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Continue reading →: Loren Stillman: SeerNEWVELLE RECORDS (RELEASED APRIL 24, 2026) Today’s world leaders would be wise to listen to Seer. For starters, the music is soothing, peaceful and calming, and that is exactly what the world needs now. Secondly, it’s a discourse between three individuals coming from various background who manage to create something…
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Continue reading →: The One: Chasing ShadowsPARK WEST RECORDS (RELEASED FEBRUARY 20, 2026) The One, a trio featuring pianist Anthony Coleman, bassist Adam Lane and drummer Patrick Golden, can best be described as a trilix. Trilix is a Latin adjective referring to a fabric woven with three threads. The members of The One demonstrate their ability…
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Continue reading →: Jimmy Farace: Big Shoulders, Big Sounds.SHIFTING PARADIGM (RELEASED APRIL 11, 2026) Chicago boasts a rich history of soulful tenor saxophonists including Johnny Griffin, Gene Ammons and Von Freeman. With the release of his second album, Chicago can also boast about a powerful homegrown baritone saxophonist — Jimmy Farace. Farace honors the Windy City as well…
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Continue reading →: Jean Derome: Le SourireAMBIANCES MAGNETIQUES (RELEASED APRIL 17, 2026) Except for his 2014 Monk Work release, the majority of Jean Derome’s discography has focused on his own compositions. That began to change in 2019 when his band, Somebody Special, issued their first recording of Stave Lacy compositions. Derome along with bassist Normand Guilbeault,…
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Continue reading →: Peter Erskine: PeregrineHARD WAG RECORDS (RELEASED APRIL 10, 2026) Peregrines can nest in any environment. They have been known to make their homes on rocky cliffs near water, window ledges on skyscrapers, on bridges, and even in abandoned nests of other bird. So, Peregrine is an apt title for the latest release…
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Continue reading →: Katie Bull: The Hope EtudesORCHARD OF POMEGRANATES RECORDS (RELEASED APRIL 10, 2026) Singer Katie Bull provides the best review for her sixth release, The Hope Etudes, in the closing lyrics to her take on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oh What a Beautiful Morning” — Oh what a beautiful feeling. That feeling may be referring to…
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Continue reading →: David Smith: RedstoneBJUR 082 (RELEASED APRIL 10, 2026) There’s a lot to like about trumpeter David Smith’s fourth outing as a leader. For starters, Redstone features six new Smith originals, further demonstrating his ability to straddle the fence between post-bop modalities on accessible melodies. Then, there is his versatility as a player.…
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Continue reading →: Charles Ruggiero: Plays Monk Live!RMF RECORDS (RELEASED APRIL 10, 2026) For the past seveal years, drummer Charles Ruggiero and his various aggregations have been playing monthly tributes to the music of Thelonious Monk at The Baked Potato in Studio City, California. Thanks to RMF Records we can sit in on an October 2025 session…
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Continue reading →: Jesse Davis: ReflectionsCELLAR MUSIC (RELEASED APRIL 3, 2026) Saxophonist Jesse Davis’ latest recording is a tribute to Charlie Parker, Sonny Stitt and Cannonball Adderley. Yet, he does it without playing a single tune associated with those legendary saxophonists. Davis does it by imbuing the seven tunes on Reflections with the spirit of…
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