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Guitarist Titus Maz Releases New Album 'Midnight Station'
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MjR
Titus Maz returns in February 2026 with a new album titled Midnight Station. Finalized in the closing months of 2025, the record follows the brighter The Way You Like It, an album that opened the door to new playlists, concerts, and formative experiences. Midnight Station reflects a natural progression more introspective, shaped by growth on the road and in the studio, and rooted in the late-night spaces where reflection and momentum quietly meet. The album features some local talents and ...
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Estonian Pianist and Composer Rahel Talts Releases 'Back And Forth'
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Jazzfuel
Estonian pianist and composer Rahel Talts returns with Back and Forth, a vibrant new album exploring nostalgia, transformation, and emotional growth through seven original compositions. Featuring award-winning British guitarist Rob Luft, the album brings together an international quintet of rising jazz talents from Estonia, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, and the UK. Back and Forth was released on November 28, 2025. Composed over a year and a half following Talts’ move from Denmark to Lithuania, the music reflects a period of personal ...
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Yelena Eckemoff Explores The Scandinavian Spirit In Rosendals Garden
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Available Worldwide March 27, 2026 on L&H Productions Acclaimed pianist and composer Yelena Eckemoff, known for her richly imaginative jazz storytelling, unveils her newest release: Rosendals Garden – a trio tribute to Sweden’s natural beauty, history, and quiet magic. Set for worldwide release on March 27, 2026, this 11-track album (Yelena’s 23rd since 2010) adds to her impressive collection of compositions that integrate sophisticated jazz improvisation with a deeply personal narrative. Inspired by her travels to Sweden and recorded with ...
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Karen Stachel Norbert Stachel & Lehcats Join Forces With Giovanni Hidalgo On 'Live At The Breakroom,' A 2-CD Set To Be Released March 20
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Omnivorous jazz fusion combo LehCats channels the awesome percussive power and ingenuity of conguero Giovanni Hidalgo with Live at the Breakroom, set for a March 20 release by Purple Room Productions. Captured on a night at the titular San Jose venue when Hidalgo was featured with the New York–based band led by husband-and-wife Karen (flutes, vocals) and Norbert Stachel (saxophones, flutes), the double-disc album is a superlative example of what can happen when spontaneity, unforced chemistry, and an energetic and ...
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Cameron Washington Brings His New Orleans-inspired Lazy Californians To The World Stage With 'Back To San Francisco,' Set For February 13 Release Via Angel Island Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Band nameand album title notwithstanding, it’s the sound of New Orleans jazz and brass bands that resonates loudest on Back to San Francisco, the irrepressibly grooving debut album by Cameron Washington and Lazy Californians, dropping February 13 on Angel Island Records.But neither are there any misnomers here: trumpeter-vocalist Washington and his unique nine-piece band are indeed based in the City by the Bay, where they ply the rhythms and flavors that burst forth from this album with the energy and ...
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The Beatroot Road Champion Post-genre Music, Unite Artists From Across The Globe On 'Humanimal'
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Independent Music Promotions
The Beatroot Road continue their mission of fearless artistic creativity, which unites artists from around the globe spanning nearly every subgenre, while somehow tying it into a singular, powerful theme on the expansive new album Humanimal Released on October 25th, this release is connecting, meaningful, visceral and exciting. This is truly a genre-defying journey, reminiscent in ways of other bold artists like Massive Attack, Gorillaz, Bjork, Ian Dury & The Blockheads and Horace X create with a lack of fear. ...
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Elizabeth Naccarato Creates Musical Alchemy On Powerful 'Salonnières' Album
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Independent Music Promotions
Classical artist, composer and master pianist Elizabeth Naccarato has created a veritable portal through time and space on the deeply peaceful and immersive experience offered by her new album Salonnières. This altogether unique release not only communicates a rare pause for our modern age where the listener can engage in ethereal beauty, it projects the mind's eye to a different time and place altogether, allowing us to reflect and bring a gem back into the now. A subtle rapture pervades ...
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Benjamin Dean Wilson Releases Cinematic Musical 'Until The House Falls'
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Independent Music Promotions
Unabashed musical chameleon and award-winning creative mischief-maker Benjamin Dean Wilson has announced the release of an expansive, multi-genre opus entitled Until the House Falls. Until the House Falls is a four-part musical radio play featuring 11 songs and performances that create a cinematic experience without the need for visuals. Truly, this is a 'film for the ears'. This form of eccentric originality, void-like depth of drama and theme, and genuine storytelling are par for the course for Wilson. After all, ...
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