Dec 28, 2025 · The most common defense for insisting on genre classifications is that it “simplifies” discussions about music. According to Kelefa Sanneh,…

This is in no small part because more than any other, jazz can be seen as the first post genre music. This is evident in the fact that some put the works of artists as diverse as Louis …

How Bernstein arrived at this music and her quintessentially post-genre music career is the subject of the interview conducted by phone in August 2022. PostGenre: Tell us a bit about …

Sep 27, 2025 · Trio of Bloo m (Pyroclastic, 2025) is the first meeting of three titans of creative music, artists to whom genres and boundaries hold little meaning. You can regularly find each …

Nov 17, 2025 · Turner’s “Sonnet for Stevie” is a mid-tempo swinger that appeared on Turner’s release Lathe of Heaven (ECM, 2014). It presents snippets of blues even as the song keeps …

May 26, 2023 · Youthful zeal often brings a desire to show your technical capabilities. Young athletes try to sprint as rapidly as possible, while their musician counterparts often try to fit in …

Guitarist John Scofield and NEA Jazz Master bassist Dave Holland are not only both masters of their respective instruments but incredibly prolific. Versatile too, especially Holland. Since both …

For a musician who excels in both big bands and combo settings, large and small, sometimes it’s refreshing to take a ‘less is more’ approach. Such is the case with Ron Blake. With SCRATCH …

Jan 6, 2024 · I was also writing this music post-COVID. In contrast, when I wrote the first album, we were all stuck at home during the pandemic and unable to leave the house much. With the …

The most common defense for insisting on genre classifications is that it “simplifies” discussions about music. According to Kelefa Sanneh, author of Major Labels: A History of Popular Music …