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Jack DeJohnette, One of Jazz’s Great Drummers, Has a Surprise
At 82, the musician known for his work with Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett will perform a rare solo concert on his first instrument: the...
Isaiah Collier Funnels a ‘Very Radical Time’ Into a Vivid New Album
The saxophonist and composer made “The World Is on Fire” with recent racial violence — and protests decrying it, and demanding change — in the...
How ‘Head Hunters’ Shook Up Jazz (and Herbie Hancock’s World)
The 1973 album proved that jazz could make a major impact on the modern pop mainstream. Its surviving musicians are reuniting for a Los Angeles...
Should Slim Shady Be Canceled? Eminem’s Young Fans Say No.
The rapper unleashes more provocative lyrics on his 12th album, and new generations are defending him — rather than rushing to criticize him — online.
At 100, the Intergalactic Jazz Hero Marshall Allen Is Still on a Mission
The Sun Ra Arkestra saxophonist, who remains captivated by the power of sound, is an inspiring onstage presence.
How Cage the Elephant’s Frontman Nearly Lost It All
Matt Shultz is a rock ’n’ roll ringmaster known for pushing himself to the brink. After a period of psychosis and an arrest, he had...
The Jesus Lizard Surface With a New Album: ‘Rack’
The band known for its raucous early ’90s records made with Steve Albini is returning with fresh music in September: “Rack,” a new LP that...
Jazz Saved the Bassist Luke Stewart. Now He’s Working to Rescue Others.
Stewart’s many projects — Silt Trio, Irreversible Entanglements, Blacks’ Myths and others — make strong statements and foster community. A new LP is out Friday.
Kamasi Washington Wants to Remain Unstoppable
Nine years after the release of the album that changed his life, the saxophonist is bringing new collaborators and new parts of himself into his...
How the Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt Became a Chronicler of Black Jazz History
Inspired by the drummer Arthur Taylor’s “Notes and Tones” collection of interviews with fellow musicians, Pelt started his own book series, “Griot.”