Blog & Features
Reviews, recommendations, and the odd rabbit hole — written by the people behind the counter.
Inside A La Altura: Meet Mexico’s Experimental Music Pioneers
Meet five of the musicians behind A La Altura—from Luis Pérez’s reconstructed pre-Columbian orchestra and Jorge Reyes’s ritual electronics to Ana Ruiz’s radical free jazz.
An introduction to... Spiritual Jazz
Deep, searching, and expansive — an introduction to Spiritual Jazz at 12 Bar.
An introduction to... Crossover Jazz
Jazz that doesn't stay in its lane — an introduction to the Crossover Jazz shelf at 12 Bar.