NPR Music - Jazz

The 2015 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll Composer-bandleader Maria Schneider's The Thompson Fields and alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa's Bird Calls tie for top album honors among 147 writers and broadcasters. Read this story

A BLOG SUPREME Jazz At Lincoln Center's Big Band Holidays Concert Watch the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra present new arrangements of favorite seasonal songs, led by Wynton Marsalis and featuring guest vocalists Denzal Sinclaire and Audrey Shakir. Read this story

A BLOG SUPREME God Is In The House: Five Sacred-Jazz Recordings What was once called "the music of the devil" became, mere decades later, the setting to several liturgical or traditional ceremonies. With Christmas upon us, here are some prime examples. Read this story

A BLOG SUPREME Close Enough For Jazz: How The 2015 NPR Jazz Critics Poll Was Fit To Be Tied It wasn't exactly a tie. But then again, it was a rather bountiful year for jazz albums. The pollmaster breaks down the result, and by extension, the year in jazz. Read this story

MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ Art Hodes On Piano Jazz The pianist, an adherent to early jazz styles, was known for his work in New York City in the '30s and '40s. His career continued in his native Chicago, and he appeared on Piano Jazz in 1984. Read this story