I want to get into jazz. What should I start out listening to?

There are many different ways to develop your taste for jazz. At first, it can seem a little intimidating. read more

You should start off listening to some of the greats like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Horace Silver, Cannonball Adderley, Ornette Coleman, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Eric Dolphy, Dave Brubeck, and Pharoah Sanders. read more

This is for you if you want to a journey into listening to jazz more seriously, or if a friend asks you what jazz records they should listen to in order to appreciate it more fully. It’s no good people starting to listen to jazz on the margins; it’s like giving a ten year old, Tolstoy’s ‘War & Peace’ to read, chances are they will not make it past the first page. read more