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If you're old enough, you might recall the comic Godfrey Cambridge from late-night television in the 1960s, when he was one of a new wave of black

When we’re able to look back at 2020 with something resembling perspective, we’ll surely refer to it as “the year of Covid.” And though it might not have been the intention of any of the artists while they were crafting and releasing their music, we will quite likely refer to the records released in 2020 as “Covid albums.”  Remarkably, during a year that saw the music industry decimated by a raging and freely moving virus, 2020 ended up being a fantastic year fo...

Dear Lindsay, Brittany, and 2020’s guest Music Clubbers, Last year, the likes of Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish suggested a potential new musical dawn, from a new generation, and maybe a fresh matching energy in society, if it could hold on long enough. Then came 2020, and that light at the tunnel’s end turned out to be a freight train. It’s hard to cast a vast surveying gaze across the cultural landscape when for months you’ve dived down and flattened yourself against the tracks, holding ...

Year in review: 25 of the best jazz albums of 2020 By JAZZ.FM91 The jazz clubs all closed, and so did everything else. But thankfully, the music never stopped. This was a challenging year for most people. Yet jazz artists from around the world went on to release an impressive amount of great music — for some, the best of their careers. That music brought us a sense of excitement and hope at a time when we needed it most. One day, these musicians will be seeing us in the audience once again, f...