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Fernando Perdomo - 'Waves 3' (2025)

Fernando Perdomo – ‘Waves 3’ (2025)

The third in a series of 12 albums continues to raise the bar in Fernando Perdomo’s all-instrumental progressive rock series.

'Becoming Led Zeppelin' (2025): Movie Review

‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ (2025): Movie Review

Mike Tiano takes a deep dive into ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin,’ the new film focusing on the early years of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham.

Hearts & Minds - 'Illuminescence' (2025)

Hearts & Minds – ‘Illuminescence’ (2025)

The new Hearts & Minds release ‘Illuminescence’ is party music for both the heart and the mind.

Deborah Holland - 'I Made It This Far' (2025)

Deborah Holland – ‘I Made It This Far’ (2025)

Mature, sobering and real, Deborah Holland’s ‘I Made It This Far’ delivers a musical statement that resonates.

Terry Blade - 'Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues' (2025)

Terry Blade – ‘Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues’ (2025)

Terry Blade’s ‘Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues’ is a modern-day blues masterpiece that is as musically potent as it is culturally significant.

Ivo Perelman, Ken Vandermark + Joe McPhee - 'Oxygen' (2025)

Ivo Perelman, Ken Vandermark + Joe McPhee – ‘Oxygen’ (2025)

When advanced improvisers like Ivo Perelman, Ken Vandermark and Joe McPhee get together as they did on ‘Oxygen,’ advanced instantly produced art is the outcome.

Jeff Arnal + Dietrich Eichmann - 'Tides of Unrest / Berlin 2023' (2025)

Jeff Arnal + Dietrich Eichmann – ‘Tides of Unrest / Berlin 2023’ (2025)

Jeff Arnal and Dietrich Eichmann were on their game for ‘Tides of Unrest / Berlin 2023’ as there is synergism galore, and it never wavers no matter how many chances each take.

Matthias Muller + Andreas Willers - 'Matthias Muller Andreas Willers' (2025)

Matthias Muller + Andreas Willers – ‘Matthias Muller Andreas Willers’ (2025)

Taking the trombone and electric guitar to places rarely visited, Matthias Muller and Andreas Willers generate a pure form of “echtzeitmusik” – or “real-time music.”

Takuya Kuroda - 'EVERYDAY' (2025)

Takuya Kuroda – ‘EVERYDAY’ (2025)

Once again bridging music styles from decades apart now connected to make feel-good jazz of today, Takuya Kuroda achieves his mission with ‘EVERYDAY.’

Ivo Perelman & Tyshawn Sorey - 'Parallel Aesthetics' (2025)

Ivo Perelman & Tyshawn Sorey – ‘Parallel Aesthetics’ (2025)

This encounter between Ivo Perelman and Tyshwan Sorey brought out the best of each musician in bringing forth a perfect union of harmony and rhythm, sprung directly from thought to execution.