And it seems that in 2025 there was not only an abundance of new jazz releases, but the quality bar was raised again, with ...

Here are my 10 top albums that made the last 12 months even more worthwhile, and they’ve held up to repeated listening, too: ...

If you think about it a certain way, one of the defining qualities of jazz is earnestness. This is one of the reasons why jazz and metal have so much in common, and so often appeal to the same ...

From jazz to hip-hop and beyond, experience the best songs that defined the year, all through the ears of WDET’s trusted ...

Now, let me preface this by saying I love all types of music: blues, rock, metal, classical, hip-hop, soul/r&b, etc. I would suspect that most reading this probably have a great affinity for all ...

Mark Stryker is a journalist, author and filmmaker. He is also a co-producer of “The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit”.

NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling ...

From bebop to hip-hop, improvised music to Persian jazz, plus a strong selection of jazz on film, the EFG London Jazz Festival’s latest edition delivered a brilliant lineup. ByJoanne Shurvell, ...

A documentary telling Detroit’s jazz legacy premieres at the 2024 Freep Film Festival. A local documentary premiering at the 2024 Freep Film Festival, “The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit,” ...

It’s been a good year for jazz, diverse in every way—styles, influences, tastes, and demographics too. I didn’t aim the list to turn out this way, but four of the albums’ leaders are women, and five ...