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Brian Settles

Ensemble Volcanic Ash: Pluto In Aquarius

By Janel Leppin

Label: Cuneiform Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Mountain Pose; Pluto In Aquarius; Hope Marathon; Point Thy Sword; Susan Was a Warrior; Our Time; Old Guard; We See Dark Money; Jazz is Resistance; The Collective; New Guard; Cruel Motherfuckers; Deerhoof is God.

The Hitting Wall

By Stephen Arnold

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: The Hitting Wall (Dec. 24, 2024); Little Steve's Poem; Change of the Season; Re: Vision (Intro); Re: Vision; The Root (Intro); The Root; The Prophecy; Memories of My Precocious Youth, Part I; Memories of My Precocious Youth, Part II; Change of the Season (Reprise); I Won't Let You Down; Older Brother / Younger Brother; The Hitting Wall (Dec. 31, 2025)

The Root

September 22, 2026

Album: The Hitting Wall
By Stephen Arnold
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Duration: 05:39

New Releases From Sam Blakeslee And More

by Bob Osborne
August 20, 2026

Music has always been a reflection of the moment--an ever evolving landscape shaped by innovation, tradition, and reinvention. This selection of new releases and re-releases brings together a fascinating cross-section of sounds, moving from expansive large-ensemble arrangements and intricate modern jazz compositions to free improvisation and avant--garde exploration. Whether driven by deep grooves, striking dynamic contrasts, ...

Stephen Arnold & Sea Change: The Hitting Wall

by Jack Bowers
August 11, 2026

Although is difficult to pinpoint the precise thread that ties them together, bassist and composer Stephen Arnold envisions the 14 songs of The Hitting Wall as a suite, albeit one whose parts are at times more divergent than complementary, compositionally and in terms of groove. Arnold leads an able sextet whose horn section is ...

Jen Shyu, Luke Stewart, and Konjur Collective at Vision Festival 2026

by Fran Kursztejn
July 3, 2026

Jen Shyu, Luke Stewart, Konjur Collective Abrons Arts Center Vision FestivalNew York, NY June 24, 2026 The inaugural night of Vision Festival, despite the massive variety of musicians and instruments on display, did not feature any vocalists. During night two, vocalists made up a strong majority. Jen Shyu's “Fertile Bodies, ...

Janel Leppin: Ensemble Volcanic Ash: Pluto In Aquarius

by Don Ball
June 24, 2026

Janel Leppin's title choice for her 2026 Ensemble Volcanic Ash (EVA) recording gives a hint of what kind of music to expect. Pluto being in Aquarius is a momentous sign, one of change and tension, and lasts 20 years (we are currently in one such phase). The last time Pluto was in Aquarius was 1777 to ...

Mary Halvorson: About the Ghosts in the Guitar

by Dean Nardi
January 5, 2026

No, guitarheads, recently Mary Halvorson has been inspired to put out records with her Amaryllis sextet more so than some jaggedy, lyrical shredding, but these are pretty darn good jazz records from a tight ensemble consisting of Adam O'Farrill (trumpet), Jacob Garchik (trombone), Patricia Brennan (vibraphone) and a rhythm section of Nick Dunston (bass) and Tomas ...

About Ghosts

By Mary Halvorson

Label: Nonesuch Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Full of Neon; Carved From; Eventidal; Absinthian; About Ghosts; Amaranthine; Polyhedral; Endmost.