http://dir.salon.com/topics/jazz/?source=rss&aim=jazz en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST By Gary Kamiya Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/02/19/jazz_rock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/02/19/jazz_rock/index.html?source=rss For just the second time in 50 years, the top award at the Grammys went to a jazz album. Do the two genres have anything to say to each other? By Larry Blumenfeld Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/29/treme/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/29/treme/index.html?source=rss Police have cracked down on funeral processions, a time-honored cultural tradition in the historic black neighborhood of Treme. But musicians vow to play on. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/11/link_grab_bag/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/11/link_grab_bag/index.html?source=rss A McCartney profile sparks an online spat, praise for Spoon, free Queens of the Stone Age and more. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/27/redman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/27/redman/index.html?source=rss Star saxman Joshua Redman heads east. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/17/marsalis_davis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/17/marsalis_davis/index.html?source=rss A smart and timely review of the new Wynton Marsalis album. By Cary Tennis Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/17/jazz_pianist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/17/jazz_pianist/index.html?source=rss I can't believe how little one makes practicing "America's only original art form." Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2006/06/21/impulse_records/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2006/06/21/impulse_records/index.html?source=rss By Larry Blumenfeld Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/10/12/jazz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/10/12/jazz/index.html?source=rss Jazz musicians warn against the Disney-fication of New Orleans. By Jay Weiser Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/07/29/carter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/07/29/carter/index.html?source=rss Benny Carter wasn't dark or depressed and didn't die of a smack overdose. Instead, the saxophonist, composer and bandleader had the longest and most varied career in jazz history. By Ehren Gresehover Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2003/05/09/apc_shipp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2003/05/09/apc_shipp/index.html?source=rss Two outstanding releases in the avant-jazz Blue Series, plus the solo debut by APC rapper Beans, take hip-hop/jazz fusion to new places. By Allen Barra Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2003/01/23/szwed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2003/01/23/szwed/index.html?source=rss Genius, junkie, wife-beater, demigod -- a new book plumbs the mysteries of the most influential and enigmatic American musician of our time. By Paul Lesniak Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2001/10/24/lesniak_gallery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2001/10/24/lesniak_gallery/index.html?source=rss Photographer Paul Lesniak shoots the low end of the San Francisco jazz scene. Read by Langston Hughes Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/audio/poetry/2001/02/15/langston_hughes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/poetry/2001/02/15/langston_hughes/index.html?source=rss Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes reads two of his poems. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2001/02/09/lesniak/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2001/02/09/lesniak/index.html?source=rss Photographer Paul Lesniak chronicles the San Francisco Jazz Festival. By Gary Kamiya Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/2001/02/07/jazz_defense/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/2001/02/07/jazz_defense/index.html?source=rss Hipster critics say Ken Burns offered up only penny-ante sociology and sops to Wynton Marsalis. They're wrong. By John Grabowski Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2001/02/07/ken_burns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2001/02/07/ken_burns/index.html?source=rss From Skunkbucket LeFunke to Louis Armstrong to ... Louis Armstrong, Ken Burns' 144-hour documentary gets to the bottom of jazz. (Did we mention Louis Armstrong?) By Joyce Millman Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/01/31/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/01/31/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001 By Joyce Millman Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/01/17/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/01/17/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001 By Joyce Millman Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/01/10/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/01/10/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001 By Joyce Millman Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/01/09/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/01/09/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001 By Joyce Millman Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/01/08/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/01/08/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Monday, Jan. 8, 2001 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/12/12/audio_gift_guide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/12/12/audio_gift_guide/index.html?source=rss Listen to Salon Audio's unique gift guide with literary suggestions for grumps, lovers, pranksters and more. By David Rubien Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2000/12/04/jarrett/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2000/12/04/jarrett/index.html?source=rss A giant of jazz innovation finds himself reaching new heights by deftly interpreting classic tunes. Read by Levar Burton Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/audio/nonfiction/2000/11/29/jazz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/nonfiction/2000/11/29/jazz/index.html?source=rss Ken Burns and Geoffrey C. Ward's book "Jazz" discusses Billie Holiday and the racism she faced. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/07/10/jazz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/07/10/jazz/index.html?source=rss By Eric Boehlert