Take Five

Henry Threadgill, Terri Lyne Carrington, Albert "Tootie" Heath and Phil Schaap are this year's NEA Jazz Masters, and we honor them with music from across their distinguished careers.

The cutting edge can be both rangy and revealing. Here are five brand-new tracks that stretch perceptions.

From songbook standards to state-of-the-art inventions, hear this week's must-hear new music.

Hear new tracks from across the spectrum, including a single from Norah Jones' first-ever live album.

A dazzling range of new music, from five women setting their own terms.

Maria Schneider, Arturo O'Farrill and Robert Glasper were among the winners at the 63rd Grammy Awards.

Celebrate this International Women's Day with a diverse spread of new music.

“The best thing you can do,” Abbey Lincoln once said, “is to be a woman and stand before the world and speak your heart.”March is Women’s History Month,…

Along with new music by Natural Information Society, Cowboys & Frenchmen, and Michael Dease.Don Cherry, “You Took Advantage of Me”For admirers of…

On his first Presidents' Day in office, enjoy a jazz playlist for 46. Clifford Brown, “Now’s the Time”The most celebrated jazz musician from Joe Biden's…