1959: The glorious year of jazz
The emergence, 65 years ago, of a generation of ambitious musicians and best-sellers gave new life to a genre that was losing the talent of Billie Holiday and Lester Young
The “jazz detective” who finds lost music treasures
Producer Zev Feldman specializes in locating and releasing rare recordings by the likes of Sonny Rollins, Chet Baker and Cannonball Adderley
Twisting the six strings: Guitars are once again electrifying jazz
The instrument continues to power new sounds for up-and-coming performers. In particular, on these three musical projects that reject the central role of soloist in favor of communal creation
One hundred years of ‘Rhapsody in Blue,’ a composition that changed music history
George Gershwin’s work has remained popular, but it is also controversial: for some it introduced jazz into the concert hall, while others consider it to be a white musician’s crass and racist appropriation
The musical celebration of the first abolitionist revolts in Haiti
The Eddy star and virtuoso saxophonist, Jowee Omicil, releases a free jazz album, inspired by the 1791 slave congress that led to the first independent state in Latin America
Woody Allen’s superstition and Herbie Hancock’s music
Knowing there’s a new film of his to see every year offers a certain assurance that the end is not near for our broken world
Jon Batiste, the musician who beat Taylor Swift at the Grammys: ‘My new album is like ‘The Godfather Part II’
Having won an Oscar for the soundtrack of ‘Soul’, the New Orleans native is releasing his most ambitious work yet, featuring collaborations with Lana Del Rey, Kenny G and others
Keeping it simple: The haunting voice of American folk musician Eilen Jewell
The singer-songwriter, who has a devoted fan base, will perform at Spain’s Huercasa Country Festival along with other acts like Robert Finley, The Sadies and The Sheepdogs
Silvana Estrada: ‘People care less and less about women being killed, about the violence’
The Mexican singer talks about her career, her evolution, her growth on stage and what her future holds
Jimmy Carter’s nephew, to the rescue of the White House’s vinyl collection
John Chuldenko talks to EL PAÍS about the record selection, which includes albums by Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell
The trailblazing ‘Krazy Kat’ who changed the course of comics
George Herriman’s cartoon revolutionized the genre and influenced Walt Disney, Jack Kerouac, Art Spiegelman and even pioneered the word ‘jazz’
Racism, the mafia, Ava Gardner and marvelous music: The biography that Frank Sinatra’s friend didn’t want to write
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The journalist Pete Hamill compiles conversations and intimate memories of the singer in the book ‘Why Sinatra Matters’
A rare Sunday game in Utah awaits with NBA All-Star contest
The Utah Jazz traditionally don’t play home games on Sundays out of respect to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints