Accomplished jazz musician Daniel Bennett makes a case for musicians to stay optimistic and pushing forward with their craft during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I was 22 years old in the summer of 1977, when I covered the Great Northern Bluegrass Festival at Mole Lake. It was an unforgettable experience.

Brian Blade joined Preston Frazier to discuss his new recording with guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel’s trio, and how the coronavirus has impacted things.

Celebrating the upcoming anniversary of Pink Floyd’s often-overlooked ‘Atom Heart Mother,’ a transitional album that’s significant for what it started.

Here is the world premiere of “Trapeze / Maku (Live)” by Chicago-based free-form masters Mako Sica with Hamid Drake.

The Lickerish Quartet’s first track “Lighthouse Spaceship” carries many of the same hallmarks that made its predecessor band Jellyfish so great.

Released 45 years ago today, ‘Chicago VIII’ found the band at a low creative ebb. But these five lesser-known songs make it worth a return visit.

Concept albums have been among Willie Nelson’s greatest and most confounding works – sometimes simultaneously.

Released 20 years ago today, ‘Magica’ is the most underrated Dio effort – and every bit the equal of Ronnie James Dio’s best work.

Please help out musicians you like by buying their music from Bandcamp on Friday, March 20. That day, 100% of the purchase price goes in their pockets.