NEW RELEASE: Sean Mason’s ‘State of the Art’ is out October 16, 2026 via Taylor Christian Records

August 13, 2026

GRAMMY-NOMINATED PIANIST AND COMPOSER SEAN MASON ANNOUNCES STATE OF THE ART, A BOLD NEW TRIO ALBUM CAPTURING THE POWER OF SPONTANEITY, COLLECTIVE CREATION AND HUMAN CONNECTION RECORDED IN A SINGLE SESSION, FEATURING BASSIST FELIX MOSEHOLM, DRUMMER DOMO BRANCH AND MOVEMENT ARTISTS REYNA NUÑEZ AND LEANDRE DOUGLAS OUT OCTOBER 16 VIA TAYLOR CHRISTIAN RECORDS State of … Read More

NEW RELEASE: Cory Weeds’ ‘Hip to Be Square — Plays Huey Lewis & The News (Boop Bop Bing Bash!)’ is out October 16, 2026 via Cellar Music Group

August 7, 2026

CORY WEEDS RECASTS HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS FOR HAMMOND ORGAN QUARTET ON HIP TO BE SQUARE — PLAYS HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (BOOP BOP BING BASH!) THE CANADIAN SAXOPHONIST, PRODUCER AND LABEL FOUNDER JOINS ORGANIST AND ARRANGER CHRIS HAZELTON, GUITARIST DAVID ROURKE AND DRUMMER RUDY PETSCHAUER THE 13-TRACK ALBUM PAIRS SIX HUEY LEWIS … Read More

NEW RELEASE: Michael Blake’s ‘Halloween Tales’ is out September 25, 2026

August 4, 2026

Saxophonist Michael Blake Reimagines Halloween Classics with a Seasoned New York Quartet on Halloween Tales, out September 25, 2026 New York saxophonist Michael Blake stakes out fresh territory in holiday jazz with Halloween Tales, out September 25, 2026. While the genre has typically belonged to the winter holidays, Blake’s new release claims the mystery, humor … Read More

Live at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater: August 2026

August 3, 2026

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are proudly open this August with a full slate of nightly performances! Come celebrate the holidays with us!   At Birdland Jazz Club, catch Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes, The Greg Ruvolo Big Band Collective, Luther Allison Quartet, John Pizzarelli Swing 7, Danny Tobias Quartet, The Uptown Jazz Tentet, David … Read More

NEW RELEASE: Vanisha Gould’s ‘What An Interesting Girl’ is out October 9, 2026 via Cellar Music Group

July 30, 2026

VANISHA GOULD TURNS CURIOSITY, COMEDY AND ROMANTIC MISADVENTURE INTO SONG ON WHAT AN INTERESTING GIRL THE VOCALIST AND COMPOSER LEADS PIANIST CHRIS MCCARTHY, BASSIST CHARLIE LINCOLN AND DRUMMER SAMUEL BOLDUC THE 10-TRACK ALBUM FOLLOWS HER NPR-HONORED 2024 RELEASE SHE’S NOT SHINY, SHE’S NOT SMOOTH AVAILABLE OCTOBER 9 VIA CELLAR MUSIC GROUP, WITH FOUR BONUS TRACKS … Read More

NEW RELEASE: Julieta Eugenio’s ‘Mi Boathouse’ is out October 2, 2026 via Dox Records

July 22, 2026

JULIETA EUGENIO EXPANDS HER DCJAZZPRIX-WINNING TRIO WITH PIANIST GLENN ZALESKI ON MI BOATHOUSE, OUT OCTOBER 2 ON DOX RECORDS THE ARGENTINA-BORN, NEW YORK-BASED TENOR SAXOPHONIST, COMPOSER AND BANDLEADER WRITES FOR PIANO, PEDALS AND LONGTIME BANDMATES MATT DWONSZYK AND JONATHAN BARBER RECORDED AT SECOND TAKE SOUND STUDIOS IN MANHATTAN, MI BOATHOUSE FEATURES NINE EUGENIO ORIGINALS AND … Read More

NEW RELEASE: Janis Siegel’s ‘The Art of Vocalese’ is out September 25, 2026 via Origin Records

July 15, 2026

GRAMMY-WINNING VOCALIST, ARRANGER & LONGTIME MANHATTAN TRANSFER MEMBER JANIS SIEGEL ANNOUNCES THE ART OF VOCALESE, HER FIRST SOLO PROJECT FOLLOWING THE LEGENDARY GROUP’S FAREWELL A CELEBRATION OF THE VOCALESE TRADITION FEATURING REDISCOVERED JON HENDRICKS LYRICS, WITH MUSIC BY CHARLIE PARKER, MILES DAVIS, DAVE BRUBECK, CLAUS OGERMAN, ERROLL GARNER, AVERAGE WHITE BAND & MORE FEATURING JOHN … Read More

NEW RELEASE: Yoron Israel’s ‘Inspiration’ is out August 7, 2026

July 10, 2026

Drummer, Percussionist, Composer, Bandleader Yoron Israel Turns to Gospel Roots and Longtime Collaborators on Inspiration, out August 7, 2026 Yoron Israel releases Inspiration, his eighth album as a leader, on August 7, 2026. The record brings together two strands of Israel’s musical life that have run in parallel for decades: his standing as one of … Read More