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Radio

Live At The Bop Stop Announces Season 20 Lineup

Source: Daniel Peck
January 16, 2026

Live at the Bop Stop kicks off its sixth year and twentieth season of the program this month with performances from Bill Ransom and Keynote artist Troy Roberts. Live at the Bop Stop features jazz performances recorded live to air from the stage of the BOP STOP in Cleveland, Ohio, airs on 82 affiliates in 8 countries, and is offered at no cost and without a sponsor to educational, community and jazz formatted over air and online stations. Season Twenty ...

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Event

Thailand International Jazz Conference 2026 To Celebrate John Coltrane Centennial With Grand Orchestral Tribute

Source: Thailand International Jazz Conference
January 15, 2026

The College of Music, Mahidol University, will write a new chapter in Thailand’s jazz history with the 17th Thailand International Jazz Conference (TIJC) 2026, scheduled for January 23-25, 2026, at the College of Music, Salaya Campus. Dozens of world-class jazz artists from around the globe will gather to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the legendary John Coltrane. Artistic Director Darin Pantoomkomol affirmed that the 2026 edition of TIJC marks a defining milestone for the global jazz community. ...

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Event

Sol Roots Trio Performs At The Listening Booth

Source: 9th Floor Music
January 15, 2026

The Sol Roots trio performs an award-winning blend of New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt soul, and energetic rock at The Listening Booth, located on Delaware's scenic coast. On Saturday, January 17 world class guitarist and vocalist Sol Roots brings his trio to perform at intimate concert hall The Listening Booth, which is located on Delaware’s scenic coast. Sol Roots performs an award-winning blend of New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt soul, and energetic rock. Known for his ...

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Performance / Tour

Deborah Henson-Conant Live: A Powerful, Spellbinding Night Of Electric Harp

Source: EMPKT PR
January 12, 2026

Grammy-nominated harpist, composer, and international performer Deborah Henson-Conant announces her return to The Center for Arts in Natick, MA (TCAN) with a solo live performance on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. The evening promises an intimate, dynamic concert featuring electric harp, voice, storytelling, and DHC’s signature humor—hallmarks of a career that has reshaped perceptions of the harp worldwide. Tickets are available via the TCAN website. Widely recognized as the artist who changed the way the world sees the ...

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Recording

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

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
January 8, 2026

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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Interview

Nicole Zuraitis & Dan Pugach: When Jazz Is Like Love

Source: Gregory Golub
January 6, 2026

I first hear Nicole Zuraitis dabout three years ago and I was immediately drawn in by the power and charm of her voice. The richness of overtones in her timbre quite literally caresses the ear—even an experienced listener like me—a jazz musician and composer with a few decades in music. This was before her ascent into what you might call the “Olympus” of American music—even though the nominations were already there. You could still clearly feel that she was searching ...

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Music Industry

Wamptronica: How A New Bedford Collective Is Rewiring New England’s Underground Dance Music Scene

Source: Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor
January 5, 2026

On a WAMPTRONICA night, the room settles into a shared pulse. The music is steady, soulful, and unhurried. Dancers aren’t performing for one another; they’re listening, responding, moving with intention. It feels less like nightlife and more like a gathering, a reminder that house music has always been about connection first. Based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, WAMPTRONICA has emerged as one of the most compelling underground dance music collectives in New England. Since its founding in 2021, the group has ...

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Most Read News Announcements: 2025

Source: All About Jazz
January 1, 2026

All About Jazz tracks how often our news announcements are read, and the items listed below represent our most popular in 2025.Alma Libre- The New Recording From Grammy Winning Team Recording May 5, 2025Rise – The Iconic Composition On The Album 'Alma Libre' Video / DVD July 20, 2025All About Jazz Launches Jazz Forward Award Program Award / Grant June 2, 2025

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