Wynton Marsalis

HANDS OF TONE PERCUSSIVE PIANIST MCCOY TYNER POUNDS ON JAZZ'S YOUNGER GENERATION

THE DOWNBEAT GENERATION

Giant Steps

New Rhino reissues illuminate the bold leaps of '60s jazz heavyweights

Organ Donor

Phoenix transplant Joey DeFrancesco rides a renewed fascination with the vintage sound of jazz organ

Best Jazz/Blues Radio Station

KJZZ-FM 91.5

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Compliments of the Mysterious Phantom (Hyena)

Live (Evidence)

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Compliments of the Mysterious Phantom (Hyena)

Live (Evidence)

Willie Nelson’s Forgotten Projects

Compliments of the Mysterious Phantom (Hyena)

Live (Evidence)

The Top 10 Reissues of 2008

By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

Sting vs. Elvis Costello in a race to betray their punk roots

By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

Wynton Marsalis

From the Plantation to the Penitentiary
(Blue Note Records)

Good As Gold

Pavement, Repurposed

Various Artists

When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll (RCA Victor)

Book 'Em

Taking a look at some of the best music literature from the past few months

Eccentricities

While they may not top the Billboard charts, this month's batch of jazz, blues and heritage releases is definitely worth hearing

Alive and Kicking

Despite being entombed in the recent PBS series, Gumbo shows why jazz is very much alive and well with a fine batch of new releases

Musicology 101

Former Blaster Dave Alvin delves into America's folk traditions with Public Domain

Future Shock

Gumbo gazes into his crystal ball and tells us what to expect in jazz, blues and heritage as we approach 2001

He Got Rhythm

Ken Burns wants you to know why Jazz is America's music

Tube Talks

Ken Burns wants you to know why Jazz is America's music

The Artist Formerly Known As Print

Our quarterly roundup of the latest in music books

Upbeat

A load of the latest in heritage as Smokin' Joe gets nasty, Bill Frisell goes to Ghost Town, Greg Osby returns to form and everyone else gets the Gumbo once-over

Blues Bodhisattva

Valley jazz singer and devout Buddhist Sherry Roberson answers the question "What's the sound of one woman scatting?"

COCTAIL TIMEFOUR FELLOWS FROM CHICAGO WHO LOVE WHAT THEY PLAY, WHATEVER IT IS

Valley jazz singer and devout Buddhist Sherry Roberson answers the question "What's the sound of one woman scatting?"

Zooey Deschanel and Three Other Jazz Singers Who Just Can't Sing

Valley jazz singer and devout Buddhist Sherry Roberson answers the question "What's the sound of one woman scatting?"