So… what kind of a year was 2025 for jazz? Well, it marked the centennial of saxophonist Gene Ammons, drummer Roy Haynes, critic Nat Hentoff, pianist Jutta Hipp, saxophonist Art Pepper, pianist Oscar Peterson, drummer Dom Um Romão, and all-around performer Sammy Davis, Jr. Haynes almost lived to see it; he died last year at […]

The cinematic awards race kicked off in earnest this morning, when Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall announced the nominees for next year’s Golden Globe Awards. As usual, the nominations included a bunch of big musical names, and not just in the Best Original Song and Best Original Score categories. Because I’m writing this blog […]

Swedish quasi-rapper Bladee released his opus Cold Visions last year, and he stayed busy in 2025 — dropping his EP Ste The Beautiful Martyr 1st Attempt, collaborating with Oklou and Mechatok and PinkPantheress, teaming up with his old friend Yung Lean on the singles “Inferno,” “Evil World,” and “Advent.” Today, Bladee shares a new two-song […]