Don't bore us, get to the chorus: The Playlist
Celebrating the songs that hit you with their best shot, right at the front of the song.
Music
Interpreting the music of Julius Eastman, Wild Up honors the composer's vastness
The feat the Los Angeles group Wild Up achieves in interpreting the music of Julius Eastman is the refusal to attempt impersonation — the musicians make him their muse without fetishizing him.
Keith Jarrett's eternal balancing act
Keith Jarrett's two strokes in 2018 left the pianist unable to perform publicly. On the occasion of Bordeaux Concert, WBGO's Nate Chinen caught up with Jarrett.
Coup de Foudre: 30 songs for your summer crush
Your eyes meet and you know it's too late. The French-speaking Montréalais call it un coup de foudre — love strikes like a sudden thunderstorm. She makes you a playlist of her Canadian faves.
Dora Jar, 'Bumblebee'
The 24-year-old artist sells her larger-than-life, psychedelic pop vision with undeniable magnetism.
After a pandemic disruption, Newport Jazz Festival makes a poignant, euphoric return
The festival's first full edition in two years — and its first since the death of co-founder George Wein — saw dynamic performances from Newport veterans alongside glowing debuts from newcomers.
Eli Winter, 'Davening in Threes'
Winter's new song "Davening in Threes" begins as brisk, countryside choogle that eventually kicks up some serious dust.
On 'Take It Like a Man,' Amanda Shires takes aim for the heavens
On Shires' latest record, her songwriting is more fearless and vulnerable than ever – but as always, it's a reflection of an artist focused intently on community, equality and inclusivity.
Memories become songs on Kevin Morby's 'This Is A Photograph'
In this session, Kevin Morby talks about how photography inspired his latest album, This Is A Photograph, and how he steps inside those moments.
Reimagined for a new era, boleros become songs of gendered rebellion
A new wave of artists are reimagining the classic bolero, rising above its gendered tropes and sharpening its quietly feminist rebellion for the contemporary moment.