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Butter And The Genre Announce New Single 'So Cool So Blue' On Out October 22
Oklahoma City jazz collective Butter And The Genre will release their new single, “So Cool So Blue,” on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. The track captures the group’s signature blend of melody-forward jazz and contemporary soul, offering listeners an intimate late-night vibe. The single features three of the band’s original members—Gregory “Butter” Haubrich (trumpet/keys), Calliope Staudt (vocals), and Alex Chapman (bass). Inspired by classic jazz vocalists and modern innovators, the trio bridges traditional jazz language with contemporary production, creating a sound ......
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Experimental Jazz Guitarist Ian Smit To Release New Album '¿QUÉ? ' Featuring David Torn, Tom Rainey, And Scott Petito
Experimental jazz guitarist Ian Smit announces that he will release his new album ¿QUÉ? on December 5, 2025. The album features Scott Petito on acoustic/electric bass and as recording engineer, Tom Rainey on drums, Ian Smit on electric/acoustic guitar/effects, and David Torn on electric/national steel guitar/effects. Smit's purpose for making music with David, Tom and Scott was to be conversational with lots of dynamic ups and downs, which is very natural to all of them. That was the only stated ......
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Groundbreaking Traditional + New Musical Conversations On The Balafon + Guitars From Mande Trio, Guitari Baro
First new artist release through Chrysalis Global, an imprint of Chrysalis Records Produced by an A-list team: Dudu Sarr, Lucy Durán + Pape Armand Boye “Three outstanding Malian and Guinean griots…. Co-produced by Dudu Sarr, Lucy Durán and Pape Armand Boye, and recorded in a single session in Dakar, guitarists Gaoussou Kouyaté and Kerfala Diabaté are brilliantly underpinned by the subtle rhythmic patterns of Lassana Diabaté’s balafon. 5-stars.” —Songlines “It is a rare dialogue between balafon and guitar by hereditary ......
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Skylark Quartet Release 'Luna Rossa Al Belvedere'
The Skylark Quartet returns with Luna Rossa al Belvedere, a richly expressive new album released in July 2025, featuring internationally acclaimed flugelhornist Matthieu Michel. Recorded in December 2024 at Unternehmen Mitte Studio, Basel, the album captures the group’s lyrical spirit and dynamic range, shaped by Mediterranean sounds, jazz tradition, and a touch of rock and free improvisation. Originally founded in 2021 under guitarist Samuele Sorana, the group evolved into a collective when bassist Tobias Melcher joined forces to present his ......
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Orchestrating Innovation: Brian Urra And The Evolution Of Musical Organizations
Step inside Wally’s Café Jazz Club on a brisk Friday night and you’ll feel the pulse—an electric current rewriting Boston’s musical DNA, one bold violin line at a time. It was 2023, and audience members squeezed through the famous red door for a taste of something new and vital: Chilean crossover jazz, surging from beneath Brian Urra’s restless bow. Urra didn’t just play—he ignited. Under his residency, the club’s legendary jam session tradition tangled with South American fire. Jazz lifers ......
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FYC 'Falling From Earth' Showcases Relentless Commitment To Jazz Mastery
A bold, self-financed jazz odyssey emerges from years of collaboration, resilience, and vision Falling From Earth arrives as a testament to patience, perseverance, and the enduring power of collaboration. Produced and mixed by veteran audio technologist and producer John March, this independently financed project brings together some of the most celebrated names in modern jazz to craft an album that is as daring as it is deeply human. Featuring six-time GRAMMY nominee Mike Stern (guitar), GRAMMY winner Eddie Gomez (bass), ......
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All About Jazz Top 10 Songs: September 2025
All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the songs featured in September, these ten represent our reader's favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! Top Songs Bad Teeth Neal Bowen From: The Trouble With Dogma 05:22 Cappuccino YUCHTET From: earworm 06:47 ......
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Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival Returns In November 2025
The Chesapeake Bay and an historic city nestled along its shores form the perfect back drop for the Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival held weekends November 7-16. Now in its fourth year, the musical feast was founded in the maritime neighborhood of Eastport. In 2025, the festival extends to surrounding areas and includes eight venues. Most events are free; two require admission. Reservations are strongly advised for all events. This year’s theme is “World Travelers & Hometown Heroes." Events celebrate ......
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New England Conservatory Jazz Orchestra Pays Tribute To A Jazz Great In 'Dreamkeeper: Music Of Carla Bley' On Thursday, October 16
The NEC Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Ken Schaphorst, presents Dreamkeeper: Music of Carla Bley on Thursday, October 16. The concert features music composed and arranged by Bley, including “Awful Coffee,” “Greasy Gravy,” “On the Stage in Stages,” and “Jesus Maria.” The 7:30 p.m. concert takes place in Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Admission is free but tickets are required. Information at necmusic.edu. The iconoclastic pianist, composer and arranger Carla Bley was a visionary whose works are revered ......
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LateNights With Brad Schrader - Bringing Back Cocktails, Cole Porter And Classy Evenings!
Album LateNights I make it my goal to carry the torch of the American Songbook to a new and younger audience, to keep this great music alive among us. For LateNights we wanted to bring an easy, night-out-with-a-cocktail vibe to our listeners—something we try to bring to our live shows. We bring a cross-section of standards—and not-so-standards—with fresh arrangements to make things easy and interesting. Our superb band of jazz veterans builds a chill groove under and around the vocals, ......
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Announcing Smoke Jazz Club's Line-up Of Shows In November 2025 Including The Billy Hart Quartet’s New Album Celebration, Pianists Joey Alexander And Bill Charlap, And More
Hailed as the “#1 Jazz Club in New York City (SecretNYC),” SMOKE Jazz Club today announced its concert schedule for November 2025. The NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart celebrates his Quartet’s first live recording Multidirectional in a three-night album release celebration during Thanksgiving weekend. Across consecutive weeks, SMOKE presents two highly regarded pianists spanning the spectrum from rising voices to time-honored masters: the precocious 22-year-old Joey Alexander followed by veteran Bill Charlap. Other highlights this month include the return of ......
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Kandace Springs’ ‘Lady in Satin’ out now on SRP Records
Lady in Satin is the fifth album by Kandace Springs, an esteemed jazz vocalist hailing from Music City: Nashville, Tennessee. A luminous tribute to Billie Holiday, the 12-song collection is reverent, luxurious, tasteful reimagining of Lady Day’s classic 1958 album of the same name. Therein, the singer is backed by the 60-piece Portuguese ensemble Orquestra Clássica de Espinho, who serve as ideal accompanists with whom to channel a titanic figure—not just in vocal jazz, but Black American music itself. Lady ......
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Brian Urra: A Beacon Of Chilean Jazz On The World Stage
Acclaimed violinist and composer Brian Urra is poised to take center stage Chile’s UNESCO-supported Jazz por la Paz festival, and a landmark Futura Studio recording, underscoring his standing as a leading figure in crossover jazz. With a career spanning 25 years and awards that include the prestigious Ravinia Bridges Composition Prize, Urra has become a central force wherever he performs, observes Chilean music critic Luciana Garcia. Urra, celebrated not only for his dynamic artistry but also for his innovative crossover ......
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Aseem Suri: Architect Of Sonic Environments In The Language Of Jazz
In the layered world of New York’s creative vanguard, there are few who move as seamlessly between the exactitude of engineering and the intuition of artistry as Aseem Suri. Wherever Suri finds himself—be it a leading museum, a legendary concert hall, a city park transformed by technology, or a campaign activation for a renowned global brand—he brings a rare command of both structure and boundless imagination, observes Julie Strack. His practice orbits questions at the core of contemporary music and ......
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Italian Trombone Trio 'Sliders' To Tour Japan In October
Following the acclaimed recording debut of their trio Sliders with Filippo Vignato, Federico Pierantoni and Lorenzo Manfredini will fly to Japan for six performances from October 3 to 11, 2025. Tour Dates October 3 – Tokyo, Italian Cultural Institute October 6 – Chiba, Soba Café October 7 – Nagoya, KD Japon October 9 – Kobe, Brothers and Sisters October 10 – Kyoto, En-Lab October 11 – Osaka, Zatto Four Sliders is an unusual and surprising musical formation, with no precedent ......
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Saxophonist Miguel Zenón Earns 2025 Latin Grammy Nomination For 'Golden City'
Internationally acclaimed saxophonist/composer Miguel Zenón has earned a 2025 Latin Grammy nomination in the category of Best Latin Jazz Album for his widely heralded album Golden City. Winners will be announced at the 26th Annual Latin Grammy Awards which take place on Thursday, November 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A sweeping extended composition inspired by the demographic and political evolution of San Francisco, from the pre-colonial period to the contemporary tech-dominated era, Zenón’s 17th album as a leader grew out ......
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Boston Drummer Guilhem Fourty Is Set To Take A Global Stage At London’s Royal Albert Hall—And His Path There Shows How He Has Become A First‑call Artist Across The U.s. And Europe
Boston-based drummer Guilhem Fourty, originally from Toulouse, France, is preparing for one of the highest-profile moments of any artist's career: a performance as Lead Drummer with the Roella Oloro Trio at London’s Royal Albert Hall in November 2025. The concert is part of the London Jazz Festival, placing Fourty inside one of the world’s most revered concert halls during one of Europe’s most prestigious jazz events. For any musician, Royal Albert Hall is a career milestone; for a drummer who ......
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Pianist Enoch Smith Jr. Returns To Recording After An 8-year Absence With "The Book Of Enoch Vol. 1," Set For Nov. 7 Release On Misfitme Music
Enoch Smith Jr. gives the gospel music repertoire a fresh infusion of blues and swing with the heartfelt, hard-driving The Book of Enoch Vol. 1, to be released November 7 on his own Misfitme Music. Played by his trio of bassist Kai Gibson and drummer David Hardy, thealbum—Smith’s sixth, and his first in eight years—obviously draws deeply on the gospel tradition but presents its seven tunes in the context of soulful, infectious straight-ahead jazz. In other words, it might not ......
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Grammy-Nominated Pianist Donald Vega Drops New Single: 'Let's Pray'
Grammy®-nominated pianist and composer Donald Vega will release his new single, “Let’s Pray," on Friday, September 19, 2025. Recorded at Samurai Hotel Recording Studio during the 2023 sessions for Vega’s Grammy®-nominated album As I Travel, the track features an all-star lineup: John Patitucci on bass, Lewis Nash on drums, and Luisito Quintero on percussion. Reflecting on the composition, Vega shares: “Music is my way of praying. I happened to write Let’s Pray during the pandemic. But the composition is just ......
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Tim O'Connell's New Ep Is A Collection Of 'Gems'
Tim O’Connell’s New EP Is A Collection of GEMS Tall Man Records announces the release of GEMS, the new EP from veteran songwriter {{Tim O'Connell = 162978}}. GEMS consists of five original songs, all of which could very well become standards. From the swinging opener, “My Heart Goes With You,” to the beautiful closing number, “Once Upon a Dream,” O’Connell delivers a strong set of touching, emotional songs that will appeal to fans of Michael Franks or Diana Krall. Produced ......
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