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In 2020, to celebrate JazzTimes’ 50th anniversary, we made a bold (some would say foolhardy) call: the top 50 jazz albums of the past 50 … Read More “The 10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1950s: Critics’ Picks”
In 2020, to celebrate JazzTimes’ 50th anniversary, we made a bold (some would say foolhardy) call: the top 50 jazz albums of the past 50 … Read More “The 10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1940s: Critics’ Picks”
In 2020, to celebrate JazzTimes’ 50th anniversary, we made a bold (some would say foolhardy) call: the top 50 jazz albums of the past 50 … Read More “The 10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1930s: Critics’ Picks”
In 2020, to celebrate JazzTimes’ 50th anniversary, we made a bold (some would say foolhardy) call: the top 50 jazz albums of the past 50 … Read More “The 10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1920s: Critics’ Picks”
In line with many resourceful jazz practitioners, Gilad Hekselman responded to the enforced isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic with a turning-lemons-to-lemonade attitude that ultimately eventuated … Read More “A Before & After Listening Session with Gilad Hekselman”
It was the 1950s. Bebop had established itself as the new paradigm of jazz, but its newest popular variant, “cool jazz” or “West Coast jazz,” … Read More “JazzTimes 10: Classic Hard Bop Albums”
Session players have always been my thing. Not to take away from the singers or bandleaders or what have you, but I’m more interested in … Read More “Artist’s Choice: Jimmy James on Session Cats”
Walter Smith III has been burning the candle at both ends. As he connected with JazzTimes via Zoom from a New York City hotel room … Read More “Before & After with Walter Smith III”
Bassist Tim Lefebvre makes no bones about it: For cooking, his comfort zone is outside. The kitchen belongs to his wife, singer/songwriter/keyboardist Rachel Eckroth. “She’s … Read More “Artist’s Choice: Tim Lefebvre’s Favorite Barbecue Recipe”
