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Featured Artists: Manchester’s The Guest List

The Guest List

Featured Artists: Manchester’s The Guest List

Occhi May 12, 2026

After a breakout 18 months that’s delivered sold-out UK headline tours, growing radio support,...

Day By Day: Zhengtao Pan’s Big-Band Vision Zhengtao Pan at an angle copy

Zhengtao Pan at an angle copy

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Day By Day: Zhengtao Pan’s Big-Band Vision

Jonathan Blackman May 11, 2026

Zhengtao Pan doesn’t fit neatly into the category of “emerging.” Born in 2003 in...

Future Present Past: Irreversible Entanglements and the Sound of Liberation

Irreversible Entanglements

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Future Present Past: Irreversible Entanglements and the Sound of Liberation

Erica Hall May 10, 2026

Irreversible Entanglements has never been the kind of band you listen to in the...

Out Now: Ayanna Witter-Johnson Launches a New Era With “You Can Have Everything” Ayanna Witter-Johnson [Jordan Woods]

Ayanna Witter-Johnson [Jordan Woods]

Out Now: Ayanna Witter-Johnson Launches a New Era With “You Can Have Everything”

Occhi May 6, 2026

MOBO-nominated singer-songwriter, cellist and composer Ayanna Witter-Johnson is back with her first solo release...

David Smith’s “Redstone” – A Quintet Album Rooted in Family and Place David Smith in BW by Bryan Murray

David Smith in BW by Bryan Murray

David Smith’s “Redstone” – A Quintet Album Rooted in Family and Place

David Emmanuel Noel May 5, 2026

Trumpeter and composer David Smith has long been the kind of musician other musicians...

Jody Redhage Ferber: ‘Air Songs’ and the Art of Listening Differently JodyRedhageFerberHeadshot by Matt Dine

JodyRedhageFerberHeadshot by Matt Dine

Jody Redhage Ferber: ‘Air Songs’ and the Art of Listening Differently

David Emmanuel Noel May 4, 2026

Performer, composer, and presenter Jody Redhage Ferber has built a career around a simple...

Alivia Clark Returns with “Breathless” Alivia Clark (Charles Benoit (@cbenoitphoto)) (1)

Alivia Clark (Charles Benoit (@cbenoitphoto)) (1)

Alivia Clark Returns with “Breathless”

Occhi May 1, 2026

Alivia Clark is the kind of artist who refuses to be boxed in. A...

Barbican’s 2026–2027 Classical Season: Where New Music Takes the Lead Jasdeep Singh Degun c. Govert Driessen

Jasdeep Singh Degun c. Govert Driessen

Barbican’s 2026–2027 Classical Season: Where New Music Takes the Lead

Occhi April 27, 2026

London’s Barbican presents its classical music season, running from September 2026 to July 2027....

Brooklyn’s Jerk Turns Toward the Light on New Single ‘alarmed’

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Brooklyn’s Jerk Turns Toward the Light on New Single ‘alarmed’

Jonathan Blackman April 24, 2026

The Brooklyn project Jerk has never sounded interested in staying in one lane. Built...

Forever Dynamic: Faye Carol’s Long-Overdue Moment in the Spotlight

Faye Carol

Forever Dynamic: Faye Carol’s Long-Overdue Moment in the Spotlight

Jonathan Blackman April 15, 2026

Faye Carol has been a living landmark in the San Francisco Bay Area for...