Mark Adams | “This is Neo-Soul”
Mark Adams — Longtime Roy Ayers Keyboardist and Musical Director — Returns With This is Neo-Soul A Ten-Track Album Featuring Veterans of the Roy Ayers, Chic, Lonnie Liston Smith, Luther Vandross, Gloria Gaynor and Chaka Khan Bands Available Tomorrow on DownJazz Records, the Vinyl-First Label Founded by New York Drummer David Schwartz “…a blistering collection of…
Read MoreMarilyn Crispell | “Memento”
Memento, the First Duo Release from US Pianist and 2025 NEA Jazz Master Marilyn Crispell and Swedish Bassist Anders Jormin, is an Album of Lyrical and Subtle Music-Making, with Compositions and Improvisations that Circle Around Ideas of Memory and Loss Available Friday via ECM “In this quiet soundscape, the duo have developed a common language.…
Read MoreMonika Herzig | “Transparent”
International Jazz Pianist and Humanitarian Monika Herzig Expands her Extensive LP Catalog with Her New Instrumental Jazz Album Transparent, Which Merges Listenable Instrumental Melodies with Exciting Themes Transparent (the Title a Play on Words Nodding to Both Clarity and Parenting a Transgender Child) is a Portrait in Modern Jazz of Yesterday and Tomorrow Featuring Peter Kienle (guitar),…
Read MoreAl Schulman, Stacey Schulman | “Crazy World”
As Is, the Project Led by Guitarist Al Schulman and Vocalist Stacey Schulman, Releases Crazy World featuring Drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts, Bassist Corcoran Holt, Spoken-Word Artist Kokayi, Vocalist and Multi-Instrumentalist Dante Pope, and Pianist and Arranger Gil Goldstein Available on May 1, 2026 via Nite Nite the Elephant Productions The First Single, “Better Than Anything,” is…
Read MoreEva Cortés | “La Malinche”
Jazz Vocalist, Composer and Songwriter Eva Cortés Releases Her Ninth Album, La Malinche Cortés Calls La Malinche “Protest Meets Rhythm,” An Album Born from Urgency, From ICE Raids and Systemic Racism to Abuse of Power and Erased Histories Featuring Pepe Rivero, Roman Filiú, Zaccai Curtis, Christian McBride, Antonio Sánchez Available June 5, 2026 via Truth Revolution Records On…
Read MoreThelonious Monk | “1967 Paris Concert”
A Newly Unearthed and Fully Restored Recording of Thelonious Monk’s 1967 Paris Concert — Long Considered One of the Most Elusive Performances of his European Tour Monk Live in Paris, 1967 Volume One will be Available on 180-Gram Vinyl and Digital Platforms on April 24, 2026, via the Thelonious Monk Estate’s Rhythm-A-Ning Entertainment Captured at the Height of Monk’s Creative…
Read MoreMarilyn Crispell, Anders Jormin | “Memento”
Memento, the First Duo Release from US Pianist and 2025 NEA Jazz Master Marilyn Crispell and Swedish Bassist Anders Jormin, is an Album of Lyrical and Subtle Music-Making, with Compositions and Improvisations that Circle Around Ideas of Memory and Loss Available March 20, 2026 via ECM “The music takes you where you need to go.”…
Read MoreSean Imboden Large Ensemble | “Uncharted Realms”
Indianapolis’ Acclaimed Sean Imboden Large Ensemble Returns with its Vibrant Second Album Uncharted Realms, Available May 1, 2026, Finds the Big Band Exploring New Sonic Terrain The First Single, “Flowing Currents,” is Streaming Now Indianapolis-based saxophonist, composer and bandleader Sean Imboden remembers the 2017 debut of his Large Ensemble as a less than auspicious occasion – an outdoor gig…
Read MoreThe Temple University Jazz Band | “Live From Japan, Volume 1”
The Temple University Jazz Band, Directed by Grammy Winner Terell Stafford, Commemorates its First-Ever Tour of Japan on a Stunning New Live Album Live From Japan – Available Now via BCM+D Records – Features a Diverse Repertoire of Ellington Favorites, Jazz Classics and New Compositions Captured in Concert CBS Philadelphia: Temple University Jazz Band Releases First International Album After Winning National Championship WRTI…
Read MoreJames Fernando, the Prodigiously Talented Pianist-Composer, Releases “Philly 3”
James Fernando, the Prodigiously Talented Pianist-Composer, Releases Philly 3 The Nine-Track Suite of Original Compositions, Plus a Single Nod to Erroll Garner, Finds Fernando Pushing the Piano-Trio Tradition Forward While Keeping Listeners Both on Their Toes and Unable to Stop Tapping Them Available Today via Spring Garden Records Stream the Album Via YouTube Music James Fernando, the prodigiously talented…
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