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Amir ElSaffar

Amir ElSaffar, trumpeter, composer, singer, and santoor player, is garnering an international reputation for his work, both in the traditional Iraqi Maqam and in jazz music. Described as "one of the important carriers of the Iraqi Maqam tradition" by Maqam master, Hamid al-Saadi, Amir currently leads the only ensemble in the US performing Iraqi Maqam, Safaafir. Amir sings and plays santoor, and is accompanied by traditional instruments, such as the joze (spike fiddle) and tabla. This ensemble has researched ancient practices that have been lost in recent generations, and is now reviving these sounds, continuing the legacy of the great masters of this tradition

At Iridium 2004

By Cecil Taylor Orchestra Humane

Label: Burning Ambulance Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: March 23, 2004 (Set 1); March 23, 2004 (Set 2); March 24, 2004 (Set 1); March 24, 2004 (Set 2); March 25, 2004 (Set 1); March 25, 2004 (Set 2); March 26, 2004 (Set 1); March 26, 2004 (Set 2); March 26, 2004 (Set 3); March 27, 2004 (Set 1); March 27, 2004 (Set 2); March 27, 2004 (Set 3); March 28, 2004 (Set 1); March 28, 2004 (Set 2).

Partisan Ship

By Phillip Golub

Label: Berthold
Released: 2026
Track listing: loyalty oath; interlude (aboard); partisan ship; interlude (adorn); mutiny meeting; interlude (adrift); blue-orange reflections; cries of the initiated; utopian micronation; afterword: partisan session.

Babel Music 2026

by Martin Longley
March 30, 2026

Le Plateform / Cité De La Musique Marseille, France March 19-21 2026 In the end, the Dock des Suds venue didn't get demolished soon after the 2025 Babel Music weekender. Instead, it has been reborn (and re-bought) as Le Plateforme, looking pretty much unchanged. Therefore Babel (previously known as Babel Med, with ...

Phillip Golub: Partisan Ship

by Mike Jurkovic
May 31, 2026

In a lot off ways, it is a game of catch-up listening to Brooklyn pianist/improvisor/composer Phillip Golub once he kick-starts the oddly titled Partisan Ship into high gear with “Loyalty Oath," a piece of mad musical fiction that holds attention in place with its octopi rhythms and runaway melodies rushing in all at once. 

2026 Winter JazzFest Marathons: A Survival Guide

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 6, 2026

For jazz fans who are in New York, when one countdown ends with the Times Square Ball Drop, another one begins--and ends a few days later, when Winter JazzFest officially gets underway with the first downbeat at Le Poisson Rouge. For 22 years, the festival has been the launch pad of the jazz year ...

I Dischi del 2025 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 5, 2026

Immortalare la bellezza e la varietà del jazz pubblicato nel 2025 attraverso una “top ten" appare tanto arduo, vano--e alla fine deludente--quanto cercare di fotografare un tramonto sulla costiera amalfitana usando una rudimentale fotocamera digitale e facendo un forellino sul copriobiettivo. Certo, una foto verrà scattata. Potrebbe persino dimostrare che eri lì, in quel momento, quando ...

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2025

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 3, 2026

Capturing the breathtaking beauty, range, and diversity of jazz released in 2025 through a list of “10 best albums" feels as challenging, vain--and ultimately disappointing--as trying to photograph the Grand Canyon at sunset by placing a pinhole in front of a rudimentary digital camera's lens. Sure, a picture will be taken. It might even prove you ...

New Music From Eckemoff, Bayon, B.I.T. Duo, El Saffar & More

by Bob Osborne
January 1, 2026

A raft of new releases is dominated by female pianists offering cutting edge music. In between two new discoveries of Rahsaan Roland Kirk playing live plus other exciting ground--breaking albums and to close something to reflect the season. Playlist Yelena Eckemoff “Strandvägen Pier" from Rosendals Garden (L&H Production) 00:00 Juan Bayon “Anti-Monitor" from Como ...

The Final Batch of My Favorite 2025 Jazz Things - Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 31, 2025

Rather than looking back at the year as a whole, here we concentrate on the second half. What you'll hear are the songs that stayed close, long after the initial listen.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Oddjob “Baby Bop" Atlas (Koyo) 0:16 Host talks ...