Explore the best Christmas jazz albums from Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas to 2025 releases by Herb Alpert, Darius de Haas, and more.

John Sharpe's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025 article by John Sharpe, published on December 28, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After much consternation, I’ve managed to pare down a long list of fine jazz-improv recordings from 2025 to a top 10. So, apologies to Marshall Allen, The ...

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 ...

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So... what kind of a year was 2025 for jazz? Well, it marked the centennial of saxophonist Gene Ammons, drummer Roy Haynes, critic Nat Hentoff, pianist Jutta Hipp ...

The most compelling releases of the year reimagined hip-hop tracks, deep-rooted collaborations and longstanding inspirations. By Hank Shteamer In a year that saw the deaths of two leading drummers, ...

One of the first jazz musicians from Poland to gain an international following, he recorded more than 60 albums and played ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has officially unveiled its full Jazz Fest 2026 lineup. Slated to take place across two long weekends from April 23–26 and April 30–May 3, the announcement ...

The Eagles, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, David Byrne and Lorde are among the big names set to headline the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2026, organizers announced Thursday. The fest returns ...

Flea has previewed his first full-length solo album with a eight-minute long jazz song entitled "A Plea." You can watch the "A Plea" video, which finds the longtime Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...