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Omar Marques/Getty ImagesSanders, revered as one of the avant-garde's greatest tenor saxophonists, was a member of John Coltrane's final quartet. His expressive playing laid a path for generations of musicians. -
Sulyiman Stokes/Courtesy of the artistOn his new album the drummer, composer and self-described "beat scientist" makes music by way of an elaborate hybrid method combining improvisation with careful editing. It sounds like magic.
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Jazz Night in America spotlights a young musician and composer who is wise beyond his years. Hear Isaiah J. Thompson's story and his unquestionable gift at the keys. -
In his work with The Smile and Sons of Kemet, the drummer has always found the pivot points between chaos and clarity. Skinner's solo album brings that shifting insight into focus.
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The ensemble, composed of current students in Juilliard's jazz studies program, gives a performance that embodies a spirit of community and collaboration.
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Jazz Night In America puts the spotlight on Samara Joy, a young vocalist and songwriter who is taking cues from the past to create music that is both classic and contemporary.
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Isaiah J. Thompson's compositions combine jazz's past and present to paint a beautiful portrait of its future.
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The bassist and her band The Cookout perform a joyful, head-bobbing set of masterful jazz.
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Christian McBride interviews one of his oldest friends, organist Joey DeFrancesco, in their hometown of Philadelphia.
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DeFrancesco played in Miles Davis's band as a teenager, brought the sound of the Hammond B-3 organ roaring back to the jazz mainstream in the 1990s and remained the instrument's most visible champion.
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Beginning in the early '50s, Taylor treated his projects and artists with lush care and extensive support, eventually creating a Grammy-winning, cross-genre artistic hub with his label, CTI.
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A rising star in the world of improvised music with her group FLY or DIE, branch died on Monday at her home in Brooklyn, N.Y.
