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Boston-based saxophonist and composer Jonathan Suazo released “Ricano” on Aug. 4, 2023, and the album was recently named by The New York Times as one of the 10 best, across all genres, for the year.

Boston musicians, breaking down musical boundaries, are well-represented as nominees for the 2024 Grammys.

Gregory Groover Jr. and his quartet will perform songs from his two albums, “Negro Spiritual Songbook, Vol. 1” and “Negro Spiritual Songbook, Vol. 2: The Message,” on Oct. 21 as part of the Celebrity Series of Boston.

A great number of musicians will be performing in venues throughout Boston this fall, making up for time lost during the pandemic.

Michael Harriot, author, historian and public intellectual, has a new book, “Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America,” that will be published on Sept. 19 with Dey Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollins.

The 2023 Newport Jazz Festival takes place Friday through Sunday, Aug. 4–6, in Newport, Rhode Island. Now in its 69th year, this year’s lineup continues the tradition of showcasing well-established musicians and emerging talent.

Historian, academic and writer Ibram X. Kendi, in collaboration with Joel Christian Gill, chair of MFA program in Visual Narrative at Boston University, this month released a graphic version of Kendi’s 2016 book, “Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.” 

“The Harlem Suite” is the latest album (released March 31 on the Ropeadope label) from Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Berklee professor, saxophonist and composer.

Kamasi Washington, Grammy and Emmy nominated saxophonist, instrumentalist and composer, will bring his talents to City Winery in Boston this month. His stop is part of a national tour at City Winery venues throughout the country; and it culminates in an appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival on August 4.

Eric Jackson, who hosted Eric in the Evening on GBH radio for over 40 years and occupied a unique cultural position in Boston through decades of the city’s glacial transformation, died on Sept. 17, 2022. His life will be celebrated on Sunday, April 30 with a free concert at the station in Brighton. The concert takes place on International Jazz Day and is a collaboration between GBH Music and JazzBoston.

Wayne Shorter, the great composer and musician, died on March 2, leaving behind a stunning legacy.

The Chineke! Orchestra, the first majority-Black and ethnically diverse orchestra in Europe, is coming to Boston on Wednesday, March 22 to perform at Jordan Hall as part of the Celebrity Series of Boston.