via Downbeat.com The remarkably distinctive and individualist style of Ben LaMar Gay places this Chicagoan multitasker at the forefront of adventurous jazz (and ritually folkloric electronica). It’s his voice and phrasing, his use of worming synths and his actual songwriting

via Downbeat.com Few have done as much in recent years to showcase the versatile abilities of the harp as Brandee Younger. Her latest record, Gadabout Season, focuses on original writing, producing 10 tracks of new material accompanied by Rashaan Carter

via The Observer Tenor sax titan Charles Lloyd continues to deliver marvels at 87. After 2024’s prize-winning The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow comes this double album honouring artists who captured his young heart in 1940s Memphis. The influence of Billie

Catherine Russell will be featured on 270 NPR stations on Friday, Oct. 24th as part of Kathy Mattea’s Mountain Stage five favorite sets of 2023. Original post via wvpublic.org: This week’s encore episode of Mountain Stage was recorded at the iconic Keith-Albee Performing