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Jacob Chung, “Bouncin’ at Bonafide” (2022): Something Else! video premiere

Jacob Chung, “Bouncin’ at Bonafide” (2022): Something Else! video premiere

Here is the video premiere of “Bouncin’ at Bonafide” by talented Toronto up-and-coming saxophonist Jacob Chung and his quintet.

Sun of Goldfinger [David Torn, Tim Berne + Ches Smith] – ‘OZMIR’ (2022)

Sun of Goldfinger [David Torn, Tim Berne + Ches Smith] – ‘OZMIR’ (2022)

Sun of Goldfinger’s ‘OZMIR’ is strangely enchanting even as it challenges you, and the only thing more astonishing is that such fully developed pieces of depth, mystery and just damned fine playing can be cooked up so quickly.

Matthew Shipp Trio – ‘World Construct’ (2022)

Matthew Shipp Trio – ‘World Construct’ (2022)

Matthew Shipp’s compositional skills are standout on his trio’s latest collection ‘World Construct,’ usually an approach that is at once very captivating and idiosyncratic.

Charles Mingus – ‘The Lost Album From Ronnie Scott’s’ (1972, 2022 release)

Charles Mingus – ‘The Lost Album From Ronnie Scott’s’ (1972, 2022 release)

With the long-deferred release of ‘The Lost Album From Ronnie Scott’s,’ there is now a significant new addition to the Charles Mingus catalog to discover and marvel at.

John Scofield – ‘John Scofield’ (2022)

John Scofield – ‘John Scofield’ (2022)

‘John Scofield’ shows that in stripping down the arrangements to just his parts, there remains a lot of him left to uncover.

Trombone Shorty – ‘Lifted’ (2022)

Trombone Shorty – ‘Lifted’ (2022)

With the lively ‘Lifted,’ Trombone Shorty lifts up people with feel-good music rooted in the 20th century but is the perfect tonic for the 21st century.

Will Bernard – ‘Pond Life’ (2022)

Will Bernard – ‘Pond Life’ (2022)

The disparate artistry of Will Bernard comes into sharper focus on ‘Pond Life’ because he pulls all those threads together into one tidy package.

Queen Kong, “Bethema” from ‘Fray’ (2022): Something Else! video premiere

Queen Kong, “Bethema” from ‘Fray’ (2022): Something Else! video premiere

This is the video premiere of “Bethema” from klezmer jazz ensemble Queen Kong’s upcoming album ‘Fray.’

Joey Alexander – ‘Origin’ (2022)

Joey Alexander – ‘Origin’ (2022)

All that hype surrounding a child who plays a sophisticated music form like an old veteran is real, but now that Joey Alexander is no longer child and finding his own identity, the hype feels even more real than before with the all-originals ‘Origin.’

Seth Walker – ‘I Hope I Know’ (2022)

Seth Walker – ‘I Hope I Know’ (2022)

Times have changed but in adapting to it on ‘I Hope I Know,’ Seth Walker shows that his mastery of Americana music is just as it was during the ‘old’ times.