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The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2020

The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2020

​Here are six of the key jazz trends of the last 20 years, defined by 20 of the best 2020 recordings that made us see, again, why this music is in midst of such a thrilling patch of creativity.

Dan Weiss Starebaby Blend Metal and Jazz on ‘Natural Selection’

Dan Weiss Starebaby Blend Metal and Jazz on ‘Natural Selection’

"New jazz" drummer Dan Weiss has composed varied landscapes for a band that use doom metal textures and delve into electronica, but just as often use acoustic piano and organic drumming to make complexity sound luscious.

MetalMatters: The Best New Heavy Metal Albums of September 2020

MetalMatters: The Best New Heavy Metal Albums of September 2020

Oceans of Slumber thrive with their progressive doom, grind legends Napalm Death make an explosive return, and Anna von Hausswolff's ambient record are just some of September's highlights.