up…

Esperanza Spalding, “12 Little Spells (Thoracic Spine)”The last time Esperanza Spalding made an album, she invited the world to watch. Her new one, 12…

The Blue Note All-Stars released their official debut, Our Point of View, not quite a month ago, and one key takeaway from the album was the enduring…

Almost every era of jazz has its resident Blue Note crew: artists who embody the beating heart of that label’s sound.Think of the 1950s, and you might…