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Tyshawn Sorey - 'Members... Don't!' (2026)

Tyshawn Sorey – ‘Members… Don’t!’ (2026)

Tyshawn Sorey selection of a single entry in Max Roach’s historic discography speaks to Tyshawn Sorey’s focus and the ability to distill his hero’s overall genius.

Allen Toussaint - 'Songbook' (2013; 2026 reissue)

Allen Toussaint – ‘Songbook’ (2013; 2026 reissue)

Returning as an expanded reissue, ‘Songbook’ found Allen Toussaint explaining America to itself, one song at a time.

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, “Chicken Leg” b/w “If I Could”: One Track Mind

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, “Chicken Leg” b/w “If I Could”: One Track Mind

Here’s a brand new single from the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio.

Claudio Scolari Project - 'Lines Of Now' (2026)

Claudio Scolari Project – ‘Lines Of Now’ (2026)

The plot for ‘Lines Of Now’ is the same as the Claudio Scolari Project’s previous nine albums, but the idea of making music in the moment never needs to change.

Muscle Shoals, Grateful Dead and the Record Plant: Summer Music Books

Muscle Shoals, Grateful Dead and the Record Plant: Summer Music Books

Steve Matteo surveys a new trio of deep-dive music books on Muscle Shoals, the Grateful Dead and the Record Plant with simply stunning visual presentations.

Columbia Icefield - 'A Silence Opens' (2026)

Columbia Icefield – ‘A Silence Opens’ (2026)

Columbia Icefield’s ‘A Silence Opens’ teaches twice over that the soul of an artist never dies, it’s simply transferred to the art they make.

JabFung, "Respite Piano Smash" from 'In Real Life' (2026): Video premiere

JabFung, “Respite Piano Smash” from ‘In Real Life’ (2026): Video premiere

JabFung’s ‘In Real Life’ comes only a year after their debut, but the big story for the second album is the addition of a trumpet player – and not just any trumpet player.

Jazz drummer phenom Devin Gray: Something Else! Interview (Part 2 of 2)

Jazz drummer phenom Devin Gray: Something Else! Interview (Part 2 of 2)

For the conclusion of our 2-part conversation with creative jazz drummer and composer Devin Gray, the Maine-born musician speaks of his increasing ties to Europe and how the fertile Berlin music scene environment gave him new ways to flourish. S. VICTOR AARON: So now I want to shift over toRead More

Jazz drummer phenom Devin Gray: Something Else! Interview (Part 1 of 2)

Jazz drummer phenom Devin Gray: Something Else! Interview (Part 1 of 2)

Here is Part 1 of the SER interview with drummer/composer/bandleader Devin Gray, a passionate, hungry musician who’s both as intensely introspective as he is outgoing and engaging.

Remembering the Byrds' Groundbreaking Gene Clark: 'We Wanted to Move Into a New Area'

Remembering the Byrds’ Groundbreaking Gene Clark: ‘We Wanted to Move Into a New Area’

The sad and early death of Gene Clark 35 years ago this week couldn’t overshadow a remarkable stint as the Byrds’ principal songwriter in the mid-1960s.