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Sade’s Greatest Hits Compilation Tops Billboard’s Jazz Albums Chart

For the first time in the band’s history, The Best of Sade has climbed to No. 1 on Billboard’s Jazz Albums chart, marking a ...
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The Pulse of Entertainment: Billboard Hit-Maker Jazz Keyboardist Kayla Waters to Release New Album ‘Anew’ Nov. 7

Billboard chart-topper Kayla Waters to release new album on Shanachie Entertainment titled ‘Anew.’ *“Purity…it’s about new beginnings,” said Jazz keyboardist Kayla Waters-Medley (Kim Waters) about the ...

How Does SML Make Experimental Jazz Albums? Very Unconventionally.

The Los Angeles quintet was born onstage, and that’s exactly how it records LPs: by capturing live performances and twisting ...
NPR

Joni Mitchell showcases her jazz connections on a new anthology

Of all the folk songsters from the 1960s, Mitchell has proven to have the strongest influence on jazz singers. Joni's Jazz features her collaborations with stars like Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock.
KSMU

Jazz musician Mark Turner's latest album was inspired by a book

NPR'S Ayesha Rascoe speaks with jazz musician Mark Turner about his latest album, "Reflections on: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man." It's based on the book by James Weldon Johnson.