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Donny McCaslin’s ‘Lullaby for the Lost’ is out September 26, 2025 via Edition Records
19.07.2025 Saxophonist Donny McCaslin, widely acclaimed for his pivotal role on David Bowie's opus Blackstar, returns with Lullaby for the Lost, a bold new album that leans into a guitar-driven, rock-influenced aesthetic over the course of nine dynamic and emotionally charged compositions read more

Randy Napoleon to appear at Detroit Jazz Festival - JPMorgan Chase Main Stage
19.07.2025 Randy Napoleon Waking Dream The Music of Gregg Hill and Randy Napoleon Randy Napoleon - Guitar Luke Sittard - Guitar Chris Minami - Guitar Jocelyn Gould - Guitar Ben Turner - Guitar Rick Roe- Piano Rodney Whitaker - Bass Quincy Davis - Drums Label: OA2 Records read more

Benjie Porecki Appearing @ The Iridium Saturday, August 9th 8:30 PM
19.07.2025 Benjie Porecki's Latest CD All That Matters Features The Versatile And Distinctive Pianist-Organist Benjie Porecki Performing Melodic Originals And Covers In A Jazz Trio. Ranging from accessible grooves to thoughtful ballads, Porecki creates a program filled with variety and subtle surprises. Benjie Porecki - piano, organ, pads Mark Prince - drums Michael Bowie - bass read more

Pianist Oscar Rossignoli's Second Solo Album: LEVITATIONS
18.07.2025 Recorded live on March 16, 2023 at the University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center, and released June 24, 2025, Levitations is an improvised performance that revealed itself as a 7-part suite, closing with "El Mar" ("The Sea") by Guillermo Anderson, a composer who holds an important place in Honduran music history. read more

Aug. 15 – Jon Irabagon's 'Someone to Someone' featuring new acoustic quartet PlainsPeak
18.07.2025 On Someone to Someone, the powerhouse new album from Jon Irabagon, the kaleidoscopic saxophonist revisits his past in a tale of two cities—New York, where he rose to prominence, and Chicago, where he simply rose. read more

The WAITIKI 7's 'Exotica Reborn: In Studio and Live at House Without A Key' is out August 29, 2025
18.07.2025 Modern Exotica ensemble The WAITIKI 7 is proud to announce their new album, Exotica Reborn: In Studio and Live at House Without A Key, will be released on August 29, 2025. The album was recorded at Island Sound Studios in Honolulu and during two electrifying live performances at the legendary Halekulani hotel's House Without A Key restaurant in Waikiki. read more

Aug. 29: Aruán Ortiz's solo album 'Créole Renaissance' – Intakt Records
15.07.2025 Cuban-born, Brooklyn-based pianist and composer Aruán Ortiz draws inspiration from the mid-20th century Négritude movement on his striking new solo album Créole Renaissance, out August 29, 2025 via Intakt Records, is Ortiz's first solo piano outing in eight years and a fascinating musical and intellectual interpretation of the African diaspora read more

blues and rock news

The Columbia Pike Blues Festival Brings D.C. Community Together
10.06.2025 Now in its 28th year, The Columbia Pike Blues Festival is an electrifying summer celebration that brings together music, community, and culture to the heart of Arlington's most vibrant corridor. This festival is the largest blues festival in the D.C. metropolitan area. Presented by the Columbia Pike Partnership in partnership with Arlington Arts, the festival shines a spotlight on the phenomenal musical talent of Washington D.C. while honoring the rich diversity and lively spirit of the local Arlington, Virginia area. read more

Sol Roots performs an award winning blend of funk, soul, blues, and jazz for Westminster DC concert series
23.05.2025 On Monday May 26, a special Sol Roots band formation performs at "Blue Monday Concert Series" at Westminster D.C. This will be a special Memorial Day evening concert. Sol Roots performs an award-winning blend of New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt jazz and soul, and energetic rock. Known for his ferocious guitar skills and soulful vocals, Sol has toured around the world with many musical legends. read more

Sol Roots band with guest David B. Cole perform in Falls Church, Virginia
06.05.2025 On Thursday May 8, the Sol Roots Band with guest David B.Cole perform a special concert of New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt soul and R&B, upbeat jazz, and hypnotic rhythms at JV's Music Room located in Falls Church, Virginia. Hailed as a fierce guitarist and soulful vocalist, Sol Roots has toured around the world with many musical legends. His monthly residency concerts at the legendary JV's Music Room in Northern Virginia feature an array of special guest appearances of world-class performers. read more

"Which Way Do We Go?" - the new album from Brandon Santini
11.04.2025 Recorded in his former hometown of Memphis, TN, Which Way Do We Go?' showcases Santini at his most authentic, weaving deeply personal songs written during the pandemic and its aftermath into a tapestry of raw emotion and masterful musicianship. read more

world music news

T​he Secret Trio's Macedonian clarinetist​, Armenian oud player, and Turkish kanun player ​to Release New Album: Old Friends
18.07.2025 With Old Friends, The Secret Trio continues its mission of uniting people with the common language of music. As with their previous studio recordings (Soundscapes, Three of Us and Coexist), they use their diverse experience to blend eastern micro-tonal modes and complex time signatures with western harmony and form to create a refreshingly new sonic palette. read more

This Week’s Highlights: Maria Mazzotta wins Premio Loano & Sekvoya’s Debut EP
24.06.2025 Released on April 23, 2024, Onde was created in collaboration with Ernesto Nobili and Cristiano Della Monica, and produced by the Apulian label Zero Nove Nove, which this year also placed 5th and 6th in the same rankings with Culla e tempesta by the all-female quartet Faraualla, and Talassa by singer-songwriter Dario Muci. read more

New Single - FRANCK BIYONG... STRUGGLE 4 MONEY - African Rock Hero...15.07.2025 on Tangential Music (UK)
24.06.2025 "The Cameroonian master musician Franck Biyong remains an enigma on his kick-ass new single for Tangential Music. Only he could follow up his brilliant tribute to the great musicians of Africa on his 2024 album - 'Radio Masoda' - with a tough-as-nails psychedelic blues-rock tune that channels Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Miles and a host of Afro Rock and boogie blues devotees. read more

The debut Ep of Sekvoya, Serbian band produced by Zero Nove Nove
04.06.2025 "Snake Charmer", which is the title of the debut single by the Serbian born band Sekvoya, intertwines eastern melodies with western arrangements and, by mixing traditional sounds with modern rhythms, creates a unique and timeless fusion of Anatolian Rock, Psychedelia, and World Music. read more


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