Try as I might, I can’t just fall asleep to white noise or thunderstorm sounds. I love ‘em but they don’t work for me. This jazz playlist, on the other hand, might knock me out before I finish writing ...

It sounds like the new-wave of jazz that's being surfed by musicians around the world isn't going to crash onto the rocks any time soon – it’s here to stay, and it’s as diverse and free-spirited as ...

From experimental skronking and hip-hop-infused grooving to spiritual and cosmic sounds, we’re in a golden age of jazz music. Get to know the artists pushing the form forwards with this playlist. It ...

All About Jazz readers can now enjoy music while perusing the website with Jazz Menagerie, our first official Spotify Playlist. Handpicked and expertly curated by musician and recording engineer Brian ...

Washington, D.C., is the birthplace of jazz legends Duke Ellington and Shirley Horn, and home to Jelly Roll Morton, Billy Taylor and go-go music pioneer Chuck Brown. Add to this list bassist Corcoran ...

Vocalist Lyn Stanley ironically calls her ensemble the Big Band Jazz Maverick when it is she who is the maverick, the evidence being how seamlessly she expands the holiday canon on Novel Noël: A ...

"Jazz," a film by Ken Burns, follows the growth and development of jazz music from the streets of New Orleans to the Lincoln Gardens in Chicago, where Louis Armstrong first won fame, from ...

We’re kicking off our celebration of *Vanity Fair’*s centennial with a wail of a trumpet, a slap of the bass, and the well-tuned warble of Armstrong. This week, as we celebrate some of our best ...

Jazz has a glorious history, but it's also a music of boundless curiosity, brash experimentation and an ever-changing set of tools. Such is the complex landscape covered by Jazz Night in America, ...

Warm-up those ears with a holiday playlist that includes tracks by Count Basie, Dee Dee Bridgewater, John Coltrane, and many more. Curated for you by Jazz 24/7.