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oreglo - “The Whirr” cover artwork. Shades of blue and white.

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Oreglo Rev Up With “The Whirr” Ahead Of New EP

London band oreglo released the digital single “The Whirr” on October 29 via Brownswood Recordings. The track is the title cut from the EP The…

The album cover for Find a Way by Matt Wilde features an illustrated scene of a musician playing piano inside a small, blue-toned room that opens into a vivid green countryside. Sunlight streams through the windows. A cello rests nearby, and outside, two small figures stand in the distance beneath a bright sky.

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Matt Wilde Shares “Find A Way” Video, Title Track From New Album

Prog News October 16, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz electronic music fusion Matt Wilde

Manchester pianist, composer, and producer Matt Wilde has released the official video for “Find a Way,” the title track from his new album Find a…

Nils Landgren - Christmas With My Friends cover artwork. White flowers over a purple background

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Nils Landgren Revives Holiday Tradition With “Christmas With My Friends IX”

Charlie Melville October 15, 2025 No Comments Christmas music contemporary jazz jazz Nils Landgren trombone

Nils Landgren – Christmas With My Friends IX (ACT Music, 2025) Swedish trombonist, singer, and producer Nils Landgren returns with the ninth installment of his…

Interviews

Nick Fletcher – The Mask of Sanity – Interview

Professor Mark October 13, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz jazz jazz-rock Nick Fletcher Nick Fletcher – The Mask of Sanity - Interview Progressive rock

Welcome, to The Noble Shire for Progressive Discussion here at Progressive Rock Central! Nick Fletcher is back! He is very prolific, indeed. Thank you for…

The cover for Oreglo’s single Bosté features a design in soft blue and beige tones. Blurred rectangular shapes resembling overlapping windows or screens create a layered effect across the image. The title Bosté appears in large, out-of-focus blue letters at the bottom, with “oreglo” written in smaller, white script overlaying it.

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Oreglo Announce ‘The Whirr’ EP, Drop ‘Bosté’ And Live Video

Prog News October 12, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz fusion jazz-rock orego

Oreglo, the London jazz fusion band, will release The Whirr on November 28 via Brownswood Recordings. The announcement arrived with the single “Bosté” and a…

Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue cover artwork. A photo of miles playing trumpet.

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Speed-Corrected “Kind Of Blue” 180-Gram 2LP Arrives October 31

Prog News October 10, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz jazz Kind Of Blue Miles Davis

Analogue Productions will release a new edition of Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue on October 31. The 180-gram double LP pairs a 33 1/3 RPM…

CD Reviews

Close To Nothing, Everything To Say

Angel Romero October 9, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz EH3 Erland Helbø Erland Helbø Trio fusion jazz-rock

EHE / Erland Helbø Trio – Close To Nothing (Losen Records, 2025) EHE’s Close To Nothing feels like a night drive across two continents at…

Ravita Jazz - Alice Blue cover artwork. The band name and album title over a blue background.

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Ravita Swings the Blues: Alice in Azure-Land

Charlie Melville October 8, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz jazz Ravita Jazz

Ravita Jazz – Alice Blue (Ravita Jazz, 2025) Like Stravinsky, bassist-composer Philip Ravita’s Alice Blue (2025), builds on tradition to conjure something fresh, balancing rigor…

The album cover shows a 1940s San Francisco street scene. A vintage blue car and a cable car move down a hill lined with colorful houses, while the Golden Gate Bridge rises in the background. On the right, a red sign marks a jazz club. At the top, bold red lettering reads San Francisco 1948. The bottom corner identifies the artist: Steve Rosenbloom Big Band.

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Rosenbloom Swings for the Fences with San Francisco 1948

Charlie Melville September 26, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz jazz Steve Rosenbloom Big Band

Steve Rosenbloom Big Band – San Francisco 1948 (self-released, 2025) The Steve Rosenbloom Big Band’s San Francisco 1948 presents an engaging brass fanfare: grand, bristling,…

The album cover features tiki-inspired design. At the top, Polynesian motifs frame the title: “Exotica Reborn: In Studio and Live at House Without a Key” in lime and cream against a deep blue background. Below, swirling tree branches and floating lanterns flow into an illustrated fish. At the bottom, the band’s name, The Waitiki 7, appears in blocky, retro lettering.

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Mai Tais And Blue Notes: Waitiki 7 Pours A Fresh Mix Of Exotica

Charlie Melville September 23, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz exotica The WAITIKI 7

The WAITIKI 7 — Exotica Reborn: In Studio And Live At House Without A Key (Waitiki International, 2025) WAITIKI 7 plants a tiki torch back…