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Album Review

Trish Clowes: Try Me

by Ian Patterson
July 21, 2026

With Try Me saxophonist-composer Trish Clowes joins a starry cast of artists inspired by London--its history, architecture, landscape and multi-cultural streets. From William Blake to Benjamin Zephaniah, from Charles Dickens to Hanif Kureishi, from Ralph Vaughan Williams to The Kinks, and from Claude Monet to the late David Hockney, England's capital has fed the creative spirit of poets, authors, composers and painters for centuries. British jazz icons Stan Tracey and Mike Westbrook both composed long-form works inspired by London, but, ...

Album Review

Sanifu Hall & Cosmos Dwellerz Arkestra: These Are The Times

Read "These Are The Times" reviewed by Andy Crowther

by Andy Crowther
July 21, 2026

Without paying attention to sleeve notes, you could be a fan of the Black Jazz record label and their run of funky yet deep releases of the 1970s, and miss the fact that trombonist Sanifu Al Hall Jr. both played and wrote on albums from Doug Carn, Henry Franklin, and Chester Thompson. If you like golden age hip-hop, and the classic “Luck Of Lucien" by A Tribe Called Quest, you might know it sampled “Forty Days" from Billy Brooks Windows ...

Album Review

Slow Tiger: Slow Tiger

Read "Slow Tiger" reviewed by Max Kutner

by Max Kutner
July 21, 2026

Listening to the music of Slow Tiger is akin to an encounter with an enormous, saturated rainbow. Their self-titled debut recording offers a kaleidoscopic palette of sonic color and otherworldly energy that remains endlessly fresh and nuanced. It is handily one of the best releases this year and yet another gem to come from the burgeoning Endectomorph label in NYC. Slow Tiger began as a touring collective in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic. Keyboardist JP Schlegelmilch put a tour together ...

Radio & Podcasts

Four new albums from Goldings, Bernstein & Stewart; Nicole Zuraitis; Joey Amexander and Steve Wilson

by George Graham
July 21, 2026

George Graham spotlights four new jazz releases from Larry Goldings / Peter Bernstein / Bill Stewart . Also Nicole Zuraitis , Joey Alexander and Steve Wilson.Playlist Goldings, Bernstein & Stewart “Hi-Fly" from Rhombus (Smoke Sessions) 7:00 Goldings, Bernstein & Stewart “They Say It's Wonderful" from Rhombus (Smoke Sessions) 6:31 Nicole Zuraitis “I Won't Make It Out Alive" from The Devil I Knew (La Reserve) 4:24 Nicole Zuraitis “Two Steps Back (The Overlap)" from The Devil I Knew (La ...

Radio & Podcasts

Classic Jazz from Jimmy Smith, Dexter Gordon, and Others; Recent Releases from Chris Hazelton, Cecile McLorin Salvant, and more

by David W. Daniels
July 21, 2026

In addition to the musicians named in the title, this edition of Exploration features music from Atlanta based performers Joe Alterman, Karla Harris, and Melvin Jones. Our nod to birthdays for the week includes Theo Croker, Angelique Kidjo, Alan Dawson, and others. Playlist Charles McPherson “Explorations" from McPherson's Mood (Prestige) 00:00 Jimmy Smith “Mustard Greens" from Got My Mojo Workin' (Verve) 7:37 Esther Phillips “Hurtin' House" from w/Beck--What A Diff'rence A Day Makes (Kudu) 13:11 Charles Mingus “Prayer ...

Interview

Leonardo Pavkovic: The Other Side of the Mountain

by Chris M. Slawecki
July 20, 2026

From July 22-25, the MoonJune-iverse will orbit around Teramo, Italy, to present the fourth MoonJune Festival and simultaneously celebrate MoonJune Records' 25th anniversary, a gathering convened by MoonJune founder Leonardo Pavkovic. In the following interview, Pavkovic explains the journey that brought him and MoonJune Festival 2026 to Teramo. “I love the idea of celebrating MoonJune's 25th anniversary in a city at the foot of a big mountain!" he explains. “Since 2026 coincides with MoonJune's 25th ...

Multiple Reviews

The Warm Glow of ECM Vinyl: Tomasz Stańko, Bill Connors, and Mick Goodrick

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 20, 2026

In an oft-quoted phrase from a 1971 magazine article, ECM founder and producer Manfred Eicher described the label's ethos as “the most beautiful sound next to silence." From the start, the label's eloquent sound--captured expertly by house engineers Martin Wieland and Jan Erik Kongshaug--transferred beautifully to vinyl, and original pressings remain highly prized among collectors. So it's little wonder that fans welcomed news of a vinyl reissue series, even if it arrived later than other labels' ventures into the vinyl ...

In Pictures

Angine de Poitrine: Microtones, Masks, and Madness in Montreal

by Dave Kaufman
July 20, 2026

Angine de Poitrine (AdP) are a masked experimental rock duo from Saguenay, Quebec, featuring guitarist Khn de Poitrine and drummer Klek de Poitrine. They became viral superstars almost overnight after KEXP posted their 27-minute performance from the Trans Musicales festival in France. The video has received more than 30 million views across platforms and helped propel them to sold-out performances around the world. I have never seen anything quite like it in my decades of following music. Khn ...

Album Review

Antonio Adolfo: Balaios

Read "Balaios" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright
July 20, 2026

Antonio Adolfo draws a parallel between balaios, the baskets that African Brazilian women have carried on their heads for centuries, and musical albums. “Each piece is placed carefully inside, shaped by the moment in which it was born, yet carried into the present with renewed meaning," he says. He speaks of Balaios as a gathering of “what he has cultivated over time--ideas, memories, and melodies." The project, a retrospective of sorts, has a particular focus on the composer-pianist's long association ...

Album Review

Anton Roolaart: The Ballad of General Jupiter

Read "The Ballad of General Jupiter" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
July 20, 2026

Dutch American multi-instrumentalist Anton Roolaart has inhabited the progressive rock world long enough to have earned his credentials, having spent more than a decade championing artists from Van der Graaf Generator to Camel through his streaming station, ProgRockRadio. His album The Plight of Lady Oona (Self-Produced, 2014) featured collaborations with Renaissance vocalist Annie Haslam and confirmed that his ambitions were genuine. In 2020, Roolaart relocated to Amsterdam after most of a lifetime in the States, and the emotional weight of ...