Dimly lit jazz club interior on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans with musicians performing on a small stage
Culture

New Orleans Jazz Clubs: Where to Hear the Real Thing

A working guide to the rooms that matter, from Preservation Hall to the spots only locals know.

A small intimate jazz club stage with low lighting, a piano visible and chairs arranged close to the performance area
Culture March 28, 2026

The Artist's Quarter: Three Lives of St. Paul's Jazz Room

The Artist's Quarter ran 37 years across three locations. Kenny Horst ran it on no salary. DownBeat called it one of the 150 best jazz venues in the world.

By Genaro Vasquez

The Village Vanguard stage, New York, ca. July 1947 — the same room where Evans would record fourteen years later
Reviews March 19, 2026

Bill Evans: Sunday at the Village Vanguard

Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro, and Paul Motian played at the Village Vanguard on June 25, 1961. What they recorded redefined the piano trio. LaFaro died ten days...

By James Tanner

A dimly lit recording studio control room with analog equipment and warm overhead lighting
History March 19, 2026

The Classic Quartet: Coltrane's Four Years

Between 1961 and 1965, the John Coltrane Quartet made the most intense and spiritually ambitious music in jazz. Then it dissolved. Here is how it happened.

By Marcus Osei

"The music is the teacher. You have to be willing to be the student every single time you sit down to play."
— Wayne Shorter
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