Derek Trucks Band released ‘Already Free,’ their final studio recording, 10 years ago today.

The final song on Chicago’s 1978 release ‘Hot Streets’ is the perfect uneven ending to an uneven album.

‘Made in Sofia’ was recorded in the capital of Bulgaria as homage to a country that has so warmly welcomed the David Dower Trio.

Here is S. Victor Aaron’s Best of 2018 list for modern and mainstream jazz releases.

Music made when groups are in a state of flux can be pretty good too.

Preston Frazier’s Best of 2018 list includes a broad array of sounds and genres from familiar names and legends in the making.

Not everyone is cut out to take on such an ambitious project but one look at Michael Leonhart’s background makes it undeniably clear that he could.

David Crosby, Boz Scaggs and Marc Ribot headline S. Victor Aaron’s Best of 2018 list for non-jazz albums.

“Tale of a Man” may well be the greatest song on ‘Toto XX’ – and that’s amazing, since the album is full of classics.

The Embrooks’ highly anticipated ‘We Who Are’ represents a welcome, positive and long-overdue comeback.