Johan Budi
- Jazz & Blues News
- September 20, 2026
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Contemporary Jazz Releases Explore Temporal Themes and Cultural Heritage Through Avant-Garde Soundscapes
The contemporary jazz and improvised music landscape is currently experiencing a profound thematic convergence, with several major releases examining the intricate ways personal memory, cultural heritage, and temporal anxiety shape…
- Jazz & Blues News
- September 20, 2026
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Roland Kirk Defies Conventions and Expands Sonic Boundaries on Limelight Release Slightly Latin
The restless musical evolution of multi-reedist Roland Kirk continues to captivate and challenge the contemporary jazz landscape with the release of his latest studio project, Slightly Latin, issued via Limelight…
- Jazz & Blues News
- September 20, 2026
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Looking Back at Mike Shera’s 1966 Critique of Prince Lasha: A Landmark Clash of Jazz Ideologies
Sixty years ago, jazz critic Mike Shera published a review in the September 1966 issue of Jazz Journal that captured a pivotal, if tumultuous, moment in transatlantic jazz collaboration. Shera’s…
- Jazz & Blues News
- September 19, 2026
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Meeting Frances Madden: The Sydney Songstress Bridging Jazz Eras and Capturing the Global Stage
The contemporary jazz and vocal landscape features few artists who evoke the golden age of mid-century popular music quite like Australian singer, pianist, and arranger Frances Madden. In an era…
- Jazz & Blues News
- September 19, 2026
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Reflecting on Le Roi Jones and Blues People Sixty Years Later: A Critical Re-Examination of Cultural Authority and Racial Identity in Jazz History
The publication of Le Roi Jones’s seminal work Blues People: Negro Music in White America in the mid-1960s sparked a profound intellectual and cultural reckoning that continues to resonate within…
- Jazz & Blues News
- September 19, 2026
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Recent Additions to the Global Jazz Landscape: A Comprehensive Review of Contemporary Releases and Historic Reissues
The international jazz community continues to experience a prolific period of artistic output, characterized by a dynamic interplay between cutting-edge contemporary experimentation and revered historical reissues. Across record labels globally,…
- Jazz & Blues News
- September 19, 2026
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Reviewed: Libor Šmoldas Quartet | New England Jazz Collaborative | Rob Dixon
The contemporary global jazz landscape continues to be shaped by artists who look backward to historical foundations in order to propel the genre forward. Recent releases from Czech guitarist Libor…
- Jazz & Blues News
- September 18, 2026
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JJ 09/66: Where’s The Melody?
The publication of Martin Williams’ Where’s the Melody? A Contemporary Approach to Jazz by Pantheon Books in 1966 generated considerable discussion within international music journalism and academic circles. Priced at…
- Jazz & Blues News
- September 18, 2026
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Cologne Jazzweek 2025: Celebrating Four Decades of the Stadtgarten and Germany’s Vibrant Improvised Music Capital
While Berlin often captures the mainstream spotlight as Germany’s cultural powerhouse, the city of Cologne quietly lays claim to an even more deeply entrenched musical heritage: that of the nation’s…
- Jazz & Blues News
- September 18, 2026
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Global Jazz Scene Expands with a Diverse Wave of New Releases, Archival Films, and Cross-Cultural Collaborations
The global contemporary jazz landscape is experiencing a vibrant period of creative expansion, marked by a wave of ambitious new album releases, boundary-pushing cross-cultural collaborations, and rare archival documentation. Spanning…
Al Coffey Steps Into the Spotlight With Deeply Personal and Unapologetically Queer Debut EP Too Late
