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A shadowed forest scene beneath a mist-veiled moon, rendered in deep blue and green tones. Bare trees stand on a winding path that fades into darknes. The band name appears in branch-like lettering at the top, while the album title Nocturnals rests below.

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Paintrail Finally Unveils Instrumental Gem, Nocturnals

Paintrail – Nocturnals (Corrupted Records, 2025) After nearly ten years in limbo, Nocturnals is the debut release from Paintrail (Sweden), a superb instrumental project formed…

The album cover for Elephant Wizard by Les Moontunes depicts a robed, elephant-headed wizard standing in a jagged mountain landscape beneath a storm-dark sky. Lightning splits the clouds overhead as the figure grips a staff in one hand and holds a glowing, geometric orb in the other. Purples, grays, and blues dominate the scene.

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Les Moontunes Cast A Cosmic Spell On Elephant Wizard

Angel Romero December 13, 2025 No Comments jazz-rock Les Moontunes Progressive rock soul symphonic rock

Les Moontunes – Elephant Wizard (Les Moontunes, 2024) Acadian ensemble Les Moontunes returned in January 2024 with Elephant Wizard, the Moncton, New Brunswick band’s second…

A cartoon scene shows a grinning turquoise zombie floating across a star-dotted, lime-green space while clutching a limp superhero figure in red and blue. Colorful keyboards drift around them beneath a title banner reading Adam Holzman Zombie Apocalypse.

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Keyboard Wizardry With an Ambient and Jazz Edge

Angel Romero December 8, 2025 No Comments Adam Holzman ambient Arjun Bruggeman contemporary jazz Evan Eskenazi fusion Jane Getter jazz-rock Ofer Assaf Progressive rock Randy McStine Russell Holzman

Adam Holzman – Zombie Apocalypse (Big Fun, 2025) Adam Holzman’s Zombie Apocalypse transforms the sounds of the era of the “keyboard wizard” with a modern…

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Fog Light Blaze Forward With Fifth Album ‘Abstract’

Angel Romero December 4, 2025 No Comments Fog Light fusion jazz-rock Progressive rock

Fog Light – Abstract (Inverse Records, 2025) Finnish instrumental jazz-rock trio Fog Light recently released its fifth full-length album, Abstract, in 2025. Formed in 2016,…

The Beginnings cover shows a dimly lit corner filled with vintage gear, including an amplifier, keyboards, and small plants arranged on and around the equipment.

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Penaguin Digs Into His Archives With A Playful Prog Time Capsule

Angel Romero November 12, 2025 No Comments Canterbury jazz-rock Progressive rock Tom Penaguin

Tom Penaguin – Beginnings (áMARXE, 2025) The fantastic multi-instrumentalist and composer Tom Penaguin returns with Beginnings, a captivating collection of early material that traces his…

The album cover features four quadrants forming a circular shape. Red, blue, purple, and green gradients blend with a grainy effect. Across the center, white text reads “PARSONS X HAR EVEN X RAVITZ.”

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Parsons x Har Even x Ravitz, Three Minds Create Elegant Progressive Music

Angel Romero November 5, 2025 No Comments Claire Parsons contemporary jazz Eran Har Even jazz-rock Progressive rock Ziv Ravitz

Parsons x Har Even x Ravitz – Parsons x Har Even x Ravitz (2025) The Har Even x Parsons x Ravitz trio writes with the…

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

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

Prog News November 3, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz jazz-rock oreglo

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…

John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension - Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 cover artwork. A photo of John performing live, playing his electric guitar.

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John McLaughlin Revives Montreux Magic With Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival 2022

Angel Romero October 27, 2025 No Comments blues flamenco fusion Jany McPherson jazz-rock John McLaughlin John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension world music

John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 (earMUSIC, 2025) Fusion jazz pioneer John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension…

Interviews

Rocking Horse Music Club – “The Last Pink Glow: An Interpretation of Jack Kerouac’s The Haunted Life” – Interview

Professor Mark October 26, 2025 No Comments Brian Coombes Interview jazz-rock Progressive rock Rocking Horse Music Club – "The Last Pink Glow:

Welcome, to The Noble Shire for Progressive Discussion at Progressive Rock Central! Thank you, Brian Coombes, keyboardist and vocalist from the Rocking Horse Music Club…

The Caravan album cover features a bright yellow background with an ornate blue and turquoise illustration in the center. The artwork depicts a stylized figure surrounded by flowing lines, decorative elements, and an old-fashioned hookah. The band’s name, Caravan, appears in large, artistic lettering with “From” subtly integrated beneath it. Below the illustration, the album title The Shows Of Ours... Live is written in small blue text with an arrow extending from it.

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Echoes of Canterbury: Caravan’s Enduring Spirit in Giant Boxed Set ‘The Shows Of Ours’

Angel Romero October 21, 2025 No Comments Canterbury Caravan jazz-rock Progressive rock

Caravan – The Shows Of Ours… Live (Madfish, 2025) This mammoth vinyl boxed set of live recordings from Caravan spans nearly four decades and serves…