(headline image: Ralph Towner – Photo by Caterina Di Perri-ECM) Ralph Towner, a renowned American guitarist, pianist, composer, and longtime ECM recording artist, died on…
View More Ralph Towner, Pioneering Jazz Guitarist and Composer, Dies At 85
Tag: contemporary jazz
Nicholas Mycio Channels Turbulent Years On New Trio Album Please Plant Flowers
Brooklyn-born, Los Angeles-based guitarist Nicholas Mycio will release his new trio album Please Plant Flowers on March 20, 2026. The record features bassist Kyle Colina…
View More Nicholas Mycio Channels Turbulent Years On New Trio Album Please Plant Flowers
Oracle Returns: ECM Brings Gary Peacock and Ralph Towner Duo To Vinyl
ECM has reissued Oracle, the 1994 duo album by bassist Gary Peacock and guitarist Ralph Towner, on vinyl for the first time as part of…
View More Oracle Returns: ECM Brings Gary Peacock and Ralph Towner Duo To Vinyl
Elipsis Trio Releases Self-Titled Debut Album
Elipsis, the self-titled debut from the trio Elipsis, is out now. The group brings together master percussionist Pedrito Martínez, drummer and composer Antonio Sánchez, and…
View More Elipsis Trio Releases Self-Titled Debut Album
Puccini Meets Piano Trio: Roy Powell Steps Forward With Aria
Roy Powell, Lorenzo Feliciati and Lucrezio De Seta have released Aria (Losen Records, 2025). Roy Powell has spent decades performing contemporary jazz from the sidelines.…
View More Puccini Meets Piano Trio: Roy Powell Steps Forward With Aria
Natural Information Society’s Perseverance Flow, A One-Track Dub Labyrinth
Natural Information Society has released Perseverance Flow in 2025 via Eremite, Aguirre, and New Soil. The Chicago ensemble, led by composer and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Abrams,…
View More Natural Information Society’s Perseverance Flow, A One-Track Dub Labyrinth
Bergen Improv Big Band to Release Wild New Set: Tales Of No Consequence
Norwegian label Is It Jazz? Records opens its 2026 calendar with the fifth album from Bergen-based jazz orchestra Whatever Happens Don’t Be Yourself. The release,…
View More Bergen Improv Big Band to Release Wild New Set: Tales Of No Consequence
Snarky Puppy presents New Video “Between Worlds”
“Between Worlds” is the latest Snarky Puppy video from their new Somni album.
View More Snarky Puppy presents New Video “Between Worlds”
Impressive Bruce Gertz Quintet Unveils Octopus Dreams
Bassist, composer, and longtime bandleader Bruce Gertz returned in 2025 with Octopus Dreams, a new quintet release on Open Mind Jazz. The album features trumpeter-flugelhornist…
View More Impressive Bruce Gertz Quintet Unveils Octopus Dreams
Spellbinding Vibraphone Pieces by the Multifaceted Carolyn Trowbridge
Carolyn Trowbridge – Found Memories (Carolyn Trowbridge, 2026) Carolyn Trowbridge, a superb vibraphonist, percussionist and composer, presents her impeccable and elegant debut album as a…
View More Spellbinding Vibraphone Pieces by the Multifaceted Carolyn Trowbridge