Branford Marsalis, Joshua White and Patricia Brennan are just some of the artists who released head-turning albums this year.

Jazz is music made in the moment and our moment is an increasingly perilous one. As a writer trying to keep up, I often feel as if I’ve exhausted the power of words to describe where we are, how we got here and where we’re going.

“Komorebi” is a mid-tempo bop workout with soloists trading licks in a relaxed pulsating groove. “Petrichor”, which is a hint to the album’s theme of environmental tribute, achieves a slightly propulsive not-quite-stasis, with sinewy trumpet/sax lines floating above.

The Jazz had an up-and-very-down week in the NBA. They remain at the center of the tanking conversation, while staying as competitive as possible in the games they play their best players.

Jazz is there and gone,” famed Miles Davis pianist and composer Keith Jarrett once said. “It happens. You have to be present for it. It’s that simple.” Thankfully, here, in America’s most improvisational metropolis,

Christmas and the NBA have been synonymous since the league’s inception. The very first Christmas Day game was played in 1947 at Madison Square Garden between the New York Knicks and Providence Steam Rollers. The Utah Jazz themselves have been a part of ...

Cavaliers vs. 76ers will air on ESPN, and streams live on DIRECTV (free trial). Who: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers Time: 7 p.m. ET CLEVELAND (AP) — Keyonte George scored 32 points, Lauri Markkanen added 28 and the Utah Jazz bounced back after a 55-point loss and defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 123-112 Monday night.

The Orlando Magic will get Franz Wagner back in the lineup as they head to Berlin, Germany, to face the Memphis Grizzlies in the first of two international games.