Friday, September 25, 2026

Brandon Sanders Is Changing the Game, One Groove at a Time

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Long before Brandon Sanders took command of a drum kit, he was directing traffic on the basketball court. A former college player at the Un...
Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Bill Frisell’s “In My Dreams” Turns Decades of Musical Friendship Into a Singular Sound

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When Bill Frisell released In My Dreams on Blue Note Records on February 27, 2026, the album arrived as more than another chapter in the ...

Vel Lewis Brings Six Decades of Groove to “Smoovee”

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More than six decades after first stepping in front of a microphone as a teenage vocalist in Philadelphia, Hammond organ master Vel Lewis i...
Friday, September 18, 2026

Rahsaan Barber Finds New Creative Energy on Eternal

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Saxophonist and composer Rahsaan Barber enters a deeply personal new chapter with Eternal , an album that combines his sophisticated approa...

Chris Standring Embraces a New Chapter on Nostalgic Album Time of Change

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Contemporary jazz guitarist Chris Standring looks back while moving forward on Time of Change , an album shaped by nostalgia, personal loss...

Les Sabler Celebrates His Tenth Album with an All-Star Contemporary Jazz Lineup

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For Les Sabler , reaching a tenth album is more than a milestone—it is an opportunity to look back at the musicians and musical relationship...

Gabriel Mark Hasselbach Bridges Straight-Ahead and Contemporary Jazz

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Gabriel Mark Hasselbach has spent his career refusing to put his music into a single category. The Juno Award -winning Vancouver-based trum...

Sacramento Gets Its Own Singing, Dancing Vegan Zombie Musical

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  Sacramento is getting an unusual addition to its film history: a full-length musical featuring singing, dancing—and vegan zombies . Multim...

Carmen Jackson Brings Milt Jackson’s “Bags’ Groove” Into a New Generation

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Detroit vocalist Carmen Jackson is reaching back into her family history while putting her own stamp on a jazz classic with her new release...

Dan Siegel Embraces the Imperfections on New Album Resolution

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After more than four decades of recording, pianist, keyboardist, composer and producer Dan Siegel has reached a point where he is no longer...

Kris Davis Trio Returns With the Adventurous and Exhilarating Lost in Geneva

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Grammy-winning pianist and composer Kris Davis returns September 25 with Lost in Geneva , the second album from her acclaimed trio featurin...