Jazz
Explore the art of improvisation with masters such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Thelonious Monk

2010 Jazz Grammy Nominations
Music from the albums nominated in the jazz categories of the 2010 Grammy Awards.

A Great Day in Harlem
Music from throughout the careers of the jazz greats who showed up that historic morning in 1958 for the famous "Great Day in Harlem" photo.

Avant Garde
Jazz outside the box. Everything from Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane's early experiments with free jazz to modern sounds from Ken Vandermark and William Parker.

Best of 2009
The best jazz of 2009. Compiled with the guidance of more than 15 critics’ year-end lists.

Big Band
The glorious sounds of large jazz ensembles from every era. Basie, Ellington, Stan Kenton, Thad Jones, Maria Schneider, and plenty more.

Blue Note Channel
Celebrate the recorded legacy of jazz's greatest record company, which just celebrated its 70th birthday.

Brazilian Jazz
The best in Brazilian jazz, from Brazilian masters and younger purveyors of the style from all over the world

Broadway Jazz
Songs by Porter, Gershwin, Sondheim and more -- all as performed by jazz artists.

Chicago Jazz Fest 2009
Playing music by the many wonderful artists, both local and national, who will be performing at this year's festival September 4-6.

Christmas Instrumentals
Christmas jazz with no vocals added. Masters like Oscar Peterson, Dexter Gordon and Wynton Marsalis let their instruments do the singing.

Christmas Vocals
Jazz vocalists like Dianne Reeves, Tony Bennett and Joe Williams breathe new life into Christmas classics.

Composers: Bird and Diz
Compositions by the forefathers of Bop: Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

Composers: Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington and his longtime collaborator Billy Strayhorn wrote some of the most memorable jazz compositions of all time. Hear their timeless songs performed by artists from every era.

Composers: Jobim
The timeless compositions of Bossa Nova maestro Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Composers: The Beatles
Jazz masters like Count Basie, Ramsey Lewis, George Benson and Brad Mehldau cover the music of John, Paul, George and Ringo.

Composers: Thelonious Monk
Music composed by the enigmatic, challenging, and revolutionary Thelonius Monk

Covering All the Bassists
Bassists step out of the shadows! Hear great jazz bassists fronting bands, taking solos and laying down jaw-dropping grooves. Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Jaco Pastorius and more.

Cutting Edge
Experimental jazz from the last two decades infused with innovative new ideas. Not Avant-Garde and definitely not Straight-Ahead. Brad Mehldau, The Bad Plus, Jason Moran and much more.

Decade: 2000s
An enormous and diverse collection of jazz from the last decade.

Decade: Pre-1940
Take a tour of the earliest days of jazz, with Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and much more.

Decade: The 40s
The decade when swing was king, that is, until it was dethroned by the unstoppable force of bebop

Decade: The 50s
Considered by many to be jazz's finest hour. Hear the glorious sounds of bebop, hard bop, cool jazz, and the beginnings of post-bop.

Decade: The 60s
A time of extreme change and innovation... post-bop, free jazz, early fusion and absolutely everything in between.

Decade: The 70s
The decade when present-day jazz legends got their start. Fusion was king, but bebop legends were still making noise...

Decade: The 80s
Nothing but jazz from the `80s, from fusion to neo-bop.

Decade: The 90s
Exciting new voices and elder statesmen in their later years.

ECM
ECM has been a leader in cutting edge modern jazz for 40 years, putting out music by everyone from Gary Burton and Keith Jarrett to Roscoe Mitchell and Don Cherry. Now you can listen to all of our ECM titles, all in one place.

Emerging Voices
The future of jazz! Hear undiscovered young talent alongside recent success stories from the under-40 crowd.

Everybody's Boppin'
Everything bop, from bebop to hard bop.

Give the Drummers Some
Music that shifts the spotlight to the much-ignored time-keepers. Tunes from drummer-led sessions and music that features drummers in solo spots. Great performances from Art Blakey to Brian Blade.

Good Vibes
Hear one of jazz music's most under-appreciated instruments: the vibraphone.

Groove Jazz
Mainstream jazz artists get down! Funky grooves from jazz greats like Herbie Hancock, Cannonball Adderly, Miles Davis and modern-day groove masters like Charlie Hunter and Galactic.

Guitar Jazz
From Grant Green to Bill Frisell, from acoustic to electric, hear the best of jazz guitar

Holiday Jazz
Jazz versions of seasonal tunes by Dave Brubeck, Boney James, Dave Koz, John Pizzarelli, Rosemary Clooney and many others.

January Birthday Channel
Playing music by dozens of jazz artists born in the month of January, including Max Roach, Milt Jackson, Chris Potter, Nels Cline, and many more.

Jazz Fusion
A remarkable fusion of jazz styles -- groove jazz, jazz-rock, world fusion, and modern day innovations. It's all here, from Bitches Brew to MMW.

Latin Infusion
Jazz with that "Spanish tinge," the channel for lovers of Afro-Cuban and Brazilian beats.

Live Jazz
Jazz greats from every era performing in their most natural habitat: Live, on stage, thriving off of the crowd's energy.

Mellow Jazz
Lush ballads as performed by jazz greats.

Modern Mainstream
The best in mainstream jazz from the last three decades. Michael Brecker, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, and much more.

New Christmas Jazz
Christmas jazz from the last decade.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2010
Hear music by the many jazz musicians performing at this year's fest, like Terenece Blanchard, Joe Lovano, Irvin Mayfield and more.

New Releases
Brand new jazz

New School
Free jazz, post bop, and the Young Lions. Ornette Coleman to Wynton Marsalis

Nothin' But the Blues
Hear hundreds of different jazz interpretations of the classic twelve bar blues

Old School
Swing, Dixieland and Mainstream jazz, including Jelly Roll Morton, Coleman Hawkins, and Oscar Peterson

Organ Jazz
Classic tracks from organ masters like Jimmy Smith and Big John Patton as well as the newest from Larry Goldings, Joey DeFrancesco and more.

Piano Jazz
Classic tunes from Erroll Garner, Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, Thelonius Monk, and more.

Pop Composers
Familiar pop and rock songs as performed by jazz artists, from the Beatles to Björk

Regions: Chicago
Nothing but great jazz by musicians who call the Windy City home. Tunes by well-known legends like Von Freeman and Gene Ammons as well as the many lesser-known players who fill the city's clubs and concert halls with music every night.

Regions: Europe
From Straight-Ahead to Avant-Garde, hear all the wonderful jazz Europe has to offer.

Regions: Modern West Coast
West Coast jazz beyond the cool school of the 50's and 60's

Regions: New Orleans
The Crescent City may be the birthplace of jazz, but it's also home to musical innovation and progress. It's all here, from King Oliver to Stanton Moore.

Regions: New York
Newer jazz created in the mecca of the jazz world, New York City.

SFJazz 2010 Channel
Music by the diverse lineup of artists playing in SFJazz's eclectic Spring season, including Keith Jarrett, Hiromi, Regina Carter, Bill Charlap, Rudresh Mahanthappa and more.

Saxophone Jazz
Great music from artists including John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, and Ornette Coleman

Straight Ahead
Get your groove on with the best in swinging straight ahead jazz from to Dexter Gordon to Bill Charlap.

Swingin' Christmas
Straight-ahead Christmas jazz from the greats. From Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas to new releases by Diana Krall and Dianne Reeves.

Third Stream
The place where jazz and classical meet. From the legendary Miles Davis/Gil Evans collaborations to gorgeous performances by Ella Fitzgerald with symphony orchestra, it's all here.

Trombone Jazz
Nothing but great trombone performances, from J.J. Johnson and Curtis Fuller to Robin Eubanks

Trumpet
All the trumpet masters are here, from Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan to Roy Hargrove and Dave Douglas.

Vocal Jazz
From Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday to Lambert, Hendricks & Ross and the Manhattan Transfer. The best of vocal jazz!

West and Cool
If it's cool, or if it came from the golden state, you'll find it here.

Women of Jazz
Hear everything from classic recordings by Ella and Billie to the innovative sounds of Regina Carter and Nicole Mitchell.