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Ole Morten Vågan

Alex Ventling, Rafał Jackiewicz, Greg Foat, Out Of/Into & More

by Marek J. Śmietański
January 6, 2026

It's time to say goodbye to the old year--not by recapping 2025, but by finally wrapping up our roundup of last year's standout new releases. The first New Year's edition of the show (episode 121) will focus primarily on December premieres, with a handful of overlooked gems from the autumn slipping in as well. This time, ...

Marilyn Mazur, Angelika Niescier, Pat Thomas & Tomeka Reid

by Maurice Hogue
January 5, 2026

There's some great music coming in 2026, so I dropped in a preview tracks of upcoming albums by alto saxophonist Angelika Niescier collaborating with some of Chicago's finest, England's free jazz pianist Pat Thomas with XT (2.5 hours of screamin' free jazz on Strata Act (Joy Contemporary), Chicago's cellist supreme Tomeka Reid & quartet, Flea from ...

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 ...

Undercover Beast

By Langendorf United

Label: Sing A Song Fighter
Released: 2025
Track listing: And So It Begins; So-Ma-Li (Ode To Mdoma); CesáRia; Undercover Beast; Ethiopia Ewedshalehu; Soaring With The Wondrous Four; From Longitude To Lassitude - Lullabies And Laments; Alemayehu; Prayers, Faith And Hope.

Lullaby

By Mathias Eick

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: September; Lullaby; Partisan; My Love; May; Hope; Free; Vejle.

Vossa Jazz Festival at 52, with New Blood

by Josef Woodard
April 28, 2025

https://s3.amazonaws.com/allaboutjazz/photos/2010/9509f2e2a3547fddb4d7263cf3eb6ff5.jpg Each year around Easter, the lovely and smallish lakeside city of Voss, Norway springs to musical life for a weekend. Voss is a go-to destination for skiers flocking to the snowy slopes high above the town, and host to an extreme sports festival come summer. But the legendary Vossa Jazz festival, which staged ...

Mazolewski, Thomas, Franks, Molley, And More

by Bob Osborne
February 13, 2025

The truly global reach of jazz is demonstrated by this selection of new releases. From large ensembles to duos, and crossing several continents, the variety and vibrancy of the music is on show with some exciting and thought-provoking creations.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Omar Thomas Large Ensemble “The Path" from Griot Songs (Omar Thomas Music) ...

Joseph Daley, Michal Aftyka, Les McCann & Larry Roland

by Maurice Hogue
February 19, 2024

The tuba is not a horn that you'll hear that often in a typical jazz ensemble, but when you do, it's memorable. Joseph Daley is one of the noted masters of that instruments, with a career that has seen him playing with artists from Anthony Braxton to Carla Bley to Jane Cortez to the Liberation Music ...

Jonas Kullhammar, Alistair Payne and Rich Halley Trio

by Maurice Hogue
January 22, 2024

This episode has a definite tilt to artists from Northern Europe with music from several different countries. Sweden's Moserobie Music catalog is featured in several tracks, particularly label founder and multi-reedist Jonas Kullhammar, while from the neighbouring Norway you'll hear music by saxophonist Andre Roligheten, bassist Dan Peter Sundland and the Bliss Quintet. Bassist Meinrad Kneer ...