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Jean-Philippe Allard, Jazz Producer and Musicians’ Advocate, Dies at 67
He called himself a “professional listener,” and he tended to develop lifelong relationships with the artists he worked with.
By Giovanni Russonello
Recent and archived work by Giovanni Russonello for The New York Times
He called himself a “professional listener,” and he tended to develop lifelong relationships with the artists he worked with.
By Giovanni Russonello
The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers.
By Giovanni Russonello
Possibly the most prolific archival record producer in history, he was a founder of the Mosaic label, which became the gold standard of jazz reissues.
By Giovanni Russonello
The pianist and vocalist was at once magnetically powerful and laid-back, glamorous and understated. A mix of musicians, writers and radio personalities share their favorites.
By Giovanni Russonello
How this ancient instrument played its way into popular American Music.
By John White, Lynn Levy, Diane Wong and Giovanni Russonello
Coltrane changed the game in American music a few times over. Here’s a guided tour to his career, courtesy of 15 musicians, scholars, poets, writers and other experts.
By Giovanni Russonello
The decision to place another festival right on top of Jazzfest highlighted how much has been flipped upside-down in jazz over the past 20 years.
By Giovanni Russonello
Hear tracks by Ryan Gosling (as Ken), Central Cee, Kesha, Jason Moran and others.
By Jon Pareles, Giovanni Russonello and Lindsay Zoladz
Hear tracks by Tems, Idles, Adrianne Lenker and others.
By Jon Pareles, Giovanni Russonello and Lindsay Zoladz
The year’s most thrilling albums were made by artists pushing beyond borders, teaming with new collaborators and making bold statements of their own.
By Giovanni Russonello