(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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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Jazz Currents Collide On Confluence From Jung Stratmann Quartet
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 Flips The Classics On Impromp2
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’ Spirited ‘The Blues Around Us’
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 Finds New Hope: Solo Piano Set
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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