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Prolific jazz saxophonist Adam Schatz, known for his work as an in-demand sideman, takes a bold step forward with Civil Engineering, Vol. 1.

Mark Trecka has the uncanny ability to make music that is grating, unhinged, and noisy, yet compulsively listenable.

Composer and pianist Aaron Wyanski transforms the notoriously difficult Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg into lounge jazz.

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A catastrophic chemical tank failure at Nippon Dynawave Packaging killed 11 workers, revealing a gap as experts say above-ground tanks aren't subject to inspections.

Vocalist and composer Sharada Shashidhar experiments with style and instrumentation, resulting in an exciting hybrid of spiritual jazz and alternative R&B.

Sharada Shashidhar is an artist who is constantly exploring. While her first album, Rahu (2020), saw her mixing synths and skittish beats with her jazz-lea

Under the Mukqs moniker, Max Allison keeps topping himself. Juckport is another wild sonic ride from the forward-thinking Hausu Mountain label.

On Novella, composer Tyler Sabbag conjures a wonderful, sun-kissed orchestral jazz vibe that's just in time for summer.

What's so striking about Ruth Garbus and her latest record is how musically adventurous, wondrous and revelatory it is in its maturity and self-acceptance.