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• Rickie Lee Jones, 'Just in Time'

  Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:01:02 GMT

  Jones lets the sun shine in on this jazz standard, but maintains a pensive undertone.

• What makes that song swing? At last, physicists unravel a jazz mystery

  Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:01:18 GMT

  For nearly a century, jazz musicians have debated what gives songs that propulsive, groovy feel that makes you want to move with the music. The secret may lie in subtle nuances in a soloist's timing.

• Jason Moran's new album pays tribute to Black jazz pioneer James Reese Europe

  Mon, 02 Jan 2023 10:01:00 GMT

  Jazz artist Jason Moran revisits the deep influence of Black composer and bandleader James Reese Europe, best known for serving with the Harlem Hellfighters in World War I.

• Jazz Night In America remembers the artists we've lost

  Thu, 29 Dec 2022 22:37:05 GMT

  Jazz Night In America's video tribute to the artists lost in 2022.

• Celebrate New Year's with Toast of the Nation

  Wed, 28 Dec 2022 10:30:43 GMT

  Ring in the new year with music from Chucho Valdés, José James, Ibrahim Maalouf and Ranky Tanky with Ms. Lisa Fischer.

• Trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf steps out of his comfort zone with 'Capacity to Love'

  Tue, 27 Dec 2022 17:01:05 GMT

  Common ground is the main theme of Maalouf's new album, which features a wide array of vocalists from across the pop music spectrum. Maalouf also recently revived an international trumpet competition.

• The story of jazz in 2022: A year-end listening party

  Sat, 17 Dec 2022 11:00:35 GMT

  After a year defined by emergence and creative combination, our critics zoom in on their own listening to choose one inescapable album and song each.

• The importance of remembering everything but the music

  Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:43:08 GMT

  Poet and critic Harmony Holiday spent her year interviewing descendants and torchbearers, finding that the soul of jazz needs preserving offstage and outside of the booth.

• Yule dig? Celebrate the holidays with drummer Matt Wilson's festive Christmas Tree-O

  Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:00:34 GMT

  Celebrate the holidays with drummer Matt Wilson and his festive holiday group the Christmas Tree-O from Dizzy's Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.

• The 100 Best Songs Of 2022 (80-61)

  Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:01:12 GMT

  We ranked a list of 100 songs that reflects the sprawling, energetic messiness of 2022. Start listening.

• Tyshawn Sorey's year of creative unity

  Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:00:43 GMT

  For Larry Blumenfeld, the story of Sorey this year was one of a MacArthur genius reconciling his universe of talent and ambition into a singular expression.

• Julius Rodriguez, a young pianist fusing (all) the music from inside-out

  Wed, 14 Dec 2022 12:00:08 GMT

  Marcus J. Moore reflects on the studio debut of pianist Julius Rodriguez, an artist seamlessly commingling jazz with more pop forms.

• A return to venues, guided by 'The 7th Hand'

  Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:59:42 GMT

  WRTI editorial director Nate Chinen returned to live music with fervor this year — and one artist in particular, the young saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, emerged as a constant presence.

• The 50 Best Albums of 2022

  Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:01:16 GMT

  We ranked our 50 favorite records of the year, from hip-hop to classical and everything in between.

• The 50 Best Albums Of 2022

  Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:00:16 GMT

  We ranked our 50 favorite records of the year, from hip-hop to classical and everything in between.