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I'll make you coffee while you still sleep by Jacob Wick Internationally-acclaimed trumpet player, composer and improviser Jacob Wick brings us a new album via ropeadope SUR. His work is dedicated to and informed by queer feelings and queer politics. 2025 marked his first release with ropeadope SUR (Wick has resided in Mexico City since 2014), titled a veces me veo en el espejo y pienso en ti. If…
Guitarist and Composer Eric Nelson Gershenow creates soundscapes that take listeners on a journey, and the next journey begins with Unrequited Admiration Society, scheduled for release via Modern Icon Recordings on September 4, 2026. Featuring Stephen Wise on sax and co-produced by Adrian Harpham, each track tells a story through guitar-rich harmonies and syncopated rhythms. We’ll take a moment to…
A solid review of our event at Grounds For Sculpture from A.D. Amorosi & Jazz Times. From the minute the artists arrived, the buzz was ‘this is different…it’s something more ’. Exactly what we hoped to achieve - to bring music, art, and community together to learn, enjoy, and feel the value of music and art in our culture. The event ended with a standing ovation for the artist and performers who…
The talk around the fake office has been that the REAL tracks should be labeled, not the AI tracks. First off, no one labels the non-organic food. Second, it will be a lot easier to do, with the multitude of fake tracks coming out every day. Well, the good people at Jazz Is Dead have created the tool to identify REAL tracks - It’s called PlayedByHumans and it works. The tool allows anyone to load…
A new large-scale work by acclaimed Brooklyn-based American composer David Cieri, 84 Bells, premiered in June at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona as part of a landmark concert commemorating the centennial of Antoni Gaudí's death. Scored for orchestra, choir, and the bells Gaudí designed for the Sagrada Família, 84 Bells is a three-movement, 30-minute composition inspired by Gaudí's…
Third Way Cultural Alliance and Grounds For Sculpture develop an intimate presentation of art and music. Third Way Cultural Alliance and Grounds For Sculpture announce an evening on the power of creative freedom through music, art, and conversation. This event features music, not available on any media or platform, being performed live. It is a live music event, and a music release party with the…
Ropeadope is (again) reviving the American Immigrant Collection ; powerful designs respecting the immigrants that built a nation. With timeless graphics on unisex cotton tees, the collection includes a message on each garment acknowledging immigrant culture throughout our history. The American Immigrant collection was originally released in 2008 as a statement of pride in the diversity of our…
Eric Harland has been described as the most “in-demand drummer” of his generation, and the numbers tell the story. Harland has appeared on over 500 albums, earned multiple Grammy nominations, and is consistently recognized by major music press publications. His work ethic is clear; between his gigs supporting top names he performs with at least four different touring groups — James Farm with…
Puerto Rican Saxophonist and Composer David Sánchez has followed his acclaimed 2019 album Carib with a years-long exploration of the commonalities found in seemingly separate communities. His travel took him from Loiza, Puerto Rico – first to Haiti where he studied field recordings and the work of Haitian masters - then to San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia where he collaborated with Palenquero…
Sydney-based pianist and composer Zela Margossian returns with Remedy , the third album from the Zela Margossian Quintet, a deeply personal collection of compositions shaped by reflection, transformation, and emotional resilience. With this third release, Margossian turns inward. Written over several years of personal change, the album captures a period of emotional upheaval and renewal - from the…
