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 guitar blast. It’s a solemn, cavernous…
Samora Pinderhughes Explored Incarceration in Song. The Result Is ‘Grief.’
OAKLAND, Calif. — Near the end of a sold-out show earlier this month, celebrating the release of his…
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 bandleader Ron Carter sat on the…
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 Smith sings on a new single,…
Composers Give New Shape to Ornette Coleman’s Jazz
Bang on a Can had big plans for 2020.Before the pandemic started, this classical music collective was busy…
Lizzo’s Disco Dance Party, and 11 More New Songs
The disco revival continues on Lizzo’s “About Damn Time,” which features a rubbery, “Get Lucky” bass line and…
Chick Corea, the Master Mixer of Jazz’s Past and Future
When the groundbreaking pianist Chick Corea died unexpectedly, at 79, last February, he left a legacy of experimentation,…
Why the Grammys Couldn’t Resist Jon Batiste
Some of the music on “We Are” pulls its acoustic-funk aesthetic from the 1960s, but other parts recall…
Grammys Winners 2022: The Complete List
Best Opera Recording“Glass: Akhnaten,” Karen Kamensek, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James and Dísella Lárusdóttir; David…
Harry Styles Tries On Synth-Pop, and 13 More New Songs
In “As It Was,” Harry Styles latches on to the kind of peppy electro-pop that the Weeknd updated…
Where Jazz Lives Now
SurfacingThe jazz club, with its dim lighting and closely packed tables, looms large in our collective imagination. But…
Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa’s Sultry Team-Up, and 10 More New Songs
The first taste of Megan Thee Stallion’s next album is yet another sultry collaboration with a fellow female…