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These LA Artists Are Keeping Jazz Raw as Hell
Kamasi Washington and Thundercat are making jazz cool again, but they're far from the only Angelenos helping LA reclaim its status as a boundary-pushing jazz city.
Meet the Guy Making Beautiful Music on Shards of Bloody Glass
"It’s like the playing is an out of body experience in which I never feel pain.”
Even More Kamasi Washington Goodness Has Arrived
'The Choice' came hidden inside the 4xLP edition of last week's 'Heaven & Earth' LP, and it arrived on streaming services this morning. The a five-song LP includes a sweet cover of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow."
Geoff Rickly Listens to Sun Ra's 'Space Is the Place' for the First Time
After a stint of shows in Chicago where Thursday played their iconic albums 'Full Collapse' and 'War All The Time' in full, Rickly sat down with Noisey to recoup from performing by listening to some psychedelic and abrasive jazz.
The Saxophone’s Unlikely Journey Out of Meme Hell
After decades of mainstream banishment, artists like Kamasi Washington are ushering in a saxophone renaissance.
Give Kamasi Washington's Surreal "Street Fighter Mas" Video All the Awards
Battlecat stars alongside two real-life 'Street Fighter' pros as Washington goes in search of a worthy arcade game foe.
The Owner of the Piano Man Jazz Bar Has Had It with Audiences
Arjun Sagar Gupta talks tantrums, talent, and that time Honey Singh came by for a drink.
Kamasi Washington Previews New Album 'Heaven and Earth' with Two New Songs
The follow-up to 2015's ambitious 'Epic' is due out June 22.
Here's a Video of a Cat Eating Dinner, Scored by Mac DeMarco's Jazz-Funk
Some new Mac DeMarco music soundtracks Pickles's dinner experience. Pickles lives behind the garage.
In Turkey, Music Takes You Where a Travel Visa Can't
We talked with Ozoyo, a Turkish DJ and producer, about the music scene in Istanbul and what it's like to be an artist in a country where political rights and civil liberties aren't guaranteed.
Jazz, Drone, and Doom Collide on This Genre-Defying New Album from Messa
Stream the Italian doom-jazz quartet's lush new album, 'Feast for Water.'
Joey Purp Listens to John Coltrane's ‘A Love Supreme’ for the First Time
Welcome to Blind Spots, in which we force some of our favorite artists to finally check out the most famous albums they've never heard.