The New York Times – Music:
A federal judge sided with jazz performer Chuck Redd, who canceled a 2025 holiday concert after President Trump’s name was added to the building.
Category: Jazz
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Charlie Parker
The New York Times – Music:
Bird helped usher in bebop and transformed the alto saxophone into an instrument of startling possibility. Here’s an 11-song primer on his enduring legacy.
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5 Great Songs I Encountered This Week
The New York Times – Music:
Hear Mick Taylor’s swan song, Grace Ives’s exuberant crushing and a foundational hip-hop sample.
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Sonny Rollins: 12 Essential Albums
The New York Times – Music:
The towering saxophonist, who died at 95, was a master of living in the moment. Listen to some of his most compelling work, onstage and in the studio.
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Sonny Rollins, Giant of the Jazz Saxophone, Is Dead at 95
The New York Times – Music:
Even by the standards of a music that prizes individuality, he stood out, as both a musician and a personality.
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The Miles Davis Look: His Sunglasses, Trumpet, Hair and More
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Fast cars, huge shades and, surprisingly, any old trumpet: These are the things that made Miles Miles.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Ron Carter
The New York Times – Music:
Christian McBride, Endea Owens, Large Professor and more writers and musicians share favorite tracks from the bass maestro, who turned 89 this week.
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She’s Blazing a Trail for a Traditional Korean Zither in Jazz
The New York Times – Music:
The Seoul-born gayageum player DoYeon Kim has become an in-demand collaborator for some of the biggest innovators in improvised music.
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Nate Smith Is Bringing a Big-Tent Approach to the Newport Jazz Festival
The New York Times – Music:
The Grammy-winning drummer — and the event’s latest artistic director — uses new-school methods to maintain the genre’s essential tradition: live collaboration.