Gary Bartz Bets on himself with Damage Control, first volume in his Eternal Tenure of Sound Trilogy with NTU, out September 26, 2025 via OYO Records The NEA Jazz Master releases his first studio album in 12 years, produced by Om’mas Keith and featuring a boundary-blurring mix of soul, pop, and Black American music tradition … Read More
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are proudly open this August with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch John Pizzarelli, Nancy Kelly, Gerry Gibbs Dream Band Ft. Ron Carter, Randy Brecker, Kenny Barron, and Chris Potter, Kelly Green Trio Album Release: “Corner of My Dreams”, Nicole Henry: “Summer’s Soul”, Oscar … Read More
VOCALIST-COMPOSER SARAH ELIZABETH CHARLES TO RELEASE DAWN ON OCTOBER 3, 2025 via STRETCH MUSIC x ROPEADOPE A NEW ENSEMBLE AND INTIMATE EXPLORATION OF LIFE, LOSS & MOTHERHOOD MARK HER LATEST WORK WATCH ALBUM TRAILER HERE WATCH SARAH ELIZABETH CHARLES’ “DAWN” LIVE AT THE SOAPBOX GALLERY HERE “Ms. Charles has a soulfully articulate vocal style, a … Read More
DAVID KIKOSKI CAPTURES AN INSPIRED WEEKEND AT SMALLS ON NEW ALBUM WITH JOE MARTIN, BILLY HART, AND SPECIAL GUEST RANDY BRECKER RECORDED AT THE TITULAR WEST VILLAGE JAZZ HAVEN, KIKOSKI LEADS HIS TOP-FLIGHT QUARTET THROUGH HARD-SWINGING ORIGINALS, CONTRAFACTS & STANDARDS OUT SEPTEMBER 26 VIA CELLAR MUSIC GROUP David Kikoski, the Grammy-nominated pianist known for his … Read More
Fabled Saxophonist Donny McCaslin Announces New Album Lullaby for the Lost, A Fierce New Statement from the Visionary Saxophonist Behind Bowie’s Blackstar, out September 26, 2025 via Edition Records Saxophonist Donny McCaslin, widely acclaimed for his pivotal role on David Bowie’s opus Blackstar, returns with Lullaby for the Lost, a bold new album that leans … Read More
From the Heart of Honolulu, The WAITIKI 7 Return with Exotica Reborn: In Studio and Live at House Without A Key, out August 29, 2025 Modern Exotica ensemble The WAITIKI 7 is proud to announce their new album, Exotica Reborn: In Studio and Live at House Without A Key, will be released on August 29, … Read More
MASTERFUL BASSIST, COMPOSER, AND EDUCATOR NOAH GARABEDIAN CAPTURES LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE ON QUARTETS AND SOLOS WITH TENOR SAXOPHONIST/EWI PLAYER DAYNA STEPHENS, PIANIST CARMEN STAAF, DRUMMER JIMMY MACBRIDE, AND PRODUCER/COMPOSER SAMUEL ADAMS, GARABEDIAN SHOWCASES HIS COMMAND OF BOTH FORMATS OUT SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 CONTAGIOUS MUSIC The acclaimed saxophonist Dayna Stephens’ label, Contagious Music, is proud … Read More
Seasoned Trombonist and Composer/Arranger Jason Forsythe Assembles Heavyweight Sextet with Brian Lynch for It’s About Time, out September 5, 2025 via Hollistic MusicWorks Trombonist and composer/arranger Jason Forsythe has been writing music for decades, but September 5, 2025 marks his first ever release solely as a composer with It’s About Time, via multi-Grammy-winner Brian Lynch’s … Read More
FRENCH ACCORDIONIST VINCENT PEIRANI UNVEILS LIVING BEING IV: TIME REFLECTIONS — A VISIONARY PAN-GENRE SUITE MEDITATING ON THE PASSAGE OF TIME OUT SEPTEMBER 26 VIA ACT MUSIC, PEIRANI LEADS A HIGH-WIRE QUINTET FEATURING ÉMILE PARISIEN, JULIEN HERNÉ, YOANN SERRA, AND TONY PAELEMAN Vincent Peirani, the acclaimed French accordionist and composer known for expanding the role … Read More
RISING STARS SHUTEEN ERDENEBAATAR AND NILS KUGELMANN CONVERGE ON UNDER THE SAME STARS – A LOVE STORY FOR PIANO AND CONTRA-ALTO CLARINET OUT SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 via MOTÉMA MUSIC Motéma Music is pleased to announce Under the Same Stars, a captivating jazz-meets-classical duo album by Berlin-based rising jazz stars Shuteen Erdenebaatar and Nils Kugelmann. The … Read More
