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Ron Miles – ‘Old Main Chapel’ (2024)

Ron Miles – ‘Old Main Chapel’ (2024)

‘Old Main Chapel’ is a fitting epilogue in the rich, under-heralded output from the gently poignant brilliance of Ron Miles.

Devin Gray – ‘To the Point’ [EP] (2024)

Devin Gray – ‘To the Point’ [EP] (2024)

‘To the Point’ introduces drummer/composer/bandleader Devin Gray’s new quartet, full of talented Belgians who know how to carry out his engaging compositions to the fullest.

Denny Zeitlin – ‘Panoply’ (2024)

Denny Zeitlin – ‘Panoply’ (2024)

‘Panoply’ is a quality sampler of Denny Zeitlin’s fertile (and still ongoing) Sunnyside era, with the added benefit of adding to his canon.

Alfredo Colón, “Doomknocker” from ‘Blood Burden’ (2024): Streaming premiere

Alfredo Colón, “Doomknocker” from ‘Blood Burden’ (2024): Streaming premiere

Here is the streaming premiere of “Doomknocker,” the second single from Alfredo Colón’s debut album ‘Blood Burden.’

John Escreet – ‘the epicenter of your dreams’ (2024)

John Escreet – ‘the epicenter of your dreams’ (2024)

Pianist John Escreet took his great L.A. group and made it even better for the epicenter of your dreams.’ Call it addition by sweet addition.

SticklerPhonics featuring tenor saxophonist Raffi Garabedian and trombonist Danny Lubin-Laden (an alum of the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars). Standout members of the Berkeley High Jazz Band’s class of 2006, they continued playing together while studying in New York. Since returning to the East Bay they’ve co-lead Brass Magic, an uproarious horn-powered band that has honed an irresistibly celebratory sound by drawing on hip hop, funk, R&B, rock, and electronic dance music. Embracing his role as a veteran leader, Amendola has joined forces with the younger players to explore an array of kinetic approaches with their rollicking stripped-down trio, exploring new sonorities and high-energy grooves.

SticklerPhonics – ‘Technicolor Ghost Parade’ (2024)

SticklerPhonics’ secret weapon isn’t the combination of instruments, but the imagination and wherewithal to make music that’s fresh and fun.

Oliver Wood, “Yo I Surrender” from ‘Fat Cat Silhouette’ (2024): One Track Mind

Oliver Wood, “Yo I Surrender” from ‘Fat Cat Silhouette’ (2024): One Track Mind

Here’s the official video of “Yo I Surrender,” a down-home ditty by Oliver Wood that manages to be uplifting without even trying too hard.

John Blum Quartet feat. Marshall Allen – ‘Deep Space’ (2024)

John Blum Quartet feat. Marshall Allen – ‘Deep Space’ (2024)

John Blum’s ‘Deep Space’ might have some Sun Ra flavor in it thanks to Marshall Allen, but the free jazz pianist follows his own muse and it’s a good one.

Nicola Caminiti – ‘Vivid Tales of A Blurry Self-Portrait’ (2024)

Nicola Caminiti – ‘Vivid Tales of A Blurry Self-Portrait’ (2024)

‘Vivid Tales of A Blurry Self-Portrait’ tells a story with not words but with feel, and you can’t help but notice the unpretentious emotional investment Nicola Caminiti put into his debut album.

Jeff Oster, Vin Downes + Tom Eaton – ‘Seven Conversations’ (2024)

Jeff Oster, Vin Downes + Tom Eaton – ‘Seven Conversations’ (2024)

Jeff Oster, Vin Downes and Tom Eaton prove with ‘Seven Conversations’ that ambient or New Age music doesn’t have to be planned to be good.