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Ben Ferrell's New Album Sextet Released Today

June 5, 2026

Adhyâropa Records is thrilled to announce Sextet, the new album from rising jazz bass star Ben Ferrell featuring contributions from Atley King on vibraphone, Nick Rousseau on electric guitar, Reginald Chapman on bass trombone, Will Evans on trumpet, and Rintaro Mikami on drums. In short order Ben Ferrell has established himself as a leading light of ...

Article: Interview

Stevie Holland: Finding the Pocket

by Sherry Rubel
June 4, 2026

Great vocal jazz relies on a delicate balance between absolute structure and spontaneous freedom. On her album, Talk to Your Tomatoes (150 Music, 2025), singer and lyricist Stevie Holland strikes that perfect balance, delivering a masterclass in narrative swing. At the heart of this “California Cool" sonic landscape is her longstanding creative partnership with her husband, award-winning ...

Article: Live Review

The Gil Evans Project at Birdland

by Paul Reynolds
June 4, 2026

The Gil Evans Project Birdland Sketches of Spain and Porgy and Bess New York NY May 27 and May 30, 2026 Among the many celebrations of Miles Davis during his centennial week, it's hard to rival the ambition of Ryan Truesdell's fine five-night takeover of the main room at Birdland to ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ivo Perelman, Elliott Sharp, Cyro Baptista, Steve Reich and more

by Lawrence Peryer
June 4, 2026

This episode of Rotations moves across a wide stretch of creative music. It includes the interlocking bronze tones of Balinese gamelan, the fierce freedom of Ivo Perelman's latest trio, Steve Reich's hypnotic percussion cycles and the ambient sorrow of Stars of the Lid.Playlist Gamelan Yowana Sari “aERIFoRm kITE" from Gamelan Yowana Sari (Cantaloupe Music) ...

News: Recording

David Najera Gonzalez Introduces Jazz-rock Trio Viento With Debut Ep

June 4, 2026

Mexican drummer, composer, and educator David Najera Gonzalez introduces Viento, the debut EP from his jazz-rock trio of the same name. Based in New York City, Najera Gonzalez brings together elements of jazz fusion, funk, rock, and improvisation in a project shaped by movement, personal change, and a renewed sense of creative freedom. The self-titled EP ...

Article: Live Review

Miguel Zenon Quartet at Sam First

by Hobart Taylor
June 3, 2026

Miguel Zenon Quartet Sam First Los Angeles, CA May 29, 2026 Miguel Zenon and his compadres modus operandi was to start tunes in the middle, drive past a climax and find a new revelatory center to conclude. It's as if the tunes were soaring overhead and the band reached up to ...

News: Recording

Drummer Mike Clark Offers A Varied But Ceaselessly Swinging Program On 'Kuon Ganjo (Time Without Beginning,' Set For August 7 Release On Wide Hive Records

June 3, 2026

Drummer Mike Clark plies his undisputed mastery of swing in its many guises with both relish and stark imagination on Kuon Ganjo (Time Without Beginning), his August 7 release on Wide Hive Records. Featuring an elite ensemble with trumpeter and NEA Jazz Master Eddie Henderson, tenor saxophonist Craig Handy, pianist Patrice Rushen, and bassist Essiet Okon ...

Article: Live Review

Terence Blanchard & Ravi Coltrane: Miles Davis & John Coltrane Centennial At Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
June 2, 2026

Terence Blanchard & Ravi Coltrane Miner Auditorium Miles Davis & John Coltrane Centennial San Francisco, CAMay 31, 2026 At SFJAZZ's Miner Auditorium, Blanchard and Coltrane treated the Miles Davis songbook as an ongoing conversation. Over the past six months, Bay Area jazz fans have enjoyed a series of ...

News: Recording

Cinematic Jazz Conjunctio Debut Album 'Unannounced' — Live At Silvana on June 8

June 2, 2026

New York drummer, composer, and theatre artist Tony Lepore grew up in New York City, where jazz was already in the family—his grandfather played guitar in Harlem during the Swing Era. For the next twenty-five years, Lepore built a career in the theatre as a lighting designer, sound designer, stage manager, and composer, working across New ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Rachelle Garniez, Virginia MacDonald, Jeff Lederer, Matt White's Dolly Parton Tribute, Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
June 1, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Rachelle Garniez, Virginia MacDonald, Jeff Lederer, Matt White and Julia Keefe, with birthday shoutouts to Jackie Cain, Ken Peplowski, Fats Waller, Rosemary Clooney, Jan Leder, Yoko Miwa, Cynthia Sayer, Sheryl Bailey, Carmen Souza, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so ...