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Neneh Cherry & The Thing: The Cherry Thing

Neneh comes full circle by returning, and embracing, her roots on this vital album.

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The Top 10 Jazz Tunes For People Who Don't Like Jazz

While jazz’s complexity cannot be denied, much of the music remains accessible to all. The trick is just finding the right tunes and artists, those who have a universal appeal beyond the scope of the typical, admittedly somewhat limited, jazz audience.

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Enrico Rava Quintet: Tribe

Rava exemplifies Italian jazz.The blues, swing, and free improvisation are in his sound, but so are Italian folk songs, popular music, and opera.

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The Shape of Jazz That Came...

The awake, aware folks who make and receive these offerings celebrate an ever-evolving music that resists boundaries, the sort capable of communication that transcends language and explanation.

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Verse-Chorus-Verse: The Mutant Blues of Devo and James Blood Ulmer

Artist/producer PC Muñoz mines for gems and grills the greats.

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Middleman: Joshua Redman and Jazz's Vanishing Division

"The position of not taking a side has endured." Joshua Redman talks about the hoary division between tradition and innovation, the spatial approach to doubled rhythm sections, and jazz's academic antidote.

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Say It Loud! 100 Great Protest Songs: Part 3 - Peter Tosh to the Pogues

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Neneh Cherry & The Thing: The Cherry Thing

Neneh comes full circle by returning, and embracing, her roots on this vital album.

Enrico Rava Quintet: Tribe

Rava exemplifies Italian jazz.The blues, swing, and free improvisation are in his sound, but so are Italian folk songs, popular music, and opera.

The Shape of Jazz That Came...

The awake, aware folks who make and receive these offerings celebrate an ever-evolving music that resists boundaries, the sort capable of communication that transcends language and explanation.

Verse-Chorus-Verse: The Mutant Blues of Devo and James Blood Ulmer

Artist/producer PC Muñoz mines for gems and grills the greats.

Middleman: Joshua Redman and Jazz's Vanishing Division

"The position of not taking a side has endured." Joshua Redman talks about the hoary division between tradition and innovation, the spatial approach to doubled rhythm sections, and jazz's academic antidote.

Ornette Coleman: Then and Now

Is Free Jazz really still free?

Ornette finally gets props

Ornette Coleman: At the Golden Circle, Volume One/Two

Ornette Coleman: Skies of America / The Complete Science Fiction Sessions

Say It Loud! 100 Great Protest Songs: Part 3 - Peter Tosh to the Pogues

Say It Loud! 100 Great Protest Songs: Part 2 - Steve Reich to the Sex Pistols

Lake Street Dive Gets Loose, Collaborative With 'Free Yourself Up'

Time Out of Minds: Interview with Author Ryan Walsh on Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks'

Willie Nile Returns With Powerful New Single, "Children of Paradise" (premiere)

Brent Cowles Teaches Us 'How to Be Okay Alone’

Gang Gang Dance Attone for a Seven-Year Long Hiatus with 'Kazuashita'

With "Standing Still", Rebekah Rolland Showcases Meditative Americana (premiere)

Fine Points Get Sentimental, Campy With "The Fang" (premiere)

No Kind of Rider Consider the Possibility of Too Many Wild Nights with "Sophia" (premiere)

Proud Parents Touch on Classic Alternative Sounds on Self-Titled Album (album stream)

Electronic Producer Automatisme Soundtracks the Landscapes of Transit on New Album and Track "Bureau 1" (premiere)

Willie Nile Returns With Powerful New Single, "Children of Paradise" (premiere)

Josh King Lets Loose on a "Dreamer's Dream" (premiere)

Cannons Go "Round and Round" with New Single (premiere)

Spaceface Offers New Track and KWKA Remix (premiere)

Blue Note, one of the foremost jazz record labels, is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a vinyl initiative, releasing highlights from its massive catalog over the course of two years. Here are some picks to get you started.

Neneh comes full circle by returning, and embracing, her roots on this vital album.

While jazz’s complexity cannot be denied, much of the music remains accessible to all. The trick is just finding the right tunes and artists, those who have a universal appeal beyond the scope of the typical, admittedly somewhat limited, jazz audience.

Rava exemplifies Italian jazz.The blues, swing, and free improvisation are in his sound, but so are Italian folk songs, popular music, and opera.

The awake, aware folks who make and receive these offerings celebrate an ever-evolving music that resists boundaries, the sort capable of communication that transcends language and explanation.

Artist/producer PC Muñoz mines for gems and grills the greats.

"The position of not taking a side has endured." Joshua Redman talks about the hoary division between tradition and innovation, the spatial approach to doubled rhythm sections, and jazz's academic antidote.