
In the glittering circus of pop music, where smoke, mirrors, and synthesized beats reign supreme, few scandals hit harderโor landed messierโthan the Milli Vanilli debacle of 1990. This wasnโt just a little hiccup in the pop machine. This was a full-on implosion, a moment when the flashy veneer of the music industry was peeled back,

From a dreamy Indiana barn to a mythical French serpent-woman, this trio of jazz-influenced albumsโby Janiece Jaffe and Monika Herzig, Christine Jensen, and Cรฉcile McLorin Salvantโshowcases the vision and vitality women bring to modern jazz.