It sounds like the new-wave of jazz that's being surfed by musicians around the world isn't going to crash onto the rocks any time soon – it’s here to stay, and it’s as diverse and free-spirited as ...

As a jazz subgenre, soul-jazz began to flourish in the early 1960s. A groove-oriented style built from the bottom up, soul-jazz usually begins with the bass player: You take a strong bass line, ...

When soul jazz was born in the late 1950s/early 1960s, it provided a pathway for the funky, window-rattling grooves of contemporary soul and R&B to infuse the muscular hard bop of the day. For the ...

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Jazz is synonymous with improvisation, but in many cases, it's also about adaptation. This means not just adjusting to new times and social changes, but also frequently reinterpreting songs from its ...

From experimental skronking and hip-hop-infused grooving to spiritual and cosmic sounds, we’re in a golden age of jazz music. Get to know the artists pushing the form forwards with this playlist.