August Ponthier. Brent Faiyaz. Jill Scott's first album in more than a decade. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by ...

Cocktail mixes play a quiet but essential role in home bartending, offering consistency, convenience and balance without requiring a full bar setup. From classic bloody mary and margarita blends to ...

When the US embraced Prohibition, the country’s drinking culture radically changed. Speakeasies popped up, illegal alcohol smuggling routes were established, and new drinks exploded in popularity.

I always wanted to write how Miles Davis talked: abrupt, profane, contemptuous, in a stiletto rhythm that jabbed and stung and threw off unexpected sparks of enlightenment and tenderness. Of course, ...

Thanks in large part to Lauri Markkanen's performance against his former team, the Utah Jazz outlasted the Chicago Bulls in double overtime when the clubs met in Salt Lake City earlier this season.

The second week of 2026 offers a diverse mix of local and touring acts. TUESDAY, SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO Danny Barker lived “A Life in Jazz,” as the title of his autobiography indicated. He cut his ...

Melissa Sarnowski has been a game writer for over two years. While she's willing to dig into any game for an article, she heavily focuses on The Legend of Zelda, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, and The ...

The Utah Jazz have quietly soared to the top of the NBA in one key statistic. And that metric lies on the offensive end, ultimately speaking to their efficiency on that side of the ball: assists per ...

Christmas and the NBA have been synonymous since the league’s inception. The very first Christmas Day game was played in 1947 at Madison Square Garden between the New York Knicks and Providence Steam ...

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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 ...

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 ...