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Saso Popovski Trio at Audiokultura
by Nenad Georgievski
Saso Popovski Trio Audiokultura Artchemistry Skopje, Macedonia October 28, 2025 State-of-the-art jazz bloomed Tuesday night at Skopje's Audiokultura club, as guitarist Saso Popovski took the stage with Ivan Bejkov on bass and Alek Sekulovski on drums. The performance, part of the Arthemija series, felt like a quiet celebration of intuition--three musicians listening deeply, shaping something alive in real time. They opened with “Kom Dipsan," a piece that began in an unusual ...
Continue ReadingDexter Gordon: More Than You Know (1981)
by Neil Duggan
More Than You Know is a previously unreleased live recording by jazz legend Dexter Gordon. It is the first in the GleAM Records series dedicated to the giants of jazz. The recording features saxophonist Gordon performing with his early 1980s quartet: Kirk Lightsey on piano, David Eubanks on bass and Eddie Gladden on drums. Dating from July 1981, it was recorded at the Villa Imperiale, Genoa, Italy and has the full backing of Gordon's estate. Having played with ...
Continue ReadingPeter Erskine and the DR UM Band feat Mike Mainieri Teatro Civico La Spezia
by Danilo Codazzi
A collection of photos from the Peter Erskine and the Dr UM Band featuring Mike Mainieri concert at Teatro Civico in La Spezia on October 27, 2025 featuring Peter Erskine, John Beasley, Bob Sheppard, Matthew Garrison, and Mike Mainieri. ...
Continue ReadingYetii: Inner Worlds
by Peter Jones
The thriving jazz scene in Bristol, UK, has brought forth many fine musicians in recent years, as has nearby Cardiff, another smallish but fertile hub for music. Yetii, a piano trio led by pianist and composer Alex Veitch, has built up a loyal local following with its monthly residency at Bristol's Greenbank pub, where its gigs regularly sell out. Despite a tour supporting The Bad Plus, the band's progress has been slow, but the word is finally on the street: ...
Continue ReadingContaminazioni Contemporanee 2025
by Luciano Rossetti
A collection of photos from the 19° Edition of Contaminazioni Contemporanee in Bergamo from October 17, 2025 to October 19, 2025 featuring Fred Hersch, Levon Eskenian and The Gurdjieff Ensemble and Zsofia Boros. ...
Continue ReadingJoe Farnsworth: The Big Room
by Karan Khosla
The Big Room is about holding the fort and also about opening doors. Joe Farnsworth has logged time with Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner, and Cedar Walton, but here he calls on the rising generation: alto saxophonist Sarah Hanahan, vibraphonist Joel Ross, pianist Emmet Cohen, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, and bassist Yasushi Nakamura. Recorded live at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club in January 2025, Farnsworth invites his fellow bandmates to contribute compositions; the album captures an intergenerational sextet that knows how to ...
Continue ReadingNew Music from Remigi, Falgren, Snakeoil And More
by Bob Osborne
This week's show takes a musical journey that begins with experimental and improvisatory sounds, moves through a selection of fascinating re-releases of archival material, gathers a fresh crop of guitar-focused releases, detours into two contrasting approaches to Big Band music, and wraps up with a dose of cool West Coast jazz.Playlist Francesca Remigi “Longhaven" from Witchess (Hora Records) 00:00 Bjarke Falgren “Embrace" from Turkis (Zack's Music) 04:15 Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Paul Motian “Chandra" from At The Deer ...
Continue Readingkansha 感謝, The Kronstadt Collective, Carlos Dafé, Jakob Dreyer
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, selections from new releases by singer-songwriter Phylipe Nunes Araujo; the collective kansha 感謝; pianist Aaron Parks; The Kronstadt Collective (vocalist Gina Kronstadt); Brazilian singer/multi-instrumentalist Carlos Dafé; saxophonist John O'Gallagher; and bassist Jakob Dreyer.Playlist Bob Mover and Walter Davis, Jr. “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square from /The Salerno Concert (Reel to Real) 7:26 Samara Joy “Autumn Nocturne" from Portrait (Verve) 3:45 Phylipe Nunes Araujo “Asa" from Phylipe Nunes ...
Continue ReadingHorace Silver, Neil Gray, Ted Rosenthal, Aretha Tillotson and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Horace Silver, Neil Gray, Ted Rosenthal, Tierney Sutton, Aretha Tillotson, Andy Nevala, The Flying Horse Big Band, Jen Allen, Johnathan Blake, Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Socrates Garcia, James Danderfer, Thom Rotella, Brad Mehldau, Yoko Yates, Charles Lloyd, Alberto Pibiri, Lori Williams, Sean Mason, Steve Rosenbloom, Paul Cornish, Don Was, Nicholas Payton, Christian McBride, Steven Oquendo, Caelan Cardello, Susan Krebs, Jamile, Christopher McBride, Baltimore Jazz Collective, and more. Playlist Horace Silver “Song For My Father" ...
Continue ReadingBrandee Younger at Dazzle
by Geoff Anderson
Brandee Younger Dazzle Denver, CO October 28, 2025 The jazz harp is an unusual concept. The upside is that it makes the player instantly stand out because of the dearth of jazz harpists. A potential downside is that jazz fans may turn away, thinking a harp cannot possibly fit into jazz. Of course, those with a bit of knowledge of jazz history know that this ground has already been broken by Alice Coltrane and Dorothy ...
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