The Best Jazz of 2019
Our jazz critics create four quartets of great creative music, demonstrating four trends that keep "jazz" relevant in a new century.
kendrick scott
Kendrick Scott Oracle’s ‘A Wall Becomes a Bridge’ Deftly Blends Genres into a Pleasing Jazz Form
Drummer and composer Kendrick Scott has kept a finely balanced band together, pulling together many lovely strands of American music to create jazz that is easy to hear but also complex and compelling. A reason to believe.
The Blue Note All-Stars: Our Point of View
A sextet of current Blue Note Recording artists releases a kind of thesis statement on how daring jazz mixes seamlessly with groove-based music, with a noted nod to the Blue Note past.
Romain Collin: Press Enter
Romain Collin makes crossover music sound easy on Press Enter.