The band became a major success in 1993 with the hit “Mr. Jones.” Since then, the group has done its best to keep rock music alive. By Glenn Kenny Ephrat Asherie’s “Shadow Cities” pairs her group’s ...

It’s painful to watch Ozzy Osbourne struggle in this documentary, but his efforts to make one final onstage appearance are awe-inspiring. By Glenn Kenny In a new biography, “It Girl,” the journalist ...

If pop is the musical equivalent of widely enjoyed fast food, jazz would be its high-brow, haute counterpart. However, several mainstream artists aim to combine the best of modern pop and classic jazz ...

Brad Mehldau’s adaptations of pop-rock repertoire had a significant impact in contemporary jazz practices and discourses and contributed considerably to stimulate the discussion around canon and ...

The drive from Los Angeles into the desert for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was dotted with a number of billboards, each cleverly advertising an artist with a scheduled slot. Among ...

The post Laufey on “From the Start,” Pop-Leaning Jazz, and Working with Semisonic’s Dan Wilson appeared first on Consequence. The Icelandic singer-songwriter explores the story of the new record, how ...

The bass players that I worked with before just kind of played through it like four beats to the bar, you know, polka-dotting along. And they couldn't see the shapes of the music or where the pressure ...

Ramsey Lewis, a pianist who sustained connections between jazz and popular music at a time when those bonds often seemed fragile and imperiled, died on Monday in Chicago, his hometown. He was 87. His ...

They have percussion without drums. They have a rhythm section without a bass. The only instruments on stage are nine voices. A cappella group Vocal Point, an international collegiate champion from ...

Pop music had a year like no other, beginning 2021 with shuttered venues and ending with an explosion of concerts. Not that music wasn't being made. In the early months of the year, many musicians ...