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Album Review

Yelena Eckemoff: Adventures of the Wildflower

Read "Adventures of the Wildflower" reviewed by Tyran Grillo

by Tyran Grillo
September 12, 2026

Yelena Eckemoff's Adventures of the Wildflower begins beneath the thinnest layer of perception. Its governing question concerns who receives recognition and what can survive being misread. A columbine enters the world as possibility. Decreed a weed, she later flowers beyond that verdict. Eckemoff turns this botanical fable into a meditation on exclusion and hidden continuity. Her piano supplies the narrative intelligence, lucid but never omniscient. Jarmo Saari colors the margins with guitars and theremin, then makes the glass harp speak in ...

Play This!

Joseph Quiles Takes the Scenic Route on Sunset Cruisin

by Acacia Grace
September 12, 2026

"Sunset Cruisin'" is the kind of track that settles into a smooth groove and makes you want to stay there. Joseph Quiles delivers a vibrant blend of contemporary smooth jazz, soul, and funk, built around a mid-tempo pocket that feels effortless while still carrying plenty of energy. Lush piano textures bring warmth to the arrangement, while Quiles' bass provides the track's unmistakable pulse. The production is infectious without feeling overworked, giving the performance a relaxed confidence that immediately ...

Radio & Podcasts

Fling II: Modular Synths, Pedal Steel, And Michigan Motorik

by Lawrence Peryer
September 12, 2026

This week we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Ann Arbor kosmische band Fling ii. I sat down with drummer and synthesist Brad Gowland, and guitarist Richard Murphy, to chat about their third album, 3, which is out now on We Are Busy Bodies. Its six tracks were cut down from hours of studio jamming. We talk about Richard's path from ambient guitar to doom metal, Brad finding four minutes inside a fifty-minute take, and how a ...

The Blue Note Portal

The Beatles—Future Perfect, Part 14

by Blue Note Portal
September 12, 2026

Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14Year 1969--Captured Magic Xap and Julian were relieved by the arrival of Ray, who had used his connections to ensure that local deputies kept a close eye on the rental homes during their routine rounds. Things finally felt normal again, and the days began to whiz by; the creativity was off ...

Catching Up With

Satoko Fujii on Sound, Freedom, and Not Two

by Cezary L. Lerski
September 11, 2026

Across nearly three decades, Not Two Records has documented some of the most adventurous music in improvised art--and few artists embody that spirit more fully than Satoko Fujii. A pianist, composer, and bandleader of extraordinary range, Fujii has released over 100 albums, each marked by curiosity, fearlessness, and emotional clarity. Her relationship with Not Two is one of the label's defining stories: built on trust, shared values, and a commitment to music that exists outside commercial expectations. In ...

History of Jazz

His Name was Tommy Sims. He played Trumpet. Too Bad You Probably Never Heard Him

by Richard J Salvucci
September 11, 2026

Ok, this one is strictly for jazz nuts--and a specific subset known as trumpet players and aficionados. Not everyone who likes jazz necessarily digs trumpet players, and those who do rarely agree on what constitutes a good one. Believe me, the sectarian differences would make an Anabaptist tremble, because this isn't just music; it's a religion. To truly understand, you have to have had carnal relations with the “Brass Beast," preferably over many years and across four or five octaves. ...

Album Review

Vince Guaraldi: It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown

Read "It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown" reviewed by Joshua Weiner

by Joshua Weiner
September 11, 2026

The winsome series of pianist Vince Guaraldi's soundtracks for the original Peanuts television specials is a gift from Lee Mendelson Film Productions that keeps on giving. Arriving just in time for “spooky season" is the premiere release of music from 1974's It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown, with three colored vinyl pressings unique to individual retailers (Urban Outfitters, Barnes & Noble, and Think Indie) available on September 11, 2026, followed by the wide release of black vinyl, CD, and digital versions ...

Album Review

Silvano Monasterios: Solo In Paris

Read "Solo In Paris" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
September 11, 2026

Silvano Monasterios hails from a golden generation of Venezuelan jazz pianists born in the '60s and early '70s. Monasterios, Edward Simon, Otmaro Ruiz and Luis Perdomo--all of whom have long resided in the US--have served as important points of reference for subsequent generations of Venezuelan jazz musicians. Many of these have likewise sought to build their careers abroad, joining an exodus of around eight million Venezuelans who have left the country due to years of political and socio-economic turmoil. Monasterios ...

Album Review

Greg Chako: Hard Bop for the Record

Read "Hard Bop for the Record" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
September 11, 2026

If the name Greg Chako is unfamiliar to you, perhaps it is because the veteran Cincinnati-bred guitarist, composer, and arranger has spent much of his career performing and recording in Asia, including years abroad in Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and Japan. After recovering from a near-fatal case of sepsis, Chako took full advantage of his new lease on life, returning home to lead a piano-less quintet on Hard Bop for the Record, whose second track, “Second Chance," salutes ...

Radio & Podcasts

The John Coltrane Centennial, Part 4: Late Recordings Including A Love Supreme

by Larry Slater
September 11, 2026

In this final hour of a centennial tribute to John Coltrane, we turn to his late recordings. Coltrane died at age 40, and in his last few years he expanded his musical output to.include gorgeous melodies, spiritual masterpieces and music that was free of any musical convention. Crescent highlights Coltrane at his most lyrical. Coltrane's magnum opus is, without question, A Love Supreme, which was recorded in a single session in late 1964. Both Directions at Once was ...