What should I listen for? As we go through the individual CDs, you'll get specific pointers about what to listen for in the tracks I've highlighted. But in general, you'll notice that much of this ...

Last week, HD Radio smooth jazz station 103.7-HD2 The Oasis had been running a countdown on its Facebook page, leading up to a big announcement. This led to some speculation — in some cases, call it ...

Because there are multiple decades of jazz, it’s almost impossible to pick the top 10 albums of all time; the hip cats with their canes and cool shades will throw their used saxophone reeds in my ...

TOKYO >> Jazz kissa, or cafes with extensive collections of jazz records and high-end audio equipment for playing them, originated in Japan. Now listening bars, influenced by the culture of jazz kissa ...

Jazz was all over the place in 2022. I mean that as a compliment, and with an intended double meaning: We saw some great examples of improvisers flowing through the culture, and we also heard ...

Music Monday means it’s time for GBH’s All Things Considered Turntable, where we turn to our favorite in-house music connoisseurs to hear what they’ve been listening to lately. This week, GBH Jazz’s ...

Preservation Hall Jazz Band have shared a new song, “Kreyol,” off the soundtrack to the forthcoming documentary A Tuba to Cuba. Recalling his time in Cuba, bandleader Ben Jaffe said of the new song, ...