Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

The term "Tin Pan" was slang at the time for a "decrepit old piano." Almost all of the songwriters used ... an Emmy for the movie Hans Christian Andersen, and wrote hit songs such as "Baby, It's Cold ...

Here are my entries (and a taste of their music) for the 19th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll for the best jazz recordings and archival/reissues of 2024. The full results from all 177 ...

An American art form now more than a century old, jazz emerged from ... Orchestra and soon began recording songs, including "West End Blues," a famous early jazz tune. In 1929 Armstrong appeared ...

where Beethoven once again took out top spot. Some incredibly talented performers visited us through the year, from Bill Bailey to Maxim Vengerov And our very own ABC Jazz turned 15, continuing an ...