Benjie Porecki — Faster Than We Know (Funklove Productions, 2026) Virtuoso keyboardist, organist, and pianist Benjie Porecki masterfully navigates multiple musical dialects with uncommon fluency.…
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Red Kite – This Too Shall Pass (Is it Jazz? Records, 2026) Norwegian jazz rock band Red Kite explores the darker side of music in…
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Jake Breaks – Categorical Expansionism (Wide Hive Records, 2025) Jake Breaks’ Categorical Expansionism is a galvanizing recording that fuses rock, instrumental hip hop, jazz, and…
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Stefano Boggiani – Andvake (Losen Records, 2025) Stefano Boggiani presents Andvake, a project titled after an old Norwegian word of Norse origin with multiple meanings.…
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Jung Stratmann Quartet – Confluence (self-released, 2025) The Jung Stratmann Quartet has release Confluence, a five-track contemporary jazz album recorded in New York City with…
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Ted Rosenthal Trio – Classics Reimagined: Impromp2 (self-released, 2025) Ted Rosenthal returns to the western classical tradition with Classics Reimagined: Impromp2, a new trio album…
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Chano Domínguez and Ethan Margolis – The Blues Around Us (Unifying Sounds, 2025) Unifying Sounds has launched its first release with The Blues Around Us,…
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Alan Pasqua – New Hope (Blue Canoe Records, 2025) A Steinway Artist, Grammy nominee, and Professor of Jazz Studies at USC’s Thornton School of Music,…
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Gustavo Cortiñas – The Crisis Knows No Borders (Desafío Candente Records, 2025) Chicago-based drummer and composer Gustavo Cortiñas tackles humanity’s most pressing challenges with The…
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Nils Landgren – Christmas With My Friends IX (ACT Music, 2025) Swedish trombonist, singer, and producer Nils Landgren returns with the ninth installment of his…
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