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Camila Nebbia, James Banner + Max Andrzejewski - 'Presencia' (2025)

Camila Nebbia, James Banner + Max Andrzejewski – ‘Presencia’ (2025)

Camila Nebbia, James Banner and Max Andrzejewski successfully capture the spirit of creating live while innovating, making ‘Presencia’ an exciting new entry in the catalog of free jazz.

The Five Songs That Help Define Chicago's Gutsiest Album

The Five Songs That Help Define Chicago’s Gutsiest Album

‘Chicago III’ arrived 55 years ago this week as their third consecutive double album in less than two years. Yet Chicago was somehow still pushing the musical envelope.

Oz Noy, Catherine Russell, Bobby Broom + Others: Preston Frazier's Best of 2025 Jazz

Oz Noy, Catherine Russell, Bobby Broom + Others: Preston Frazier’s Best of 2025 Jazz

Preston Frazier included Oz Noy, Catherine Russell, Ron Blake, Bobby Broom and others among the Best of 2025 Jazz.

Dave Stryker - 'Blue Fire, The Van Gelder Sessions' (2026)

Dave Stryker – ‘Blue Fire, The Van Gelder Sessions’ (2026)

If laying down tracks where John Coltrane’s ‘A Love supreme’ was birthed is a jazz pilgrimage, then Dave Stryker’s ‘Blue Fire, The Van Gelder Sessions’ is a truly religious experience in the jazz sense.

Parlor Greens, "Eat Your Greens," from 'Emeralds' (2026): Sneak peek

Parlor Greens, “Eat Your Greens,” from ‘Emeralds’ (2026): Sneak peek

Here is the advance single “Eat Your Greens” from Parlor Greens’ upcoming album ‘Emeralds.’

California Revisited: 2025's Best Books on the West Coast Rock Scene

California Revisited: 2025’s Best Books on the West Coast Rock Scene

Steve Matteo surveys 2025’s best rock books on the West Coast rock scene, sharing praise for Cameron Crowe, David Leaf and Jude Warne.

Ivo Perelman + Wadada Leo Smith - 'Duologues 5' (2026)

Ivo Perelman + Wadada Leo Smith – ‘Duologues 5’ (2026)

Ivo Perelman and Wadada Leo Smith collectively bring about a century of fearless music creation into ‘Duologues 5,’ and the veteran poise and confidence shows up unfailingly from beginning to end.

Fieldwork feat. Steve Lehman, Vijay Iyer + Tyshawn Sorey - 'Thereupon' (2025)

Fieldwork feat. Steve Lehman, Vijay Iyer + Tyshawn Sorey – ‘Thereupon’ (2025)

Vijay Iyer, Steve Lehman and Tyshawn Sorey come back from seventeen years off to execute with a vengeance on Fieldplay’s ‘Thereupon.’

Yes, Steve Winwood, Joe Walsh, Tim Morse + Others: Preston Frazier's Best of 2025 Reissues

Yes, Steve Winwood, Joe Walsh, Tim Morse + Others: Preston Frazier’s Best of 2025 Reissues

Preston Frazier’s Best of 2025 Reissues include projects featuring Yes, Steve Winwood, Joe Walsh and Tim Morse, among others.

Makaya McCraven - 'Off the Record' ['Hidden Out!,' 'PopUp Shop,' 'Techno Logic' + 'The People's Mixtape' EPs] (2025)

Makaya McCraven – ‘Off the Record’ [‘Hidden Out!,’ ‘PopUp Shop,’ ‘Techno Logic’ + ‘The People’s Mixtape’ EPs] (2025)

Breaking up ‘Off the Record’ into four EPs afforded Makaya McCraven the opportunity to construct discreet ‘suites’ whereby he uses his studio sorcery to provide the connective tissue between these primal jams.