Lists

An Alternative Holiday Playlist

Remember the old "Saturday Night Live" parody of the "60 Minutes" Point/Counterpoint debate, the one remembered for the line "Jane,…

3 years ago

Five Genre-Defying Selections from the Newport Jazz Festival’s 2021 Lineup

After a year canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the historic Newport Jazz Festival has announced it will be presenting the…

4 years ago

John Chacona’s Best Albums of 2020

Here it is, a "Best Of" list for the worst of years. Alright, that's a bit jokey; the fact is…

4 years ago

Anthony Dean-Harris’ Best “Jazz” Albums of 2020

[Editor’s Note: We are honored to have Anthony Dean-Harris join us as a special contributor for this year’s lists. Several…

4 years ago

The Editor’s Reflections on a Crazy Year and his Best of 2020

Historians will probably remember 2020 primarily for the COVID pandemic, movements for racial justice, and lots and lots of politics.…

4 years ago

PostGenre’s Best of 2020

For nearly everyone, 2020 has been a time of difficulty. A pandemic. Intense political uncertainty. Murder hornets (?). It has…

4 years ago

Brian Kiwanuka’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2019

As the PostGenre Team is working on their list(s) of Favorites from 2020, here is a flashback to Brian Kiwanuka’s…

4 years ago

Rob Shepherd’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2019

As the PostGenre Team is working on their list(s) of Favorites from 2020, here is a flashback to Rob Shepherd's…

4 years ago

Five Non-Traditional Tributes to Charlie Parker

On August 29, 1920, Charles Parker Jr. was born in a home at 852 Freeman Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. The…

4 years ago

Five Genre-Defying Selections from the Newport Jazz Festival’s First Wave of 2020 Performers

The historic Newport Jazz Festival has released a list of 36, out of approximately 60, groups which will appear across…

5 years ago