For obvious reasons, writing about racism is a painful experience. Jazz is a complex art form and I have always felt that the primary responsibilities of a critic/writer are to educate the public by ...

Jazz is a form of entertainment, but surely it must be far more than that to evoke such a range of ideas and passions that are expressed herein and in all the jazz writing, commentaries, and ...

When I was about 15 and went to see the tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins — my main musical inspiration, my idol — for the first time, at Shelly’s Manne-Hole in Hollywood, I fell asleep, which upset me.

Pitchfork’s Allison Hussey speaks with three artists whose bold works are redefining jazz and expanding its appeal to younger and more diverse audiences. Samora Pinderhughes, Cécile Mclorin Salvant ...