Jazz Off the Record Jazz Off the Record

In the late 1960s, the recording industry lost interest in America’s greatest art form. But in a small, dark club on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, jazz legends were ...

Feature / Ethan Iverson

Pain Pain

Books & the Arts / Campbell McGrath

Fady Joudah’s Poetry of Dislocation Fady Joudah’s Poetry of Dislocation

In his new book of poetry, […], the poet, translator, and ER doctor explores Palestinians’ experiences of exile and displacement—and the difficulty of healing amid the ongoing Nak...

Books & the Arts / Hussein Omar

The Nation’s Early Experiments in Jazz The Nation’s Early Experiments in Jazz

When the magazine began covering jazz in the 1920s, it often struggled to catch the beat.

Richard Kreitner

The Introspective Club Hits of Jamie xx The Introspective Club Hits of Jamie xx

With In Waves, Jamie xx—whose real name is James Smith—has perfected what he explored in In Colour: an album full of searching tunes that can double as dance songs.

Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen

A Listener’s Guide to Jazz From 1964–1972 A Listener’s Guide to Jazz From 1964–1972

A selection of the best recorded examples of the otherwise mostly undocumented music heard in jazz clubs like Slugs’.

Feature / Ethan Iverson