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Joni Mitchell Joni’s Jazz box cover design. a photo of Joni accompanied by jazz musicians.

Kind of Blue: Joni Mitchell Curates a Jazz-Flavored Retrospective

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…

Song Yi Jeon - The Earthy Suites cover artwork. A black and white illustration of the artist.

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Song Yi Jeon Intertwines Jazz with Korean Rhythm

Prog News July 19, 2025 No Comments jazz Korean music Song Yi Jeon world jazz

Berlin-based vocalist and composer Song Yi Jeon has unveiled The Earthy Suites, the debut album of her nine-piece SYJ Nonet. The project fuses traditional Korean…

The album cover for Flying High at the Heart of It by Sandro Norton features a landscape bathed in warm, golden light. A small bird in mid-flight soars above classical architecture and palm trees, with a hazy, futuristic city skyline in the distance. The title is rendered in ornate lettering, while the artist’s name appears in modern font at the top.

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Sandro Norton Flying High at the Heart of It, Featuring Gary Burton

Prog News July 10, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz fusion jazz jazz-rock Sandro Norton

Flying High at the Heart of It (distributed by CDX Records and The Orchard) is the latest album by Portuguese jazz guitarist and composer Sandro…

The album cover for Songs for a Perigee Moon by Carl Weingarten features an ornate illustration of a guitar integrated into a crescent moon, with a sun bearing a human face nestled inside the curve. Surrounding the central image are floral patterns, tree branches, distant mountains, and a starry sky, combining natural and celestial imagery in warm gold, amber, and earth tones against a black background.

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A Supermoon and Supergroup: Carl Weingarten Slides Into Orbit

Angel Romero July 6, 2025 No Comments ambient Americana Carl Weingarten contemporary jazz fusion jazz

Carl Weingarten – Songs for a Perigee Moon (Multiphase, 2025) Carl Weingarten’s Songs for a Perigee Moon is thematically inspired by the “perigee moon” (supermoon).…

The album cover for Sound Remains by Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quintet features a vertically streaked abstract design. The top half is dominated by deep reds, blues, and blacks, while the bottom half shifts to a lighter palette of whites, blues, and greys. The artist's name appears on the left and the group name on the right, both in uppercase. The album title is centered in lowercase across the dividing line between the two color field.

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Rez Abbasi’s Acoustic Quintet Returns with Sound Remains

Charlie Melville June 22, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz jazz Rez Abbasi world jazz

Rez Abbasi – Sound Remains (Whirlwind Recordings, 2025) Guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi continues to refine his acoustic language on Sound Remains, the third release…

The cover of The Visitors by Gary Burton and Kirill Gerstein, featuring the music of Chick Corea. A darkened room frames a window through which a moonlit night is visible. The full moon, partially veiled by clouds, casts a subtle glow over a leafy tree just outside. Shadows and reflections play across the walls and glass.

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ECM Releases Chick Corea’s “The Visitors,” Performed by Gary Burton and Kirill Gerstein

Prog News June 17, 2025 No Comments Chick Corea Gary Burton jazz Kirill Gerstein

ECM has released The Visitors, a 12-minute work composed by Chick Corea for vibraphonist Gary Burton and pianist Kirill Gerstein. Commissioned by Gerstein with support…

The album cover for Falling From Earth by Bob Schlesinger features a blurred, grayscale image of a figure mid-air, arms extended upward in a falling or leaping motion. The title and artist's name appear in white text at the top center.

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Bob Schlesinger Makes His Debut With Falling From Earth

Prog News June 7, 2025 No Comments Bob Schlesinger contemporary jazz jazz jazz-rock

Pianist and composer Bob Schlesinger will release Falling From Earth, his debut album as a bandleader, on August 1, 2025. Recorded with an elite ensemble…

The album cover for Bill Laurance & Michael League – Keeping Company features a painting of two shadowy, humanoid figures blending into a greenish, misty background.

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Doubling Down on Dialog: Laurance & League Keep Company

Charlie Melville June 1, 2025 No Comments Bill Laurance contemporary jazz fusion jazz Michael League

Bill Laurance & Michael League – Keeping Company (ACT, 2024) Bill Laurance and Michael League’s duo collaboration, Keeping Company, is a continuation of their exploration…

The album cover for Spellbound by Shez Raja features a deep maroon background with a gold, intricately designed lotus mandala at the center. Within the mandala’s core is the “Om” symbol, also in gold. The artist's name and album title appear in the top left corner in gold serif typography.

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Shez Raja’s Spellbound, a Vivid Journey Through Global Jazz Terrain

Angel Romero May 25, 2025 No Comments fusion jazz jazz-rock

Shez Raja – Spellbound (Gearbox Cut, 2025) With Spellbound, Shez Raja invites listeners into a world where cultures collide, not with clamor, but with coherence.…

The album cover for Andy Pratt Trio features a red-and-black color scheme with a moody, jazz-club ambiance. On the right, guitarist Andy Pratt is shown mid-performance under a starburst-style ceiling light. On the left, three red circles contain minimalist black slashes, with “Andy Pratt” in the top circle and “Trio” in the bottom.

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Andy Pratt’s Trio Takes the Scenic Route Through the Standards

Charlie Melville May 22, 2025 No Comments Andy Pratt contemporary jazz jazz

Andy Pratt – Trio (Thrift Girl Records, 2024) Chicago virtuoso guitarist and vocalist Andy Pratt returns to the spotlight with Trio, a stripped-down, straight-ahead jazz…