Echoes, out January 9, 2026 via Chill Tone, evolves the delicate, genre-defiant sound the pair have evolved together over the past decade, with contributions by drummer Josh Dion
“Marantz has a delicate, but precise, touch at the keyboard… He’s a performer who paints at the keyboard with musicality.” – Herb Boyd, DownBeat
“Along with his affable, generous spirit, [Jermyn] has refreshingly broad tastes… moreover, you can hear this reach in his music.” – Bradley Bambarger, Sound It Out
We would like to wish all our friends, followers, and fans, as well as all random visitors and hobbyists who pass through, the best, most wonderful, and most profitable new year of 2026. This year, we HOPE, will bring to an end all those conflicts and geopolitical destabilisation that started in the previous years. And we mean all the major and most important humanitarian crises we are living through. Starting from the War in Ukraine, forged by War Criminal Putin, through the ongoing conflict in the Sudan, which is kept quiet in the media, but it is even more genocidal. And the WORSE ever, the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population in Gaza, committed by Nazi-Jews, led by the War Criminal, Naziniahu. We hope that the New Year will bring many changes to everyone’s life. Bring back Homes and Happiness to all those who lost them. Let’s not forget about them in this moment of Joy. Let this reflection help us to be better people. Happy New Year, People of the World!
out: 12.12.2025 on SOFA Music
For the Norwegian guitarist Ivar Grydeland, there’s little choice but to consider the water —living, as he does, on the peninsula of Nesodden, a short ferry ride across the fjord from Oslo. A key performer in Norway’s experimental scene with groups that include the genre-spurning Dans les arbes and Huntsville, Grydeland first enlisted aquatic inspiration on his 2012 debut solo record, “Bathymetric Modes” (Hubro), a warm, shimmering record with debts to minimalism and ambient music, modelled on the contours of underwater topography.
out on 12.12.2025 on Liot Soc Records
Lit Soc’s first catalogue number has been bestowed upon Words Underlined a diverse yet pensive trio record led by saxophonist and composer Patrick Smith and featuring two other gifted young locals—guitarist Dan Pitt (of Arid Landscapes and Dan Pitt Quintet) and drummer Lowell Whitty (collaborator to Karen Ng, Kevin Breit, Robin Hatch, Leland Whitty (BADBADNOTGOOD), and Jane Bunnett). Due out this Friday (December 12) on CD and digitally, it showcases these musicians’ open-ended vision of jazz as well as their nimble, spontaneous musicianship. Featuring a blend of Smith’s original compositions and fully improvised group and solo pieces, the material serves up everything from energetic post-bop to intimate ballads, electronics-tinted ambient works to tense, exploratory fusion.
Reckless Meter, out December 5, 2025 via Capri Records, captures all the artistry, virtuosity and creativity of Colorado’s premier jazz ensemble, Convergence.
Out Dec. 5th, 2005, from Capri Records comes a new Keith Oxman album, Home, featuring 13 introspective, celebratory tracks with guitarist Clint Dadian, trumpeter Derek Banach, bassist Bill McCrossen, and drummer Todd Reid.
release date: 28.11.2025 on Resonance Records
Expansive Package, Also Available on CD December 5, Includes Notes by Biographer John Kruth and Novelist Mary Cobb, Memories from Bassist Steve Novosel, Appreciations from James Carter and Steve Turre and More….
release date: 28.11.2025 on Resonance Records
Two-LP Set Due November 28 Features the Multi-Instrumentalist in Full Flight on a Storming 1963 Set with Pianists Horace Parlan, Melvin Rhyne and Jane Getz. Deluxe Package, Also Out on CD December 5, Includes Detailed Notes by Kirk Biographer John Kruth, Recollections from Getz, Appreciations from Jazz Greats James Carter, Steve Turre, and Chico Freeman, and More…
Pianist-composer Satoko Fujii’s Reunited Avant Jazz-Rock Quartet Offers a Wild Thrill Ride on their New CD, Burning Wick, out November 21, 2025 via Libra Records.
“The band has lost none of its edge; challenging though the music is, it is also nuanced, as the quartet continues to find new ways to navigate uncharted areas between musical genres. —Troy Collins, Point of Departure
“One of the most justified reunions of this century.” — Eyal Hareuveni, Free Jazz Blog
On Burning Wick, pianist-composer Satoko Fujii steers her powerhouse avant jazz-rock fusion quartet with trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, bassist Hayakawa Takeharu, and drummer Tatsuya Yoshida in new directions.
Release Date: 14.10.2025
Out on the 14th of November comes the latest, third recording from the New York-based Guitarist & Composer Tony Davis, the “Jessamine“. The regular quartet consists of, apart from the leader, pianist Chris McCarthy and the rhythm section made of bassist Matt Dwonszyk and drummer Jonathan Barber. Additionally, the release was honoured by the presence of saxophonist Matt Knoegel and another drummer/percussionist, Daniel Prim, each of them on one track, respectively.
