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The album cover for Bugge Wesseltoft – It’s Still Snowing on My Piano (Live) features an illustration of a grand piano in deep blue against a light blue background. White paint splatters suggest falling snow. The ACT logo appears at the bottom.
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Bugge Wesseltoft Revives A Winter Classic With Live Album, Out Oct. 31

Prog News September 22, 2025 No Comments Bugge WesseltoftChristmas musiccontemporary jazz

Norwegian pianist Bugge Wesseltoft will release It’s Still Snowing On My Piano on October 31, 2025, a live companion to his 1997 solo album on…

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Patricia Brennan at night - photo by Werner Siebert
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Patricia Brennan Unveils “Aquarius” As New Album Nears

Prog News September 17, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazzPatricia Brennan

(headline image: Patricia Brennan – photo by Werner Siebert) Patricia Brennan released “Aquarius” on September 12, 2025, via Pyroclastic Records, the second single from her…

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The album cover for Lumen by Bill Laurance features vertical stripes in pastel pink, teal, yellow, and gray. Wavy shapes of the same colors flow through the stripes, creating a rhythmic, optical effect. The artist’s name appears in black at the top left, with the album title in teal just beneath it, while the ACT label logo sits in the bottom left corner.
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Bill Laurance Finds New Light in “Lumen”

Charlie Melville September 15, 2025 No Comments Bill Laurancecontemporary jazzjazzwestern classical music

Bill Laurance – Lumen (ACT, 2025) In April 2025, pianist and composer Bill Laurance spent several days recording alone inside St. Faith’s Church in Dulwich,…

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Jamile with Miki Yamanaka and her trio plus Steve Wilson - Pursuit of a Pulse cover artwork. A side profile photo of Jamile wearing a colorful dress.
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Pulse Check: Jamile Finds The Jazz Beat

Charlie Melville September 9, 2025 No Comments Brazilian musiccontemporary jazzJamileworld jazz

Jamile with Miki Yamanaka and her trio plus Steve Wilson – Pursuit of a Pulse (Cellar Music, 2025) On Pursuit Of A Pulse, gifted vocalist-composer…

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The EP cover features a soft green-tinted view of tree branches and leaves against a pale sky. Minimal text in delicate lowercase reads “harp, beats & dreams reworks” at the center.
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Harp, Beats & Dreams Reworks Reimagines Harp in an Enthralling Mélange of Styles

Angel Romero August 19, 2025 No Comments ambientchill outcontemporary jazzjazzMarysia Osu

Marysia Osu – Harp, Beats & Dreams Reworks (Brownswood Recordings, 2025) Groundbreaking Polish harp player and producer Marysia Osu has developed a remarkable, innovative music…

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The album cover for Source features an abstract, colorful, and fragmented design resembling stained glass shapes outlined in black, set against a light textured background. The title “Source” appears in large bold gray letters at the bottom left, while the artists’ names: Lorenzo Bellini, Luca De Toni, Matteo Padoin, and Andrea Dionisi, are listed in smaller gray text to the right. The GleAM Records logo is positioned in the upper left corner.
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A Contemporary Jazz Statement Based in Collaboration and Vision

Charlie Melville August 13, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazzjazzLorenzo Bellini

Lorenzo Bellini – Source (GleAM Records, 2025) Pianist and composer Lorenzo Bellini leads a quartet formed during his time at Berklee College of Music. Alongside…

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The album cover for Vital Information: New Perspective features bold red and orange text over a black background, with the artists’ names at the top. The central artwork displays an abstract explosion of colors (blues, oranges, greens, and reds) interwoven with musical notation.
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Believin’ In Revisions: Vital Information Finds Its Way Home

Angel Romero August 10, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazzfusionjazz-rock

Steve Smith’s Vital Information – New Perspective (Drum Legacy Records, 2025) Steve Smith’s Vital Information presents a fabulous lineup on its latest album, New Perspective.…

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Lauren Henderson - Sonidos cover artwork. A black and white photo of the artist.
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Singer Lauren Henderson Explores Sound in Deeply Personal ‘Sonidos’

Charlie Melville August 2, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazzjazzLauren Henderson

Lauren Henderson – Sonidos (Brontosaurus Records, 2025) Lauren Henderson’s Sonidos is a refined, elegant and seasonally framed exploration of sound, identity, and cultural lineage. Rooted…

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The album cover for Koren by Tereza Catarov features an image of a woman's face partially obscured by an ornate, beaded textile with gold fringe. Only her lips and bare shoulders are visible beneath the richly embroidered fabric. The artist's name appears above in serif lettering, with Tereza Catarov in red and Koren in gold.
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Jazz Singer Tereza Catarov Unearths Balkan Tradition on ‘Koren’

Charlie Melville July 30, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazzjazzTereza Catarovworld fusionworld jazz

Tereza Catarov – Koren (PKmusik, 2025) Tereza Catarov’s debut album, Koren offers an inventive and fearless synthesis of Balkan folk traditions and contemporary jazz. The…

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Joni Mitchell Joni’s Jazz box cover design. a photo of Joni accompanied by jazz musicians.
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Kind of Blue: Joni Mitchell Curates a Jazz-Flavored Retrospective

Prog News July 23, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazzfolk-rockjazzJoni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell will release Joni’s Jazz on September 5, a career-spanning anthology that traces her deep and evolving relationship with jazz. The 61-track collection arrives…

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