Jazz

NBA: Philadelphia 76ers keep Stephen Curry waiting in win over Warriors

The 76ers weren't about to let Curry celebrate a NBA all-time record on their floor Saturday, stifling the Golden State star in a 102-93 victory over the Warriors.

How 'genres', once considered reductive in music, are undergoing tectonic shifts today

In the playlist-driven world of today, where songs are tagged and heard by mood, genres seem to be becoming increasingly irrelevant, particularly during the compositional process.

NBA: Tyler Herro gets hot as Miami Heat hold off Jazz in Salt Lake City

Tyler Herro ignited the Heat's offence with 27 points and eight rebounds in front of a crowd of 18,300 at Vivint Arena

In Eric Weisbard's Songbooks, a deep dive into American pop music by way of the writers, critics who have addressed it

Songbooks sounds straightforward. Weisbard has gone back and reread more than 150 volumes, classics and oddities of American music writing. In chronological order, he chews through biographies, memoirs, song collections and academic studies, from William Billings’ The New-England Psalm-Singer (1770) through Jay-Z’s memoir Decoded (2010).

The Angriest Black Man in America: Wayne Brady opens up on new spoken word jazz album

Transformation review: Glenn Close's carefully curated spoken word jazz album is a ready reckoner for change

Transformation: Personal Stories of Change, Acceptance and Evolution is a jazz album that is more philosophical than freewheeling, more a chronicle of social change than a piece of leisurely listening.

Montreux Jazz Festival to make a comeback in 2021 at Lake Geneva after losing a year to the pandemic

Last year's festival had to be scrapped owing to the pandemic, the first time since it began in 1967. It will be a "more intimate" event this time around, the statement released by the organisers of the festival said.

NBA: One year after his COVID-19 positive test shut down league, Rudy Gobert and Utah Jazz thriving

On 11 March last year, Rudy Gobert became ‘patient zero’ for coronavirus in the NBA. His test shut down the league, and temporarily threw his team, Utah Jazz, in a tailspin. 365 days later, the Jazz — and Gobert — are thriving.

At Kamasi Washington's Mumbai concert, a display of virtuosity by one of the masters of contemporary jazz

At his Mumbai concert, Kamasi Washington reminds why he’s among the most relevant artists in contemporary jazz

Remembering Chick Corea: From Spain to Sorceress, 12 essential performances from the virtuoso

Corea helped enrich the lexicon of jazz, merging its harmonic language with the heaviness (and amplification) of rock and funk.