JazzTimes 10: Grammy-Winning Solos
The Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo has had more than one incarnation; it began as “Best Jazz Performance, Individual” in 1959 and went … Read More “JazzTimes 10: Grammy-Winning Solos”
Lists
Expand your jazz knowledge with our JazzTimes 10 lists, Artist’s Choice playlists, and Before & After listening session features.
2019 Readers’ Poll Results
Voting for the 2019 JazzTimes Readers’ Poll was conducted via an online survey at JazzTimes.com. Winners are bolded; runners-up are listed below in order of … Read More “2019 Readers’ Poll Results”
2019 Expanded Critics’ Poll Results
For this annual companion poll to last issue’s Top 50 Critics’ Picks, our regular contributors participated in this survey based on our yearly readers’ poll. … Read More “2019 Expanded Critics’ Poll Results”
23 Games to Play Today: A Chick Corea Playlist
As a companion to our January/February 2020 cover story on Chick Corea, here are 23 highlights of his prolific recording career. Listen to a Spotify … Read More “23 Games to Play Today: A Chick Corea Playlist”
JazzTimes 10: Great Albums of the Loft-Jazz Era
The Loft Era was one of the most fertile periods in jazz lore … that hasn’t actually entered jazz lore to speak of. Lasting from … Read More “JazzTimes 10: Great Albums of the Loft-Jazz Era”
Artist’s Choice: Jacky Terrasson on Piano Players You Know Right Away
There are certain pianists that just can’t hide—not that they would want to. I’ve always been fascinated by those who have developed such a strong … Read More “Artist’s Choice: Jacky Terrasson on Piano Players You Know Right Away”
Before & After: Emmet Cohen
Jazz is always busy writing its own history, sharing stories that lead to other stories. Take the documentary Keep on Keepin’ On, in which trumpeter … Read More “Before & After: Emmet Cohen”
The Decade in Review: Best Jazz Albums of the 2010s
As JazzTimes’ fifth decade in business drew to a close, I took a look back at the year-end lists compiled from the votes of our … Read More “The Decade in Review: Best Jazz Albums of the 2010s”
The Year in Review: Top 50 Albums of 2019
We calculated our top 40 new releases and top 10 historical/reissue recordings of 2019 based on year-end lists by our writers. They were asked to … Read More “The Year in Review: Top 50 Albums of 2019”