18 Jan

[ January 23, 2026 release on JackoJazz – Alfie Jackson’s Sextet – The Peacocks ]

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Vocalist Alfie Jackson shines on debut album The Peacocks, available on her 21st birthday, January 23, 2026

“Fearless, Alive, Real. Listen in and let the Alfie Jackson Sextet take you FAR out.” – Slim, WRCU
“Alfie’s voice balances honey, bourbon, and just enough lemon to keep it all honest. Then she’ll surprise you with wiser-than-her-years phrasing and that enviable range – across the octaves but also spanning 75 years of the modern songbook. Keep your ears open for this one.” – Journalist/radio host Neil Tesser
“Alfie is the real deal.” – jazz drummer Matt Wilson

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15 Jan

[ January 23, 2026 release on JackoJazz – Michael Jackson – The Gal From Ochi ]

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Saxophonist/composer Michael Jackson’s The Gal From Ochi, the recording shared with Corey Wilkes, Makaya McCraven, Marvin Tate, Aaron Koppel, Andrew Zallar, Xavier Breaker, John Janowiak, Andrew Zelm and more… Jackson is also an award-winning photographer, visual artist and jazz journalist

“Michael Jackson is a poly-talent whose music is as witty, upbeat, well-constructed and original as his writing, photography and printmaking. He knows that jazz is about rhythm, melody and high spirits — all abundant in Gal from Ochi, fun to listen to as it surely was for this starry team to play.” – Howard Mandel, Jazz Journalists Association

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