By Devin Leonard 12/23/09 3:15pm

The 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2009

It can be frustrating to be a jazz lover. Even in New York, you run into culturally sophisticated people who would be embarrassed to admit their unfamiliarity with the latest Brooklyn indie rock band (as of this moment, that would be the Dirty Projectors, of course), but are perfectly comfortable confessing their ignorance about an Read More

By Devin Leonard 10/15/09 2:54pm

Oh! Bassist Linda Breaks Into New York Jazz Boy’s Club

The bassist Linda Oh has an unusual background for a jazz musician. She was born in Malaysia to parents of Chinese descent. She and her two older sisters grew up in Perth, Australia. Their mother and father worked hard and encouraged their girls to do the same.

Ms. Oh’s parents were overjoyed when her Read More