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Live at Dazzle

Live at Dazzle

Bobby Wiens
2026-10-27
4
Coherence

Coherence

Cindy Blackman Santana
2026-07-29
4
This Is The One! (Raison D'êTre)

This Is The One! (Raison D'êTre)

Frank Swart
2026-07-27
2
American Reckoning

American Reckoning

Zacc Harris
2026-07-13
5
Focus

Focus

Bobby Wiens
2026-06-18
4
The Deconstructed Songbook

The Deconstructed Songbook

Daniel Bennett Group
2026-04-26
5
The Electric Oud Man Speaks And You Listen…

The Electric Oud Man Speaks And You Listen…

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol
2026-04-17
1
Blues in Blueprint: 12 Variations on the Blues

Blues in Blueprint: 12 Variations on the Blues

Clovis Nicolas
2026-04-13
6
Blue Fire - The Van Gelder Session

Blue Fire - The Van Gelder Session

Dave Stryker
2026-02-09
4
FAMILIA feat. Basel Jazz Orchestra

FAMILIA feat. Basel Jazz Orchestra

Ramiro Zayas
2026-01-31
4
The Architects

The Architects

Dan Bruce
2026-01-10
4
The Songbook Sessions (Volume 1, 1920)

The Songbook Sessions (Volume 1, 1920)

Glenn Crytzer
2025-12-07
3
Brozajazz: Paris Alhambra

Brozajazz: Paris Alhambra

David Broza and Omer Avital
2025-11-29
1
We Used to Cut the Grass #2

We Used to Cut the Grass #2

Cody McCorry
2025-11-23
2
Live at Berlin

Live at Berlin

Atlantis Quartet
2025-11-09
4
Familiar Beginnings

Familiar Beginnings

Heirloom
2025-10-27
2
Every Other Now

Every Other Now

Hillai Govreen
2025-10-21
1
The Music of Pat Metheny

The Music of Pat Metheny

Transcendence
2025-10-08
8
Darwin AI: Surivior Choice

Darwin AI: Surivior Choice

Alex Otey
2025-10-01
1
Sunday Morning

Sunday Morning

James Robert Murphy
2025-09-27
4
The Dreamworld of Paul Motian

The Dreamworld of Paul Motian

Anat Fort
2025-09-18
15
Newcomer

Newcomer

Emma Hedrick
2025-08-25
5
Benergy

Benergy

Ben Basile
2025-07-25
4
New Town

New Town

Steve Bryant
2025-07-24
4
Peace Unknown

Peace Unknown

Art Hirahara
2025-07-18
4
Rising

Rising

Daniel Garbin
2025-07-12
56
Time Shift

Time Shift

Tim Jago
2025-06-29
3
Refuge

Refuge

Mitch Towne
2025-06-19
7
Trio Nuevo Vol 2

Trio Nuevo Vol 2

Dave Bass Trio
2025-06-13
5
Deborah Silver with the Count Basie Orchestra: Basie Rocks!

Deborah Silver with the Count Basie Orchestra: Basie Rocks!

Deborah Silver
2025-06-06
3
Poetry Legroom

Poetry Legroom

Zoo Too Trio
2025-05-29
5
Prog vs. Fusion: A War of the Ages

Prog vs. Fusion: A War of the Ages

The Ed Palermo Big Band
2025-05-15
7
Samba Of Sorts

Samba Of Sorts

Helio Alves
2025-05-09
4
For Years Gone

For Years Gone

Steve Knight
2025-04-26
4
small things

small things

Jackson Potter
2025-03-12
3
Vibe Check

Vibe Check

Joe Baione
2025-01-22
12
Spooky Jazz. Vol. 2

Spooky Jazz. Vol. 2

Hannah Gill
2024-11-22
5
Ofrenda

Ofrenda

Diego Rivera
2024-11-03
6
From Me To You

From Me To You

Petra Van Nuis and Dennis Luxion
2024-07-15
5
Adi Shakti

Adi Shakti

Vidya
2024-06-27
3
Boundaries

Boundaries

Jake Baldwin, Zacc Harris, Pete Henning
2024-06-21
3
Stick Together

Stick Together

Behn Gillece
2024-05-26
5
The Watermelon Sessions

The Watermelon Sessions

Wide-Eyed Lounge Cats
2023-12-20
7
Shape Shifter

Shape Shifter

Jim Josselyn
2023-08-17
1
Diddle

Diddle

James Robert Murphy
2023-08-01
3
Calder's Universe

Calder's Universe

Eric Zolan
2023-04-24
5
Pachyderm

Pachyderm

Bonzo Squad
2023-03-28
6
Move Closer!

Move Closer!

Branko Arnsek
2023-02-22
3
The Standards, Vol. 2 (Live at The Drum Room in Kansas City)

The Standards, Vol. 2 (Live at The Drum Room in Kansas City)

Christopher Burnett
2023-01-27
12
Lonely Girl - I Remember Julie

Lonely Girl - I Remember Julie

Petra van Nuis
2022-12-05
5

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