Tag: Jazz

Yeah Yeahs Yeahs’ Apocalyptic March, and 10 More New Songs

The first new Yeah Yeah Yeahs song in nine years isn’t a…

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Samora Pinderhughes Explored Incarceration in Song. The Result Is ‘Grief.’

OAKLAND, Calif. — Near the end of a sold-out show earlier this…

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At 85, the Jazz Bassist Ron Carter Still Seeks ‘A Better Order of Notes’

On a recent morning on the Upper West Side, the bassist and…

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Sam Smith’s Ode to Self-Acceptance, and 10 More New Songs

“Every day I’m trying not to hate myself,” the pop crooner Sam…

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Composers Give New Shape to Ornette Coleman’s Jazz

Bang on a Can had big plans for 2020.Before the pandemic started,…

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Chick Corea, the Master Mixer of Jazz’s Past and Future

When the groundbreaking pianist Chick Corea died unexpectedly, at 79, last February,…

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Camila Cabello Gets in Her Head, and 16 More New Songs

Alienation gets an electronic lilt in “Psychofreak” from Camila Cabello’s “Familia,” which…

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Why the Grammys Couldn’t Resist Jon Batiste

Some of the music on “We Are” pulls its acoustic-funk aesthetic from…

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Grammys Winners 2022: The Complete List

Best Opera Recording“Glass: Akhnaten,” Karen Kamensek, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo,…

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