By Jim Hynes, Glide Magazine 2020 marked the most jazz reviews ever for Glide. Among the challenges from the pandemic, the inspiration from the Black Lives Matter movement, and an Election year, artists made many powerful statements. We also continue to get the unearthing of lost albums from iconic figures, stellar efforts from emerging young … Read More
By Wulf Mueller, Wulf’s Music + Blog There is music for every occasion and the festive season is no exception. Every year new holiday recordings are added to the vast catalogue of wonderful albums for Christmas and every year we can go back to our old favourites. I will below introduce you to 12 of … Read More
By Jim Hynes, Making A Scene Jim Hynes Top Jazz Releases on 2020. Read more here.
By Howard Mandel, Jazz Journalist Association Yes, it’s hard to select 10 best of the year. Downloads are not making it easier to organize — I’m flooded! Great to have so much music at my fingertips, so that’s not a complaint. And I may return to this list to add other notable releases, but I … Read More
By Ron Schepper, Textura Amending slightly the categories used for last year’s roundup, textura’s 2020 selections are grouped into Jazz, Classical/Opera, Ambient/New Age, General, and Single/EP/Cassette lists. Read this article here.
Newsdesk, NPR Lakecia Benjamin’s “Going Home” featuring Marcus Strickland and Brandee Younger, has been ranked among the Top 100 songs of the Year by NPR. The song is featured on Benjamin’s latest album Pursuance: The Coltranes, a tribute to Alice and John Coltrane. See NPR’s full list here.
