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Solo Concert at La Roque d'Antheron

Featuring the music of Tigran Hamasyan
Duration: 59:35
August 23, 2026

Tigran Hamasyan is a virtuosic pianist who intermingles sounds from his home country of Armenia with jazz and rock. He won the Montreux Jazz Festival’s Piano Competition at age 16 and the Thelonius Monk International Jazz Piano Competition at 18. Hamasyan’s performance at La Roque D’Antheron (a village in southern France with a 12th century abbey, set in the steep limestone foothills) displays his solo talents in abundance. If you must, set the video on background listening until the waves of sound compel you to pay attention (starting around 4:21). His climaxes could be compared to Keith Jarrett sessions played on an LP turning at 43 RPM and set at volume 7 or 8. To get a sense of the artist’s breadth, also watch the video clip “Tigran Hamasyan - War Time Poem,” whose electronic sounds and hard rock interjections remind us of the stress of war on children.

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Big City

Featuring the music of Eve Cornelious
Duration: 5:33
August 19, 2026

Eve has assembled a dynamic group steeped in tradition. A stunning work of art presenting songs from her repertoire, starting with "BIG CITY, a reminiscence of Cannonball Adderley's stellar arrangement. It draws from a wide musical landscape of standards, Eve's original, "UP HERE IN THE CITY," [conjuring up Eve's memories of living and loving her daily life in NYC], Dinah Washington's "LONG JOHN BLUES, and concludes with a smoky rendition of "SO MANY STARS" by Sergio Mendes.

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Roundabouts

Featuring the music of SML
Duration: 24:34
August 16, 2026

SML is a minimalist, poly-rhythmic improvisational quintet that has fashioned a unique groove sound. You may already resonate with this type of intense, evolving groove-scape or find that it grows on you given patience. The group sounds roughly like what you would get by putting King Crimson, Snarky Puppy, Fela Kuti, Angine de Poitrine and Blue Man Group through a milkshake blender. One suggestion is to “put the needle down” briefly on the video clip every 60 seconds to experience how the piece “Roundabouts” builds, then return for a complete session later that evening. The Los Angeles-based band is comprised of Anna Butterss (bass), Jeremiah Chiu (synthesizers), Josh Johnson (saxophone), Booker Stardrum (percussion), and Gregory Uhlmann (guitar). Individually and as one, SML (“Small Medium Large?” “Spontaneous Music Live?”) shine, locked into a tight musical arc.

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What U Won't Do 4 Love

Featuring the music of Tony Adamo
Duration: 3:28
August 13, 2026

"What U Won't Do 4 Love" by Tony Adamo is a refreshing, soulful masterclass in modern jazz-funk fusion. Released in mid-2026 on Saint Jaz Records, the track serves as a groovy, geography-spanning love letter that bridges classic urban soundscapes with Adamo's signature hipster flair. Instead of leaning purely into his iconic, rapid-fire spoken-word "sing- speak," Adamo opts for a deeply melodic, soulful vocal delivery that mirrors the warmth of 1970s R&B.

The lyrics depart from Adamo's usual inside-jazz-history references to deliver a rhythmic, multi-city travelogue centered on devotion. Adamo charts a musical map across America's greatest sonic hubs—shouting out the "Motor City" (Detroit), Philly, the "Big Apple" (New York), "Shy Town" (Chicago), Miami, Atlanta, Raleigh, and Oakland—before steering the track right back home to a "city by the Bay" (San Francisco). The songwriting cleverly uses travel and navigation imagery ("love map," "compass," "lighthouse") to frame a story about a wandering mind finally finding anchor in true love.

Vocal Performance: 4.5/5 – Deeply earnest, smooth, and an excellent display of Adamo's pure singing range. Instrumentation: 5/5 – A premium, locked-in rhythm section that keeps your feet moving from start to finish. Atmosphere: 4.8/5 – Funky, nostalgic, yet thoroughly modern and accessible to both jazz purists and mainstream R&B fans.

~Ben Price, Underground Jazz/The UK

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Antonio Sanchez master class demonstration

Featuring the music of Antonio Sanchez
Duration: 02:22
August 9, 2026

For drummers, there’s rhythmic and limb independence… and then there’s Antonio Sánchez. Sánchez is acclaimed for his longtime collaboration with Pat Metheny and for his Birdman film soundtrack (which solely contains drum kit improvisations and classical clips). As a high-energy instrumentalist, he displays a technical fluidity and polyrhythmic mastery that has few peers on drum kit. Beginning this demonstration solo with a deceptive, understated groove, Sanchez’ musicality shines as he explores the complete sonic palette of his instrument, extracting subtle variations in cymbal and tom tones. He does this so seemingly effortlessly that his fills seem to float across the set. The master drummer’s time, as highlighted by his clave and high-hat pulses, is impeccable. Watch the breathtaking performance as the intensity builds then washes over you like a crashing ocean wave. And, as the foam subsides, one may wish to surf Sánchez’ broadening ventures in multi-instrumental recordings and electronic and acoustic blends.

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Herkimer Diamond

Featuring the music of Adam O'Farrill
Duration: 07:18
August 2, 2026

With his quartet and album, both called ELEPHANT, trumpeter Adam O’Farrill achieves new heights in modern jazz that make you think… and nod approval. The son of master pianist Arturo O'Farrill, this trumpet player has carved out a personal sound that incorporates modern jazz, cinematic themes and indie rock. On ELEPHANT, he updates the approach. First, Adam is now the sole horn, which make his bell tone, splats and blats, and electronic effects each pop. Second, his configuration now includes a chordal component, Yvonne Rogers on piano, prepared piano and synth, who delivers off-kilter harmonic clusters and stuttering patterns that feel compatible with jazz or modern classical compositions. Finally, his bassist Walter Stinson and drummer Russell Holzman create fluidity while locking in hip hop-tight. The title of the song “Herkimer Diamond” refers to quartz crystals that, through natural processes, emerge from the ground exceptionally translucent and multi-faceted – an apt description for a track that begins as a jam and transforms into a shifting soundscape and groove.

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Sister Sadie

Featuring the music of Emma Smith
Duration: 03:24
July 26, 2026

Emma Smith is a highly versatile British jazz singer. She’s equally stand-out when performing sultry ballads, slinky funk/R&B, original cabaret tunes and with orchestral backing. Smith is at her most engaging delivering material with a wink and a smile. She was bestowed the UK Parliamentary Jazz Award for Jazz Vocalist of the Year, named Jazz Act of the Year at the Jools Holland Boisdale Music Awards, and designated First Runner-Up at the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. On "Sister Sadie." composed by Horace Silver, the alto sizzles with attitude along with Yonatan Riklis on Hammond organ and Yonatan Rosen on drums. Smith's incredible sense of phrasing makes every bar swing.

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The Wedding

Featuring the music of Abdullah Ibrahim
Duration: 04:55
July 19, 2026

Lauded pianist Abdullah Ibrahim was known for the purity of his sound and of his soul. His technique was not flashy. Early in his career (then known as "Dollar Brand"), he led the development of "Cape Town Jazz," a light, uplifting style that combined gospel, African street music and big band swing. Later, his songs took on greater protestation of Apartheid in South Africa. Many would say his most cherished works were folksy, introspective solo compositions. Here we have a superb example of the sanctified space he creates while performing solo, on “The Wedding” from his Solotude album. For an ensemble piece with flute, sax, and trombone, look on YouTube for "Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya - Water from an Ancient World" to wash over you. (Thanks to AAJ colleague Kofi Adjepong-Boateng for recommending these pieces and writing the obituary of Abdullah Ibrahim: 1934–2026).

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Cropsey Cabin

Featuring the music of James Wengrow
Duration: 7:04
July 15, 2026

'Emissary' is the ambitious debut album from James Wengrow Crypsis Trio, a Brooklyn-based avant-jazz group synthesizing jazz, free improvisation, contemporary classical, and math-rock into an utterly visceral guitar trio experience. Recorded by Joseph Branciforte and mastered by Brent Lambert, the album features six original compositions forged during a tumultuous period of intercontinental displacement, alongside interpretations of John McLaughlin's "This Is For Us To Share" and Thelonious Monk's "Let's Call This." Australian guitarist Wengrow, Danish bassist Mathias Højgaard Jensen, and New York drummer James Paul Nadien embark on impassioned journeys through rapidly shifting sonic terrains—frenetic free passages colliding with polyrhythmic grooves and math-rock precision. This is modern jazz that capitalizes on the structural ties between genres “while exploiting their differences in smart, unique ways.” (Bandcamp Daily)

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Phalanx Revisited - Timeless

Featuring the music of James Blood Ulmer
Duration: 06:59
July 12, 2026

Guitarist/singer James "Blood" Ulmer cut a distinct path. Or, rather, he followed multiple paths that he merged into a ground-breaking concept. Beginning the early ‘70s. he played with avant garde alto sax icon Ornette Coleman and his group, refining the concept of "harmolodics." The concept gave equal weight to melody, harmony and rhythm to liberate performance from stale patterns. In the ‘80s and ‘90s, Ulmer put more weight on thrashy deep blues. Ulmer “squared the circle” of playing blues, jazz, rock and funk all at the same time by open tuning his guitar, which could sound slightly detuned, and strumming clusters of notes. Here, he’s complemented by emerging saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and his band playing a free groove and throwing in vocals. Ulmer passed away, June 3, 2026.