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More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed "a wave of intense violence" in Sudan's Darfur region in late October, according to the UN.

It's an extraordinary show of discipline for a congressional committee, with a minimum of showboating, yielding hearings that resemble Dateline NBC or investigative podcasts.

Make no mistake, Kenny Roby has turned in one of the most emotional and raw records of 2020. But listening to his fifth solo album The Reservoir, it is…

The multiple Grammy-winning and genre-stretching bluegrass band Mountain Heart recorded at Wicked Weed's Funkatorium in Asheville, NC, in early November…

Puerto Rico, the nation's sixth-largest school district, is in crisis. It's both uniquely vulnerable to natural disasters and unusually ill-equipped to help children recover from them.

After a few years spent busking on the streets of Seattle and New Orleans, Sierra Ferrell has moved to Nashville, and finally released her debut album that is a refreshing blend of swing, bluegrass, old-time, and, well, her own sound! She’s garnered over 6 million YouTube views, and quite a few radio spins too. Every few years, all of us at WNCW seem to unite in excitement for a particular new artist’s debut. This year, it’s Sierra.

This is the 6th release from this Chicago-based piano-powered roots-pop band. Captivating singer Berit Ulseth is joined by pianist Johnny Iguana, who was a member of blues legend Junior Wells’ band, and the rest of this tight band, with producers Ted Hutt (Violent Femmes, Old Crow Medicine Show) and Anthony Gravino (Charlie Hunter, Kurt Elling); and it’s mixed by Kevin Killen (David Bowie, U2, Elvis Costello).

This Georgia native started his love affair with the blues of Freddie King, Albert Collins and Michael Bloomfield at age 15, before spreading out to include Memphis soul. Lately he’s been impressing fans in our area with his 6-piece band appearances at the Albino Skunk Festival in Greer. This new album, named after Capricorn Studios in Macon, Georgia (Allman Brothers Band, Otis Redding), might be his major breakthrough.

We asked 137 jazz journalists to pick their favorite albums that came out this year. Out of over 700 nominees, here are their collective top 50 picks, along with top finishers in the Latin jazz, vocal, debut and reissue categories.