As I’ve said in a few recent editions of these best-of columns, it’s been a dreadful year for most things but a fine one for music, which, as the verse contends, “has charms to soothe a savage breast, ...

Guitarist and songwriter Vlatko Stefanovski has led a life of constant artistic evolution. Not standing still has served him well and given us a corpus of works in which no two are the same. The ...

Sick of winter? Based on the e-mails I've been receiving from readers over the past two days, you're not alone. To help cheer you up, I offer you my final top-10 list of jazz songs with spring in the ...

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A side effect of the way we listen to music in the streaming era is that it's harder than ever for new stars to break through. Or it was until 2024, anyway. This year, it felt like a page turned, the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Allen Lowe performing at Best Video. Credit: Karen Ponzio Photo Allen Lowe, a man of multiple ...

We recently published 10 Firms Shining Bright in a Bleeding Market. Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ:JAZZ) is one of the best ...