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Recording

Oh! Jazz Launches Premium Vinyl Label 'oh! Jazz Records' To Bring Exclusive Global Live Performances To Turntables

Source: Carlos Tribino
September 10, 2026

Global live-stream platform Oh! Jazz has officially announced the launch of its new boutique vinyl label, Oh! Jazz Records. Expanding on its core mission to connect audiences with artists and iconic jazz venues worldwide, the label brings raw, high-fidelity live music directly to physical media through a series of ultra-premium, limited-edition vinyl releases. Known for broadcasting high-definition, Stereo, Dolby 5.1 and Dolby Atmos live shows from legendary clubs in cities like Tokyo, Madrid, Pittsburgh, London, Ferrara, La Habana, Mexico City, ...

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Performance / Tour

New England Conservatory’s Jazz And Contemporary Musical Arts Departments Present A Tantalizing Amalgam Of Performers, Styles, And Events For The Fall 2026 Season

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
September 8, 2026

The Jazz Studies and Contemporary Musical Arts departments at New England Conservatory (NEC) present a vibrant fall season filled with concerts, master classes, jam sessions and other events. Nearly all NEC events are free, and many will be livestreamed. Visit NEC’s Performances and Events calendar for comprehensive listings and more information. The season begins in early September with an Opening Night CMA faculty concert celebrating the varied artists and styles the department encompasses, including jazz, avant-garde, traditional, classical, and pop ...

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Video / DVD

Saxophonist Ron Blake Announces The Release Of 3 New Videos Starting With "No Hype Blues," Premiering September 7 In Honor Of Sonny Rollins

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
September 7, 2026

“No Hype Blues,” the first in a series of three new videos by the Ron Blake Quartet, will premiere on September 7. The videos were recorded at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago on November 24, 2024, with guitarist Bobby Broom, bassist Dennis Carroll, and drummer Kobie Watkins. Blake chose September 7 as the release date for the first video to commemorate the life work of Sonny Rollins, whose birthday is September 7. (Blake shares Rollins’s birthday as well as his ...

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Recording

Bassist Fumi Tomita Enters The Spirit Realm On "Yokai! Songs Of The Japanese Supernatural," Releasing October 16 On Origin Records

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
September 4, 2026

Bassist-composer Fumi Tomita chronicles a series of musical ghost stories—of a sort—with the October 16 release of Yokai! Songs of the Japanese Supernatural on Origin Records. Heading a quartet featuring Carl Clements on saxophones and flute, Jason Ennis on guitar, and Gary Fieldman on drums, Tomita creates sonic interpretations of the yokai: a lineage of shapeshifting wraiths, spirits, monsters, and other supernatural beings that populates Japanese folklore. For Tomita, these mythical spirits carried real and visceral weight. Born in New ...

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Event

Musician Assistance Fundraiser At Cellar Dog in Philadelpia

Source: Lora Sherrodd
September 2, 2026

Jazz Bridge Launches $2,500 Matching Campaign for Musician Assistance Fund Jazz Bridge is raising $2,500 for its Musician Assistance Fund, with donations matched dollar-for-dollar through September 15. The campaign will help Jazz Bridge provide 10 emergency grants of $500 each to local jazz and blues musicians facing unexpected financial hardship. Grants can assist with expenses including medical and dental bills, housing, transportation, instrument repairs, and other urgent needs. Every donation made during the campaign will be matched up to $2,500, ...

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Website

All About Jazz Top 10 Songs: August 2026

Source: All About Jazz
September 2, 2026

All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the songs featured in August, these ten represent our reader's favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! Top Songs IT's Gotta B U! Tony Adamo From: It's Gotta B U! 3:09 Seer Loren Stillman From: Seer 3:24 Just When You Think You Know Brian Landrus

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Performance / Tour

Lin Hsiao-feng Brings Taiwanese Flute Traditions And Free Improvisation To U.s. Stages

Source: Lin Hsiao-Feng
September 1, 2026

Taiwanese improvising flutist Lin Hsiao-Feng has completed a 2026 U.S. tour spanning Washington, D.C. and Wisconsin, bringing Taiwanese flute traditions, the Indigenous Paiwan nose flute, and free improvisation into contemporary performance settings. Performing with pianist and harpsichordist Hsuan Chang Kitano as Cadenza Duo, Lin appeared at Rhizome DC in Washington, D.C., where the duo collaborated with electronic musician Patrick Cain in a free improvisation performance. At JF Books, Lin and Kitano presented a lecture exploring Taiwanese flute traditions, the Paiwan ...

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Contest

Last Chance To Enter The 2026 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition

Source: AMT Public Relations
September 1, 2026

Registration for the 15th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition Closes September 8 as part of NJPAC’s TD James Moody Jazz Festival The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced that registration for the 15th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, the premier springboard for emerging vocalists, closes on September 8, 2026. The search is on for the next great jazz singer! Solo vocalists from around the world are encouraged to submit their entries before September 8, ...

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