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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Max Johnson 3

by Daniel Peck
June 26, 2026

Described as “an intrepid composer, architect of sound and beast of the bass..." composer, bassist, and improviser Max Johnson is one of the most prolific music makers in the jazz, bluegrass, improvised music, and contemporary classical worlds. Max has released 20 albums, and performed over three thousand concerts internationally with artists like Anthony Braxton, Geri Allen ...

News: Festival

Jersey City Jazz Festival 2026: A Fest For Musicians And More

June 26, 2026

The Jersey City Jazz Festival has always felt less like a festival built for ticket sales and more like one dreamed up by musicians. Across three days at Exchange Place Plaza, artists stood side-stage to watch one another and lingered in conversations long after their sets ended. The festival's merger with the Jersey City Latin Jazz ...

Article: Big Band in the Sky

Ronell Johnson: A New Orleans Life and a Horn Played with Joy

by Thomas Cole
June 25, 2026

Born in Marrero, LA, on the West Bank of New Orleans, I am the youngest of four boys, all musicians. In addition to L.B. Landry High School, I attended St. Augustine High School, a local college preparatory school for boys. Membership in St. Augustine's Marching 100 band was significant in my music training. Ultimately, it was ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Elton Dean & The Wrong Object, Steven Bernstein, Joe Henderson And More

by Lawrence Peryer
June 25, 2026

This episode of Rotations is about the conversation between what's just been made and what's been waiting to be heard. We move from a clutch of brand-new records and hear art-pop, haunted folk, choral minimalism, drumless ambient jazz before moving into a 1969 session that sat lost for half a century. It's an hour built on ...

News: Recording

Eric Hofbauer And EHX - 'Tongues / Hope Language' Now Out On Vinyl! Double Album Gatefold

June 25, 2026

NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL (double album gatefold). Available Exclusively on Bandcamp. Tongues / Hope Language is a concept double album exploring the sacred power of storytelling — from the direct and literal to the mystical and unspoken. The two discs are two sides of the same question: if Tongues is the act of communication, Hope Language ...

News: Festival

The Spirit Of New York Meets The Adriatic: 11th Annual Made In New York Jazz Festival Celebrates Landmark Edition In Montenegro

June 24, 2026

Powered by Porto Montenegro, the 2026 festival brings an ambitious three-city program featuring jazz legend John Scofield, offering all performances completely free of charge to celebrate a historic milestone. The lineup also features premier American and regional guests. The Made in New York Jazz Festival, in partnership with its premier sponsor Porto Montenegro, has officially announced ...

Article: Live Review

Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet at SFJAZZ Center

by Harry S. Pariser
June 23, 2026

Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA, USA June 13, 2026 Born to a musical family in Quivicán, Cuba in October 1941, Chucho Valdés's given name is Dionisio Jesús Valdés Rodríguez. His father, pianist, composer, and bandleader Ramón Bebo Valdes, introduced him to the piano at age three. ...

News: Event

Ravita Jazz Performs Live On The Plaza Concert Series on July 27

June 23, 2026

Wammie Award finalist Ravita Jazz will perform at Live on the Plaza Concert Series. The location is the Woodrow Wilson Plaza at the Reagan International Trade Center, Washington D.C. The concert is Noon until 1PM on Monday July 27, 2026. Included in this performance are jazz/funk and Latin standards. Featured will be selections from our recent ...

Article: Live Review

Brooklyn Guitar Festival 2026

by Max Kutner
June 22, 2026

Brooklyn Guitar FesitvalVarious Artists Brooklyn, NY June 12, 2026 Over the weekend of June 12-13th, the very first Brooklyn Guitar Festival took place and featured appearances from some of the most touted players around today. It was presented by Joel Harrison and Alex Skolnick, two tireless advocates for guitar-related events in the greater ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Robyn Spangler, Alicia Waller, Nicole Zuraitis, Elsa Nilsson, Seth Kibel & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
June 22, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Robyn Spangler, Alicia Waller, Nicole Zuraitis, Elsa Nilsson and Seth Kibel, with birthday shoutouts to Hazel Scott, Geri Allen, Beryl Booker, Jocelyn Gould, Jenny Scheinman, Honorable Men Cy Coleman and Kenny Barron, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear -see them live, buy their music so ...