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Features Special Feature Book Excerpt – Cool Heat: Anita O’Day and Her Dangerous Jazz Life, By James Gavin E ditor’s Note: The following is the Prologue of James Gavin’s newly published book Cool Heat: Anita O’Day and Her… Aug 24, 2026 Profiles Overdue Ovation: PRISM Saxophone Quartet J ust as a prism refracts and disperses beams of light into separate bands of color, PRISM Saxophone Quartet seeks… Aug 22, 2026 Interviews Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart: Ringing in Rhombus with Complimentary Livestream from SMOKE Jazz Club O rganist/pianist Larry Goldings, guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Bill Stewart each have impressive and prolific resumes. As a trio,… Aug 21, 2026 Interviews A Heady Brew: Miles Davis–Themed THC Cocktail Dedicated to Classic 1970 Electric Jazz Experiment I n this Miles Davis centennial year, we have witnessed all manner of tributes to the titanic trumpeter: cover-replicating reissues,… Aug 20, 2026 Profiles Play Time’s Kraut-Jazz, Man-Machine Music H ere’s a funny story. A 50th anniversary vinyl version of Kraftwerk’s Radio-Activity came out in May, and in my… Aug 19, 2026 Special Feature Book Excerpt – Last of the Jazz Joints: An Incomplete History of the Village Vanguard E ditor’s Note: The following are excerpts from Last of the Jazz Joints: An Incomplete History of the Village Vanguard,… Aug 18, 2026 Tributes & Obituaries British Jazz Singer Sandra King, Called “A Phenomenal Sorceress of Song,” Dies at 75 F rom 1969 through the late ’90s, listeners to jazz radio in England, Germany, Denmark, Holland and other European countries… Aug 18, 2026 Profiles The Flashy, Funky Jazz Language of Bassist André Cymone: Fathers, Sons and Prince J azzTimes and I have long been fond of the connection between Prince and jazz. Not only did we connect… Aug 16, 2026 See more features
Reviews Albums Sweeps Week: Top August Jazz Releases, Amorosi Edition H ere are A.D. Amorosi’s monthly picks, coming to you the last Tuesday of the month. Kelly Green, Eat Your… Aug 25, 2026 Albums Sweeps Week: Top August Jazz Releases, Monday Mix Edition W e wrap August with another Sweeps Week, featuring top editorial picks of the month. Sullivan Fortner, Leave That in… Aug 24, 2026 Live Nate Smith’s First Newport on the Books: Jazz Festival Joy in a Rainy Northeast The Newport Jazz Festival, with its storied legacy and iconic location, attracts those with a tradition of attending for years… Aug 9, 2026 Albums Sweeps Week: July Historical Releases & Reissues S weeps Week concludes on the last Thursday of the month, with historical/reissue picks from A.D. Amorosi. Freddie Hubbard, Goin’… Jul 30, 2026 Albums Sweeps Week: Top July Jazz Releases, Henkin Edition H ere are Andrey Henkin’s monthly picks, coming to you the last Wednesday of the month. Paolo Fresu, kind of… Aug 6, 2026 Albums Sweeps Week: Top July Jazz Releases, Amorosi Edition H ere are A.D. Amorosi’s monthly picks, coming to you the last Tuesday of the month. Ralph Alessi, A Sun… Jul 28, 2026 Albums Sweeps Week: Top July Jazz Releases, Monday Mix Edition W e wrap July with another Sweeps Week, featuring top editorial picks of the month. The Electrifying Seamus Blake, EH!… Jul 27, 2026 Live Ravi Coltrane Quartet Rings in Coltrane 100: Legacy with the Philadelphia Orchestra No one could ever sound like John Coltrane.” That’s what Ravi Coltrane told me around the time of the 2021… Jul 25, 2026 See more reviews
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