Jazz

A thrilling Latin jazz set from a veteran Brazilian pianist and a silky debut from a young jazz vocalist

Easy-flowing vocals and lyrics with literate depth fuel two recent recordings from distant regions of the music spectrum.

'Growing Upward' from Rupa and the April Fishes is an album of great music and powerful words - not something we're used to anymore, but something we need.

The early music group illuminated the consonances between jazz and baroque music and had a good deal of fun doing it.

Great musicians often speak to us most sincerely when they put genre aside and write and play what's in their own distinctive hearts.

This memorable set from Dizzy Gillespie's longtime drummer is one of the best small-group jazz albums of recent vintage, full of rhythmic play and meaty assertiveness with a Latin lilt.

'Una Noche con Ruben Blades' is superb. If you’re into stellar music, fluent and elegant, then this is the album you’ve been seeking.

Part two of interview with Egyptian singer/songwriter and accordion player extraordinaire Youssra Hawary who is currently touring the US with her band.

Part one of two part interview with Egyptian singer songwriter Youssra El Hawary currently on tour in the United States.

'Coming Home' by Justin Kauflin is wonderfully wrought, infused with scrumptious colors and rippling jazz textures.