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Donny McCaslin

Born: August 11, 1966

Saxophonist Donny McCaslin and his band, featured on David Bowie‘s Blackstar, will make their Motéma Music debut with the October 14 release of Beyond Now, a highly anticipated album dedicated to Bowie. Recorded nearly three months after Bowie’s passing, the project is deeply influenced by their extraordinary experience collaborating with one of the greatest artists of all-time on his final album.

“It was like a dream except it was something I never could have dreamed of,” reflects McCaslin on working hand-in-hand with Bowie on Blackstar. “David Bowie was a visionary artist whose generosity, creative spirit, and fearlessness will stay with me the rest of my days. Beyond Now is dedicated to him and to all who loved him.”

Wanderer

By Sarah Pillow

Label: Buckyball Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Blue skies (Irving Berlin); So Many Stars (Sergio Mendez); A Night in Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie); Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love (Charles Mingus); How High the Moon (Morgan Lewis and Nancy Hamilton); Tonight at Noon (Charles Mingus); The First Circle (Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays); Café (Egberto Gismonti); Stella by Starlight (Victor Young & Ned Washington); Eclipse (Charles Mingus) 500 Miles High (Chick Corea); Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez); Wayfarin’ Stranger (anonymous)

Focus Out

By Jon Irabagon

Label: Irabbagast
Released: 2026
Track listing: Morning Star; Focus Out; Paper Planes; Evening Star; Indigo Stains; Prayer (for Reomi); Center Post.

Civil Disobedience

By David Ambrosio

Label: Blue Frog records
Released: 2026
Track listing: For Duke P. (aka XYZ); A Time To Go; Irina; Poor People's March; Ankara.

A Percussion Paradise Inhabited By Searing, Soaring Sensations

by Keith Flint
September 19, 2026

From its solo conga introduction to its exuberant ensemble finale, Donny McCaslin's “Soar" leads listeners along a path of tension, anticipation, and release. The pleasures of the performance are immediate, yet its full gratification is tantalizingly delayed: rhythm first, then added texture, then a gathering rush of sound as each musician finds a place ...

Michael Leonhart Orchestra at the 2026 NoMad Jazz Festival

by Paul Reynolds
August 5, 2026

Michael Leonhart Orchestra Rizzoli Bookstore NoMad Jazz Festival  New York NY August 2, 2026 Spontaneous creation in jazz usually doesn't extend to the arrangements for a 17-piece orchestra. But Michael Leonhart--who disclosed from the bandstand that his orchestra “did not rehearse for this performance"--wound up arranging on the fly for ...

Paper Planes

July 31, 2026

Album: Focus Out
By Jon Irabagon
Label: Irabbagast
Released: 2026
Duration: 4:51

2026 Tilles Jazz Fest

by Dan Bilawsky
July 23, 2026

72 hours before the 2026 Tilles Jazz Fest, the mercury hit 100 degrees on Long Island; 48 hours ahead of the event, Canadian wildfires sent orange skies and unsafe air quality; and one day before everything was set to get underway, the forecast looked seriously grim--heavy rain(s), thunderstorms, a chance of hail and even a tornado ...

Zela Margossian, Rosa Brunello, Goran Kajfes, Avin Omar, Michel Petrucciani, Dave Ambrosio

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 30, 2026

Engaging, socially aware, and globally minded: a playlist of new releases from four--or more--corners of the world.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Zela Margossian Quintet “In Flight" Remedy (Ropeadope) 0:16 Host talks 8:09 David Ambrosio feat. Donny McCaslin, Ingrid Jensen, Bruce Barth, Victor Lewis ...

Civil Disobedience at Joe's Pub

by Max Kutner
June 20, 2026

Civil Disobedience Joe's Pub New York, NY June 11, 2026 Civil Disobedience presented a stellar show at Joe's Pub in New York City that covered a uniquely curated set of music taken exclusively from Civil Rights-era recordings on Blue Note Records. Led by bassist, activist, and composer David Ambrosio, the group ...