Patrick Jarenwattananon

Ralph Peterson, Neneh Cherry, the Library of Congress archives and a generous Metallica bassist.

The saxophonist performs a piece by his contemporary — a practice much rarer than you might think.

Jason Crane of The Jazz Session interview podcast is touring the U.S. via Greyhound bus.

Ten albums for newbies, the hated Cabaret Card and composer/arranger Gil Evans' centennial.

Steve Lehman's new album Dialect Fluorescent ends with a song called "Mr. E," a composition written by jazz legend Jackie McLean. But the connections run deep between Lehman and the alto saxophonist he considers a personal hero.

The Vortex in London is a 100-person venue which recently hosted the Vijay Iyer Trio and the BBC. It's been an engine of economic growth for its community and is embraced by musicians. It's all the more remarkable considering no staff are paid.

A professor of music writes about how a proliferation of teaching jazz hasn't made it more popular.

"Cookie cutter" students, young musicians in New York and the history of jazz in India.

Pianist Christian Sands has an old-school jazz education — yet loves to riff over Kanye West beats and arrange OutKast songs. Of course, if you follow improvised music today, this is far from unusual.

The contradictions between art and business are set into relief by the U.S. income tax code.