Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist Bob Reynolds made a notable performance with his quartet at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center on March 6.

For more than half a century, Miroslav Vitous has occupied a singular place in modern jazz. Known to many as a founding member of Weather Report alongside Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter, the Czech ...

Independent artist and producer Large Bottom Productions has officially released his concept album Colonized Mind, which debuted on March 13, 2026. The project blends jazz, hip hop, R&B, and spoken ...

Jazz City focuses on a man named Jimmy, whose focus on the world of entertainment is disrupted as he is drawn into the ...

Ever since his first two albums as Flying Lotus — 2006’s 1983 and 2008’s Los Angeles — he’s produced great quantities of mercurial, glancing funk that’s as likely to get your head nodding as it is to ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

Jack Harlow has upgraded his sound with his fourth full-length, 'Monica,' moving into a warm, soulful vibe reminiscent of ...

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, ...

The Blue Note Jazz Festival has announced its 2026 lineup in New York, with performances taking place in Manhattan from June ...

NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart, the iconic drummer and elder statesman, appears at Dizzy’s (10 Columbus Circle) March 13–15.

Rest assured, jazz fusion legend Tigran Hamasyan’s childhood playlist had the most eclectic mixture of them all.  Since first ...

With a repertoire spanning over two decades, Scott Fisher has crafted an original sound that effortlessly blends jazz, rock, and indie. Originally hailing ...