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New Music Monday for August 24, 2026
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Russ Anixter is an arranger, orchestrator, and bandleader whose music exists at the intersection of jazz, rock, free improvisation, and orchestral craft. A graduate of Manhattan School of Music, where he studied jazz composition with Manny Albam and Rich DeRosa, Anixter further developed his orchestral expertise through more …
New Music Monday for August 17, 2026
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify When they first took the stage at NYC’s Augie’s Jazz Bar (now Smoke Jazz Club), organist Larry Goldings, guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Bill Stewart would never have imagined that 35 years later they’d not only still be working together, but that they would be considered by many …
New Music Monday for August 10, 2026
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Bassist, composer and arranger John Clayton presents his eighth album as a leader, “The Two-o Duo Project,” featuring vocalist Rene Marie and John’s son Gerald Clayton on piano. Rooted in the intimacy of duo playing, the record spans a wide range of material across cultural eras. They draw …
New Music Monday for August 3, 2026
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify After recording more than two dozen albums over a remarkable six-decade career, Brazilian pianist, composer and arranger Antonio Adolfo continues to access what seems to be an inexhaustible well of creativity. Throughout his career, he has drawn deeply from Brazil’s vibrant cultural legacy, transforming it through his distinctive …
New Music Monday for July 27, 2026
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Five years after its first volume, Alternative Guitar Summit returns with “Honoring Pat Martino, Vol. 2,” a second tribute to one of jazz’s towering voices drawn largely from 2021 pandemic-era sessions. What began as a canceled live event evolved into a series of intimate studio recordings, bringing together …
New Music Monday for July 20, 2026
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Performing alongside a rhythm section cheekily dubbed the Italian Groovers, Lou Marini is as vibrant and swinging as ever at the age of 80, reminding us why he is one of the most revered figures on his instrument in the world. Across more than a half-century, Marini has …
New Music Monday for July 13, 2026
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify For more than three decades, trombonist Conrad Herwig has worked the sweet spot where modern jazz meets Afro-Caribbean fire, building his acclaimed “Latin Side of…” series into one of the most distinctive runs in contemporary jazz. Forged in the company of masters like Eddie Palmieri, Mario Bauza and …
New Music Monday for July 6, 2026
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Fueled by the musically eclectic, disciplined and packed days of being the music director for the Airmen of Note, trombonist/composer Ben Patterson and his tight circle of D.C.-area colleagues have carried that energy on ever since. Over the last decade, guitarist Shawn Purcell, pianist Harry Appelman and drummer Todd …