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*2019 all-genres-in-play  list , plus runners-up, songs and shows. *2019 jazz  list . *2010s all-genres-in-play  list , plus runners-up ...

Here are my 10 favorite records of 2019, with corresponding links to prior coverage where applicable. (ICYMI, here's the jazz-only list ...

Rolling Stone recently compiled a list of the 100 best albums of the 2010s . Here, with some minor tweaks and additions, is the ballot I s...

Here's a list of my 20 favorite jazz albums of the 2010s. (Individual lists for each year can be found here .) 1. The Bad Plus, Never ...

Here, via Rolling Stone , is a rundown of some of the 2019 jazz releases I enjoyed most. I'm not remotely able to keep up with everythi...

Hard to put into words how meaningful it was for me to sit down with one fourth of the original Black Sabbath. Bill's warmth and sinceri...

It would be hard to overstate how much of a thrill it was to speak at length with one of my musical heroes, Bill Bruford, or to be in the r...

A really fun interview with a truly avant-garde band, and a great bunch of guys, to boot. Please check out their music here . Fun fac...

*A deep dive into the history and legacy of King Crimson's avant-rock landmark "21st Century Schizoid Man," in two parts: - ...

The below are some thoughts I put down last year regarding Practicing Loss, a then in-progress album by Feast of the Epiphany, one of the ...