Kenny Dorham's sublime 1956 live album, The Complete 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, features the trumpeter with J.R. Monterose, Kenny Burrell, Bobby Timmons, Sam Jones & Arthur Edgehill. This Blue Note Tone Poet Edition 2-CD set was produced by Joe Harley and remastered by Kevin Gray from the original tapes. Includes a booklet with never-before-seen photos by Francis Wolff and an essay by Syd Schwartz.

VITAL SPARK

Performers include the 2011 winners of the best British blues band, Oli Brown Band, plus blues legends Albert Lee, Walter Trout, Jackie Lomax, and Tab Benoit, plus rock superstars Pat Travers and Iggy Pop as well as members of The Kinks, Cream, The Allman Brothers, Guru Guru and more! Includes the band's best known songs such as the smash hit singles "Lonely Boy," "Tighten Up," and "Gold On The Ceiling" plus fan favorites "Howlin' For You," "Everlasting Light," "Next Girl," and more!

PLAYS JAMAICA SKA

VEINS OF RAIN

TEXAS-SIZED BAND

ROAR AND THE WHISPER

GRAZING

Critically acclaimed American producer Tomu DJ (Pitchfork, Dazed, NPR++) debuts on sound as language with her fourth album, 'antagonist.' Recorded in the artist's Oakland, California home throughout 2025 using only a digital piano, her intention for the album was to "free myself from conventional notions of electronic music". This is perhaps seen clearly on standout tracks "loose interpretation" and "careful deliberation", which in their cinematic splendor evoke the beauty and thoughtfulness of classical music. Even so, 'antagonist' is "not intended to be like classical music, rather a stream of consciousness akin to spoken word poetry". It is easy to see what she means on tracks like "antagonist" and "dance" which weave familiar elements into personal narratives of loneliness, perseverance and redemption. Despite it's specific sonic palette, 'antagonist' fits right in with Tomu DJ's discography, continuing to build on the musical ecosystem she has thoughtfully tended to over the course of the last decade.

NEW TROMBONE

Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma announce the fourth album in their Beethoven for Three series, featuring Symphony No. 1 (Op. 21) and the "Gassenhauer" (Op. 11) and "Ghost" (Op. 70, No. 1) piano trios, three works that span more than a decade of the composer's output. From Beethoven's cheerful "Gassenhauer" trio and the symphony that gave the world it's first glimpse of his revolutionary voice, carefully reinterpreted for piano, violin, and cello by Shai Wosner, to the singular "Ghost" trio, this recording marks another milestone in three friends' journey through the marvels of one extraordinary composer. Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 1 and Piano Trios Nos. 4 & 5 is slated for release August 22, 2025, on Sony Classical

* Janel Leppin - cello, guitar, bass, Prophet-5, piano - "Janel Leppin is one of the most restlessly creative forces in 21st century jazz and rock." - AllMusic - Cellist, composer and improvisor Janel Leppin has performed and / or recorded with a huge number of artists, including the Sun Ra Arkestra, Eyvind Kang, Susan Alcorn, Priests and Marissa Nadler and leads her acclaimed group Ensemble Volcanic Ash. Slowly Melting is a solo album of deep possibilities and deeper results, featuring the cello.

From March to May 2015, John Zorn composed 300 new tunes that were eventually collected into a book of music he called The Bagatelles. This sixth volume features a pianist who has quickly become a central figure in Zorn's pantheon of musical virtuosos-Brian Marsella. His trio is one of the most talked about ensembles in the Downtown scene and these fabulous performances are filled with fiery solos, a soulful lyricism and telepathic interplay. A highlight of the Bagatelles Marathons, they perform a dramatic program of driving swingers, tender ballads, free jazz explorations and exotic mood pieces.

WE ARE PROFOUNDLY PREDISPOSED TO DROWNING

PHILADELPHIA LABELS HITS COLLECTION 1957-62 / VAR

PUT IT ON IT'S ROCK-STEADY / VARIOUS

DANCE SKIP HOP

The daughter of 'Cats In The Cradle' singer Harry Chapin, Jen Chapin is a New York urban folk singer/songwriter and activist with an appetite for social justice. In 2008, accompanied solely by her husband, bassist Stephan Crump, and saxophonist Chris Cheek, she created reVisions in which she reimagined a collection of Stevie Wonder songs to offer social commentary on Barack Obama's historic rise to power. As much a testament to Chapin's unique artistic sensibility as a celebration of the enduring appeal and relevance of Wonder's songs, ReVisions, which also includes two self-penned numbers, puts a new spin on Wonder classics like 'Masterblaster (Jammin'),' 'You Haven't Done Nothin',' 'Higher Ground' and 'Village Ghetto Land.' Bolstered with new liner notes featuring a recent interview with Jen Chapin, ReVisions: The Songs Of Stevie Wonder is reissued in 2026 as part of the Chesky Original Masters series on 180g One Step Pressing Vinyl LP and SACD Hybrid Stereo.

* Janel Leppin - cello, CP-70 *Larry Ferguson - drums * Anthony Pirog - guitar * Brian Settles - tenor saxophone * Luke Stewart - bass * A composer and cellist who's honed a singular synthesis of composition, orchestration and improvisation, while heavily involved for decades with Washington D.C.'s vibrant new music, jazz, rock and improvised music scenes, Janel Leppin releases the third album by her acclaimed Ensemble Volcanic Ash. The five-piece group melds an illustrious array of D.C. talent into a glimmering expressive organism that surges, expands, ebbs and dances in multiple directions at once. "Cinematic. Unrelenting. Brash. Tender. These are just a few terms that might help capture the majesty and mystique of... cellist Janel Leppin's Ensemble Volcanic Ash." - Capital Bop - Mike Johnson is the long time leader, composer and guitarist of the legendary US avant/progressive outfit THINKING PLAGUE, originally formed in 1982. Appearing with a number of alumni of 'the Plague', including vocalist Elaine diFalco and reedman Mark Harris included in the 'band', and also featuring a string and brass section, this very much has the musically dense and lyrically very dark Thinking Plague sound that Mike has always delivered! "... some of the most rhythmically complex, texturally inventive, and melodically challenging popular music of the last 30 years, and somehow makes it all sound easy and natural." - All Music Guide - "Thinking Plague are exciting and ridiculous in equal measure, as good Prog rock should be." - Wire

This landmark album, originally released as Columbia 33CX 1415, features David Oistrakh in two cornerstone works: Tartini's Devil's Trill Sonata and Mozart's Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K. 454. Long recognized for it's interpretive depth and technical brilliance, the recording has become a collector's item. Available for the first time on vinyl in stereo, this album benefits from the 2024 remastering from the original tapes made for the Oistrakh / The Warner Classics Edition box. As a bonus, the release includes Debussy's Clair de lune, taken from Oistrakh's Encores album.

AUNTIE MELVA'S WORKSHOP DUB

HITS COLLECTION 1924-32

New York-based jazz vocalist and composer Aubrey Johnson presents her second studio album, her first on Dave Douglas' Greenleaf Music record label, featuring her intricate and vibrant original music and arrangements. As on her first release, Unraveled, she's teamed up with multi Grammy Award-winning producer/editor Steve Rodby (Pat Metheny Group) and engineer Rich Breen (Herbie Hancock, Diane Reeves, The Yellow Jackets). The album's title is drawn from the lyrics of "The Waking", a Theodore Roethke poem later set to music by Kurt Elling, and embodies the spirit of the music-buoyant, hopeful, and exuberant. In addition to her original compositions, the program also features two compositions by Johnson's uncle (the late, great keyboardist and composer Lyle Mays), Joni Mitchell's "Help Me", and a piece by violinist Tomoko Omura (who also plays on the album.) The Lively Air is an exciting and worthwhile sophomore effort by an artist who has truly come into her own.

KING OF JAZZ ACCORDION: FIVE EARLY ALBUMS 1947-54

Composer Anthony Branker unveils a powerful new chapter in his ongoing exploration of music as cultural narrative, social inquiry, and collective expression. Leading his newly formed ensemble Other Ways of Knowing, Branker brings together an exceptional group of improvisers-saxophonist Steve Wilson, guitarist Pete McCann, pianist Simona Premazzi, bassist John H'bert, drummer Rudy Royston, and vocalist Aim'e Allen-for a program that is as rhythmically vital as it is conceptually resonant. Drawing inspiration from histories and lived experiences within the African and Indigenous diasporas, these expansive compositions balance cinematic scope with deeply personal storytelling. Like Branker's acclaimed earlier work, praised for it's ability to unite musical beauty with intellectual depth, Manifestations of a Diasporic Groove & Spirit stands as a compelling statement-one that invites listening not only as an aesthetic experience, but as a way of knowing, remembering, and bearing witness. "Musical beauty in the service of thought, or perhaps the reverse" Paris-Move "a sweeping opus with sociopolitical and poetic content woven into a musical tapestry at once cerebral, emotive and viscerally exciting." DownBeat