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All About Jazz's 2026 Top Jazz Venues Poll Launches. Vote Today.

Source: Michael Ricci
June 19, 2026

Seven years have passed since our last Top Venues Poll, and the jazz venue landscape has changed dramatically. New venues have opened, familiar venues have evolved, and some beloved venues have closed their doors. Now it's time to recognize the venues that continue to bring live jazz to communities around the world. Vote for the places that have given you the most memorable live jazz experiences in our 2026 poll. It takes less than a minute. If ...

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Recording

Spontaneous Groovin' Combustion 'Toast Of The Town'

Source: Warren Keller
June 19, 2026

Spontaneous Groovin' Combustion (SGC) teams with producer Nelson Braxton of the Braxton Brothers for the new smooth jazz single, “Toast of the Town" arriving July 17, 2026. In addition to Braxton, SGC has collaborated with producers, Blake Aaron and Jeff Carruthers on several of their radio singles. Debuting in 2019, SGC's releases have appeared on the SmoothJazz.com Top 20, RadioWave Groove Jazz Top 15, Smooth Jazz Network Top 50, SiriusXM Watercolors Dave Koz Lounge, SmoothJazz Global's Top 100 Albums of ...

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Festival

23rd Edition Rochester International Jazz Festival Starts Friday June 19th

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.
June 18, 2026

The wait is over! The 23rd Edition of the Rochester Regional Health Rochester International Jazz Festival, presented by M&T Bank, starts Friday, June 19, launching nine days of extraordinary music, unforgettable performances, and festival excitement through June 27. From Jazz Street to concert halls across the city, more than 300 performances by artists from around the world will fill 19 venues, including over 110 free shows, nightly jam sessions, and workshops, making the festival one of the most anticipated annual ...

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Recording

Harp Virtuoso Alex Chang To Release New Album Abandon

Source: Adhyâropa Public Relations
June 17, 2026

Adhyâropa Records is thrilled to announce Abandon (ÂR00185), the gorgeous new album by the sonically adventurous harp virtuoso Alex Chang. Using effects, multi-tracking, and looping, Chang charts 11 sonic tapestries in solo, duo, and trio formats, all with her extraordinary harp at the center. The album opened for presale TODAY and the first single, 'A Love As Deep (II),' is streaming everywhere. Chang is, along with Brandee Younger, Maeve Gilchrist, and Edmar Castañeda, among the generation of harpists exploring the ...

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Advocacy

Over $3.5 Billion and Counting: Songwriters, Are You Collecting Your Streaming Royalties?

Source: Elizabeth Mayo
June 16, 2026

For jazz songwriters, compositions often take on a life of their own—recorded by different artists, performed in new contexts, and discovered by listeners across generations. Today, that discovery increasingly happens on streaming platforms. But an important question remains: are the songwriters behind those works collecting the royalties they’re owed? The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) was created to help ensure they are. A Centralized System for the Streaming Era Established by the Music Modernization Act of 2018, The MLC is ...

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Recording

New CD Release 'Ascension: A Brazilian Music Fantasy Vol. 2' From Steve & Lori Rose Adorno

Source: Steve Adorno
June 13, 2026

Ascensión: A Brazilian Music Fantasy, Vol. 2 is a vibrant independent fusion album by the artist husband-and-wife composing and production duo Steve Adorno and Lori Rose Adorno, officially released on May 8, 2026. The 11-track project serves as the highly anticipated follow-up to their late-2025 release, Espirito: A Brazilian Music Fantasy. The Sound & Philosophy The album advances the duo’s Pan-Latin, Brazilian Urban Bossa & Samba Funk style, mixing traditional Brazilian rhythms with modern R&B and jazz. Influenced by artists ...

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For Sale

Bob Mintzer Featured On New Tokyo Skinny Boys Single TokyoNOW!, Limited 7-inch Vinyl Pre-order Now Open

Source: Tom Ishizuka
June 12, 2026

Tokyo Skinny Boys have announced a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl release of their instrumental jazz-funk single, “TokyoNOW! (featuring Bob Mintzer),” now available for pre-order through Diggers Factory. Pre-Order “TokyoNOW!” captures the vibrant energy of modern Tokyo through a sophisticated blend of jazz fusion, funk, soul, and urban groove. The track has generated more than four million views across user-generated content and short-form video platforms and was also featured in a Häagen-Dazs Japan web commercial. The recording features Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Bob ...

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Performance / Tour

Tix Available For July Shows At Smoke Jazz Club Featuring Vocalists Tierney Sutton, Jane Monheit And René Marie, And More

Source: AMT Public Relations
June 11, 2026

Hailed as the “#1 Jazz Club in New York City (SecretNYC),” SMOKE Jazz Club today announced an exciting line-up for July 2026. The month begins with the return of multi-Grammy-nominated vocalist Tierney Sutton whose trio is joined by legendary artists Randy Brecker, Houston Person, and Lewis Nash. A fellow formidable interpreter of the Great American Songbook is Jane Monheit who returns to the SMOKE stage singing the timeless songs of Cole Porter. Rounding out July are three of today’s most ...

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