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A Beginner’s Guide to D…

“I knew damn near everybody,” the late trumpeter and bandlead… more »

A 10-Point Plan For Getting I…

In 2012, the Zappa Family Trust reissued Frank Zappa’s original 58-… more »

eMusic’s Holiday Crowd-…

Looking for holiday music to appeal to everyone from grandma to your youn… more »

Norse to the Future: ECM…

Almost since its inception in 1969, Germany’s ECM Records has featu… more »

eMusic’s Guide to the D…

At a time when life feels increasingly unfair for ordinary working folks,… more »

Discover: Essential Best-Of A…

Where to start? That’s a question we field often, whether someone… more »

eMusic Essentials

From timeless classics to today’s leading trendsetters, eMusic is t… more »

2012 GRAMMY® Nomin…

The 2012 GRAMMY® nominations are in, and frankly, we’re … more »

Label Profile: Light in the A…

File under: Revitalized funk, folk and rock records from the States and a… more »

Mr. Mellifluous: A Listener…

Most jazz fans recognize Benny Golson’s tunes, even if they don… more »

Discover: Cool Jazz

In honor of our sweltering heat this summer, it’s time to offer up … more »

Blue Note’s Mid-’…

In the early 1960s, as the manic improvisations of bebop gave way to blue… more »

Icon: Ella Fitzgerald

“Man, woman, or child, Ella is the most!” Bing Crosby‘s… more »

Icon: John Coltrane

No jazz musician inspires flattering imitators and devoted listeners like… more »

Icon: Ornette Coleman

You can count the people who changed the language of jazz on one hand: Lo… more »

Icon: Charles Mingus

Few musicians brought as much passion to jazz as Charles Mingus (1922-197… more »

Icon: Nina Simone

To say Nina Simone was “one of a kind” is an understatement. … more »

Frank Sinatra

Young Frank. In the span of an artistic career that encompassed six decad… more »

Icon: Tony Bennett

More than any other cultural icon, living or otherwise, Tony Bennett is t… more »

Icon: Miles Davis

Before Bob Dylan or David Bowie or whoever else became famous for periodi… more »

A User's Guide to Paul Bl…

In a 2006 interview for the website All About Jazz, pianist Paul Bley sai… more »

A User's Guide to Abdulla…

More than most musicians, jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim is a man of autob… more »

A User's Guide to David M…

When we last left tenor saxophonist/bass clarinetist David Murray, after … more »

A User's Guide to Lee Kon…

Hard to believe alto saxophonist Lee Konitz will turn 80 in October, let … more »

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Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal

By Jon Wiederhorn, eMusic Contributor

As they age, extreme metal merchants often inject various non-metallic styles into their songs in order to hasten their musical growth. Sometimes, as with Alcest and Jesu, they develop to the point where their original… more »

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