Long-form jazz journalism, essays, and analysis
Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), nicknamed Satchmo and Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and composer whose recorded and documented words reveal the same improvisational genius as his music. … Read more
New York City is home to more than 60 active jazz venues, making it the densest concentration of live jazz clubs anywhere in the world, from 78-year-old Greenwich … Read more
A jazz club outfit sits somewhere between smart casual and cocktail chic, polished enough to respect the room, relaxed enough to let you sink into a set and … Read more
Miles Davis (1926–1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader whose recorded output across six decades produced some of the most influential albums in the history of … Read more
Miles Davis left behind a body of words as provocative, spare, and irreverent as his music. These Miles Davis quotes span his entire career, from his bebop years … Read more
The best jazz albums of all time span more than a century of American music, from Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five recordings of 1925 through the genre-blurring jazz of … Read more
Famous jazz musicians are the composers, improvisers, and bandleaders whose recordings, techniques, and innovations defined jazz as one of America’s most enduring original art forms, from New Orleans … Read more
