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Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio - 'Moon On the Lake' (2021)

Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio – ‘Moon On the Lake’ (2021)

Satoko Fujii’s Tokyo Trio as heard on ‘Moon On the Lake’ is not a conventional jazz trio but a Fujii ensemble in every sense, with the grace, sophistication, surprise and ingenuity found in her other groups.

Butcher Brown, "For My Love" from 'Encore' EP (2021): Something Else! sneak peek

Butcher Brown, “For My Love” from ‘Encore’ EP (2021): Something Else! sneak peek

Check out the crushed velvet-smooth slow jam “For My Love” advance single from Butcher Brown’s upcoming ‘Encore’ EP.

BLOAR [Sam Weinberg, Andrew Smiley, Henry Fraser + Jason Nazary] - 'Another Candy Bar From G.I. Joe' (2021)

BLOAR [Sam Weinberg, Andrew Smiley, Henry Fraser + Jason Nazary] – ‘Another Candy Bar From G.I. Joe’ (2021)

Reborn as a quartet, Sam Weinberg’s BLOAR is still making stimulating experimental jazz-rock that’s wild, acerbic and sometimes mathematical.

Joe Bailey, "Waiting" from 'Ghosts' (2021): One Track Mind

Joe Bailey, “Waiting” from ‘Ghosts’ (2021): One Track Mind

U.K.-based prog-rocker Joe Bailey is following his hard-hitting Mark Anthony K collaboration with a new album titled ‘Ghosts.’

Three-Layer Cake [Brandon Seabrook, Mike Pride + Mike Watt] - 'Stove Top' (2021)

Three-Layer Cake [Brandon Seabrook, Mike Pride + Mike Watt] – ‘Stove Top’ (2021)

Never being in the same place at the same time, Three-Layer Cake’s Brandon Seabrook, Mike Pride, Mike Watt were somehow able to mold strongly peculiar music that fits together to form a weirdly cohesive whole ‘Stove Top.’

Chris Potter Circuits Trio - 'Sunrise Reprise' (2021)

Chris Potter Circuits Trio – ‘Sunrise Reprise’ (2021)

As we experience the hopeful signs of society coming out of a dark winter of plague, Chris Potter and his Circuits Trio are giving us music of rejuvenation with ‘Sunrise Reprise.’

Daniel Bennett Group - 'New York Nerve' (2020)

Daniel Bennett Group – ‘New York Nerve’ (2020)

Described as one of the most original voices of his generation, Daniel Bennett is only predictable in that his music will always be worth listening to.

Toto, "Devil's Tower" from 'Old Is New' (2018): Toto Tuesdays

Toto, “Devil’s Tower” from ‘Old Is New’ (2018): Toto Tuesdays

Toto returns to an unfinished song from sessions for their most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album, ‘Toto IV.’

Flow Trio with Joe McPhee - 'Winter Garden' (2021)

Flow Trio with Joe McPhee – ‘Winter Garden’ (2021)

There’s never been a 21st century ESP-Disc that’s sounded so much like a mid-’60s ESP-Disk record than ‘Winter Garden’ by the Flow Trio with Joe McPhee.

Renaissance - '50th Anniversary: Ashes Are Burning - An Anthology' (2021)

Renaissance – ’50th Anniversary: Ashes Are Burning – An Anthology’ (2021)

Renaissance celebrates their 50th anniversary during a concert filled with resurrected beauty, symphonic-prog intellect, and a few ghosts.