Wayne Shorter was a jazz sax superhero ... an album of acoustic duets with Hancock, ... “The word ‘jazz’ to me only means ‘I dare you,’” he told The New York Times nearly 30 years later.

David Murray was the tenor saxophonist of the 1980s and ’90s, as a junior member of the World Saxophone Quartet, then as leader of a dozen different ensembles (from duets to big band and ...

Zoot Sims, left, and Al Cohn performing on stage. Al Cohn, circa 1980. Saxophonist John 'Zoot' Sims on break at WTTW Studios during a taping of the show Soundstage in Chicago, Nov. 26, 1979. Harry ...

Seventy years ago, Charlie Parker and four other be-bop legends created what many call the greatest jazz concert ever— with Parker playing a plastic saxophone. A reissue of the recording is out.

David Murray was the tenor saxophonist of the 1980s and ’90s, as a junior member of the World Saxophone Quartet, then as leader of a dozen different ensembles (from duets to big band and ...

Here, then, are for me the 10 best new jazz recordings of 2024, followed by three historical treasures that have, for the most part, lain in the archives till now. New Recordings 1.