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Event Horizon Jazz Quartet | Consternation
October 20, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Donn DeSanto, Jim Kaczmarek, Raphael Crawford, Rick Vitek, Scott Mertens, Victor GarciaAfter a six-year recording hiatus, the Chicago-based Event Horizon Jazz Quartet returns with Consternation, an engaging collection of 13 original compositions that showcases the group’s chemistry, creative versatility, and adventurous approach to the tunes. Co-leaders Jim Kaczmarek on ...
Adonis Rose | Live at JazzAscona
October 16, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Adonis Rose, Ashlin Parker, Max Moran, Miles Berry, Phillip Manuel, Rex Gregory, Seth FinchGrammy Award-winning drummer and bandleader Adonis Rose brings the vibrant spirit of New Orleans jazz to the shores of Switzerland’s Lake Maggiore with Live at JazzAscona, an engaging recording captured during the 2025 JazzAscona Festival. Leading an outstanding seven-piece ensemble, Rose ...
Carmen Lundy | Notes From The Wine Cellar
October 15, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Andrew Renfroe, Carmen Lundy, Harry Whitaker, Jermaine Paul, Julius Rodriguez, Tatiana Tate, Terreon GullyAcclaimed jazz vocalist, composer, and 2026 NEA Jazz Master Carmen Lundy delivers a deeply personal and musically rewarding collection with Notes From The Wine Cellar. The recording reflects her remarkable artistic versatility and more than four decades of creative exploration. Featuring ten ...
Chris Whiteman-John Toomey Quartet | Live at Révéler
October 10, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Aaron Binder, Chris Whiteman, John Toomey, Randall PharrGuitarist Chris Whiteman and pianist John Toomey bring an inviting blend of melodic warmth and swinging assurance to Live at Révéler, recorded at the intimate Richmond, Virginia, venue. The co-leaders’ complementary approaches give the session its appeal, with Whiteman’s fluid phrasing and ...
Dave Bass | Trio Nuevo, Vol. 3
October 9, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Dave Bass, Steve Helfand, Tyler MilesPianist Dave Bass brings an engaging breadth of musical ideas to Trio Nuevo, Vol. 3, a collection that connects jazz, classical influences, gospel, and Brazilian and Cuban rhythms with imagination and melodic appeal. Joining Bass are bassist Tyler Miles and drummer Steve Helfand. The ...
Branford Marsalis Quartet and Dianne Reeves | Dedicated To You
October 2, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Branford Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, Eric Revis, Joey Calderazzo, Justin FaulknerSaxophonist Branford Marsalis and vocalist Dianne Reeves bring warmth and expressive depth to Dedicated To You, a celebration of John Coltrane’s centennial that revisits the saxophonist’s landmark collaboration with Johnny Hartman. Reeves’ rich vocal presence and sensitivity to a lyric ...
Azar Lawrence | Turn The Music Up
October 1, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Adam Moseley, Azar Lawrence, Brian Swartz, David Leach, Gerald Brown, Lynne Fiddmont, Munyungo Jackson, Quinn Carson, Robert Turner, Taka Mori, Yayo MoralesAzar Lawrence brings the spiritual intensity of his jazz roots into a vibrant contemporary setting on Turn The Music Up, blending expansive improvisation with Brazilian rhythms, funk, and reflective ballads. Lawrence on tenor and soprano saxophones leads The Azar Lawrence Experience through a ...
Jimbo Ross | Beyond The Groove
September 30, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Jimbo Ross, Joe Gaeta, Peter Marshall, Ron Wagner, Stuart ElsterJimbo Ross gives classic jazz repertoire an appealing string-centered mode on Beyond The Groove, a spirited collection that pairs the warmth of his five-string electric viola/violin with the rhythmic drive of bebop and hard bop. Ross moves comfortably between agile, sharply accented phrases and ...
Greg Chako | Hard Bop For The Record
September 25, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Alex Merk, Brooks Giles, David Lloyd, Greg Chako, Spencer MerkGuitarist and composer Greg Chako brings a warm, assured voice to Hard Bop For The Record, a set of ten original compositions rooted in hard bop’s swing and blues feeling. With no piano in the quintet, Chako’s guitar gives the music its harmonic foundation while Brooks Giles on tenor and ...
Jeff Colella & Putter Smith | Between Friends
September 16, 2026 / No Comments / Tags: Jeff Colella, Putter SmithThe easy rapport between pianist Jeff Colella and bassist Putter Smith gives Between Friends the warmth and spontaneity of an unhurried musical conversation. Following their earlier duo recording, the two longtime collaborators reunite for an intimate session in which Colella’s lyrical touch ...
