JT's critics choose their favorite musicians, books, festivals and more
For our annual Expanded Critics’ Poll, a companion piece to last issue’s Year in Review special feature, dozens of our trusted writers participated in a survey containing most of the same categories as our year-end Readers’ Poll. Voters were asked to focus on artists’ recordings and performances that transpired during 2015 rather than assessing entire careers.
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Gregory Porter got a late start as a recording musician, but that was because he was busy flexing his chops on a culinary stage. His … Read More “Artist’s Choice: Gregory Porter Cooks Up Some Gumbo”
The sound that Horace Silver pioneered in the ’50s and ’60s—for a while, all but synonymous with the sound of Blue Note Records—is for many … Read More “JazzTimes 10: Essential Horace Silver Recordings”
If you want to find out how good your sound system is, the worst way to do it is to play your favorite jazz albums. … Read More “JazzTimes 10: Great Jazz Albums to Test Your Stereo With”
For our 2020 Year in Review section, we calculated the top 40 new releases and top 10 historical/reissue recordings of 2020 based on year-end lists … Read More “Year in Review: The Top 40 New Jazz Releases of 2020 (10-1)”
