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Performance / Tour

Smoke Jazz Club Announces October Line-up Including Two-week Monk Festival

Source: AMT Public Relations
September 15, 2026

Hailed as the “#1 Jazz Club in New York City (SecretNYC),” SMOKE Jazz Club today announced an exciting line-up for October 2026. The month’s capstone is a two-week Thelonious Monk Festival (Oct 7-18) celebrating the unparalleled genius of the legendary composer/pianist Thelonious Monk (born 10.10.1917) with performances by some of today’s top artists including Renee Rosnes, Nicole Glover, James Francies, Joel Ross, and more. Additionally, a special Monk broadcast of the Friday, October 9th concert will air LIVE on WKCR ...

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Festival

Polish Jazz Festival returns to London

Source: All About Jazz
September 14, 2026

September 2026 marks the second Polish Jazz Festival to take place in London-curated, as it was in 2025, by businessman and music fanatic Łukasz Droździel. Three significant women singers form the backbone of the festival: Anna Maria Jopek (also a pianist), pop/jazz/world music star Kayah, and jazz vocal legend Urszula Dudziak. The latter celebrates her 83rd birthday in October. “She's just a fountain of youth," says Drozdziel, “and you know, in her career, she's played with Nina Simone, ...

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Recording

Drummer-bandleader Brandon Sanders Carries Basketball Roles Into The Studio On His Feel-Good Fourth Album, The Game Changer

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
September 11, 2026

Out October 30, 2026 via Savant Records, The Game Changer features Warren Wolf, Jeremy Pelt, William Hill III, Stacy Dillard, Eric Wheeler and guest vocalist Briana Swann “Instead of playing jazz in his youth, Sanders played basketball, and one can picture him dribbling the ball with the same springy energy….” —Chris Pearson, The Times of London Album release concertsNovember 20 at Jazz Fellowship, Seattle November 27, 2026 at World Stage, Los Angeles January 16, 2027 at Sista’s Place, Brooklyn, NY ...

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Recording

Oh! Jazz Launches Premium Vinyl Label 'oh! Jazz Records' To Bring Exclusive Global Live Performances To Turntables

Source: Carlos Tribino
September 10, 2026

Global live-stream platform Oh! Jazz has officially announced the launch of its new boutique vinyl label, Oh! Jazz Records. Expanding on its core mission to connect audiences with artists and iconic jazz venues worldwide, the label brings raw, high-fidelity live music directly to physical media through a series of ultra-premium, limited-edition vinyl releases. Known for broadcasting high-definition, Stereo, Dolby 5.1 and Dolby Atmos live shows from legendary clubs in cities like Tokyo, Madrid, Pittsburgh, London, Ferrara, La Habana, Mexico City, ...

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Performance / Tour

New England Conservatory’s Jazz And Contemporary Musical Arts Departments Present A Tantalizing Amalgam Of Performers, Styles, And Events For The Fall 2026 Season

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
September 8, 2026

The Jazz Studies and Contemporary Musical Arts departments at New England Conservatory (NEC) present a vibrant fall season filled with concerts, master classes, jam sessions and other events. Nearly all NEC events are free, and many will be livestreamed. Visit NEC’s Performances and Events calendar for comprehensive listings and more information. The season begins in early September with an Opening Night CMA faculty concert celebrating the varied artists and styles the department encompasses, including jazz, avant-garde, traditional, classical, and pop ...

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Video / DVD

Saxophonist Ron Blake Announces The Release Of 3 New Videos Starting With "No Hype Blues," Premiering September 7 In Honor Of Sonny Rollins

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
September 7, 2026

“No Hype Blues,” the first in a series of three new videos by the Ron Blake Quartet, will premiere on September 7. The videos were recorded at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago on November 24, 2024, with guitarist Bobby Broom, bassist Dennis Carroll, and drummer Kobie Watkins. Blake chose September 7 as the release date for the first video to commemorate the life work of Sonny Rollins, whose birthday is September 7. (Blake shares Rollins’s birthday as well as his ...

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Bassist Fumi Tomita Enters The Spirit Realm On "Yokai! Songs Of The Japanese Supernatural," Releasing October 16 On Origin Records

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
September 4, 2026

Bassist-composer Fumi Tomita chronicles a series of musical ghost stories—of a sort—with the October 16 release of Yokai! Songs of the Japanese Supernatural on Origin Records. Heading a quartet featuring Carl Clements on saxophones and flute, Jason Ennis on guitar, and Gary Fieldman on drums, Tomita creates sonic interpretations of the yokai: a lineage of shapeshifting wraiths, spirits, monsters, and other supernatural beings that populates Japanese folklore. For Tomita, these mythical spirits carried real and visceral weight. Born in New ...

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Event

Musician Assistance Fundraiser At Cellar Dog in Philadelpia

Source: Lora Sherrodd
September 2, 2026

Jazz Bridge Launches $2,500 Matching Campaign for Musician Assistance Fund Jazz Bridge is raising $2,500 for its Musician Assistance Fund, with donations matched dollar-for-dollar through September 15. The campaign will help Jazz Bridge provide 10 emergency grants of $500 each to local jazz and blues musicians facing unexpected financial hardship. Grants can assist with expenses including medical and dental bills, housing, transportation, instrument repairs, and other urgent needs. Every donation made during the campaign will be matched up to $2,500, ...

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