It sounds like the new-wave of jazz that's being surfed by musicians around the world isn't going to crash onto the rocks any time soon – it’s here to stay, and it’s as diverse and free-spirited as ...

John Fournier is a saxophonist, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger and educator. As a performing sideman, some of the artists he has had the honor of working with include Bernadette Peters, Jerry ...

When soul jazz was born in the late 1950s/early 1960s, it provided a pathway for the funky, window-rattling grooves of contemporary soul and R&B to infuse the muscular hard bop of the day. For the ...

As a jazz subgenre, soul-jazz began to flourish in the early 1960s. A groove-oriented style built from the bottom up, soul-jazz usually begins with the bass player: You take a strong bass line, ...

From experimental skronking and hip-hop-infused grooving to spiritual and cosmic sounds, we’re in a golden age of jazz music. Get to know the artists pushing the form forwards with this playlist. It ...