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6 articles 10:02 AM

Spider-Man Steve Lacy Sadie Sink Taylor Swift Kate Bush BadHabit Tom Holland

Billboard, Happy Mag, NME +3

7 articles 07:00 AM

Alice Coltrane Matador John Coltrane My Morning Jacket Jim James

Clash Music, Consequence of Sound, Paste Magazine +4

The Free Jazz Collective 04:00 AM

Paradoxical Frog: Kris Davis, Ingrid Laubrock, and Tyshawn Sorey: Live at the Village Vanguard – July 21, 2026

Kris Davis Ingrid Laubrock Tyshawn Sorey Paradoxical Frog Sylvie Courvoisier William Parker James Brandon Lewis Quartet

American Songwriter Yesterday

The Only 1960s Country Singer That Tom Waits Gave Props To: “Most Sound Like They’re Talking to Their Accountant”

Tom Waits Merle Haggard

2 articles Yesterday

Kingfishr Primal Scream Shane MacGowan The Jesus and Mary Chain Tom Waits U2 Bob Geldof The Pogues Amble Bruce Springsteen Camille O’Sullivan Damien Dempsey David Gray

Spin, Stereogum

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Yesterday

Joachim Kühn: “The Best Improvisation Happens When Your Head Is Completely Empty”

Joachim Kühn Rolf Kühn Chet Baker Quintet Ornette Coleman Don Cherry Gato Barbieri Jean-François Jenny-Clark

Magnetic Magazine Jul 27

Flying Lotus Is Teaching Producers How He Thinks

Flying Lotus

JazzTrail Jul 27

Otomo Yoshihide / Kei Matsumaro - Shutsumin

大友良英 Eric Dolphy

Spin Jul 27

Jaco Pastorius and Rashied Ali: Live in 1984!

Jaco Pastorius Rashied Ali Weather Report Joe Zawinul Ornette Coleman Lightning Bolt Dianogah

2 articles Jul 27

Patricia Brennan Sylvie Courvoisier Ambrose Akinmusire Mary Halvorson Mick Goodrick Fred Hersch Rodrigo Amado Joe McPhee Kent Kessler Chris Corsano

All About Jazz, Avant Music News

Magnet Magazine Jul 27

Essential New Music: Ambrose Akinmusire & Mary Halvorson’s “Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings”

Ambrose Akinmusire Mary Halvorson

JazzMania Jul 27

James Brandon Lewis Quartet : Omn

James Brandon Lewis Quartet James Brandon Lewis Brad Jones Chad Taylor The Messthetics Mahalia Jackson John Coltrane Archie Shepp

All About Jazz Jul 27

Joe Morris, Barry Guy/Roberto Ottaviano and Bill Connors

Joe Morris Barry Guy Roberto Ottaviano Bill Connors

Avant Music News Jul 26

AMN Picks of the Week: Afrofuturistics / Le Grand Sbam / Stetson-Fox-Dunn / Sorey-Thomas / Kilter

Le Grand Sbam Kilter

Le Jazzophone Jul 26

#LiveReport : Jazz à Juan 2026 – Dhafer Youssef fait vibrer la Pinède Gould

Dhafer Youssef Morcheeba

Jazz Radio Jul 26

John Coltrane aurait eu 100 ans : le Sunset Sunside lui consacre un mois entier d'hommages exceptionnels

John Coltrane Kenny Burrell Tommy Smith Frédéric Borey

JazzTimes Jul 25

Ravi Coltrane Quartet Rings in Coltrane 100: Legacy with the Philadelphia Orchestra

John Coltrane Steven Feifke Carlos Simon Jack DeJohnette Elvin Jones Johnathan Blake Dezron Douglas

2 articles Jul 25

Suzanne Ciani Dee Alexander Nicole Mitchell Tomeka Reid Coco Elysses Renée Baker Camila Nebbia Robinson Khoury Nirosta Steel Nolan Hildebrand Metropole Orkest Simon Dobson

All About Jazz

Louder Sound Jul 24

“It worked out for us that we’re all now in the midst of discovery, fear, confusion and glory”: It’s Rush, King Crimson, Sgt Pepper, Tom Waits and more. It’s the The Claypool Lennon Delirium’s personal AI hallucination

The Claypool Lennon Delirium King Crimson Tom Waits Les Claypool Sean Ono Lennon Primus The Lemon Twigs

Burning Ambulance Jul 24

Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman Prime Time Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia Howard Shore David Cronenberg Geri Allen

6 articles 10:02 AM

Spider-Man Steve Lacy Sadie Sink Taylor Swift Kate Bush BadHabit Tom Holland

Billboard, Happy Mag, NME +3

The Free Jazz Collective 04:00 AM

Paradoxical Frog: Kris Davis, Ingrid Laubrock, and Tyshawn Sorey: Live at the Village Vanguard – July 21, 2026

Kris Davis Ingrid Laubrock Tyshawn Sorey Paradoxical Frog Sylvie Courvoisier William Parker James Brandon Lewis Quartet

2 articles Yesterday

Kingfishr Primal Scream Shane MacGowan The Jesus and Mary Chain Tom Waits U2 Bob Geldof The Pogues Amble Bruce Springsteen Camille O’Sullivan Damien Dempsey David Gray

Spin, Stereogum

Magnetic Magazine Jul 27

Flying Lotus Is Teaching Producers How He Thinks

Flying Lotus

Spin Jul 27

Jaco Pastorius and Rashied Ali: Live in 1984!

Jaco Pastorius Rashied Ali Weather Report Joe Zawinul Ornette Coleman Lightning Bolt Dianogah

Magnet Magazine Jul 27

Essential New Music: Ambrose Akinmusire & Mary Halvorson’s “Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings”

Ambrose Akinmusire Mary Halvorson

All About Jazz Jul 27

Joe Morris, Barry Guy/Roberto Ottaviano and Bill Connors

Joe Morris Barry Guy Roberto Ottaviano Bill Connors

Le Jazzophone Jul 26

#LiveReport : Jazz à Juan 2026 – Dhafer Youssef fait vibrer la Pinède Gould

Dhafer Youssef Morcheeba

JazzTimes Jul 25

Ravi Coltrane Quartet Rings in Coltrane 100: Legacy with the Philadelphia Orchestra

John Coltrane Steven Feifke Carlos Simon Jack DeJohnette Elvin Jones Johnathan Blake Dezron Douglas

Louder Sound Jul 24

“It worked out for us that we’re all now in the midst of discovery, fear, confusion and glory”: It’s Rush, King Crimson, Sgt Pepper, Tom Waits and more. It’s the The Claypool Lennon Delirium’s personal AI hallucination

The Claypool Lennon Delirium King Crimson Tom Waits Les Claypool Sean Ono Lennon Primus The Lemon Twigs

7 articles 07:00 AM

Alice Coltrane Matador John Coltrane My Morning Jacket Jim James

Clash Music, Consequence of Sound, Paste Magazine +4

American Songwriter Yesterday

The Only 1960s Country Singer That Tom Waits Gave Props To: “Most Sound Like They’re Talking to Their Accountant”

Tom Waits Merle Haggard

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Yesterday

Joachim Kühn: “The Best Improvisation Happens When Your Head Is Completely Empty”

Joachim Kühn Rolf Kühn Chet Baker Quintet Ornette Coleman Don Cherry Gato Barbieri Jean-François Jenny-Clark

JazzTrail Jul 27

Otomo Yoshihide / Kei Matsumaro - Shutsumin

大友良英 Eric Dolphy

2 articles Jul 27

Patricia Brennan Sylvie Courvoisier Ambrose Akinmusire Mary Halvorson Mick Goodrick Fred Hersch Rodrigo Amado Joe McPhee Kent Kessler Chris Corsano

All About Jazz, Avant Music News

JazzMania Jul 27

James Brandon Lewis Quartet : Omn

James Brandon Lewis Quartet James Brandon Lewis Brad Jones Chad Taylor The Messthetics Mahalia Jackson John Coltrane Archie Shepp

Avant Music News Jul 26

AMN Picks of the Week: Afrofuturistics / Le Grand Sbam / Stetson-Fox-Dunn / Sorey-Thomas / Kilter

Le Grand Sbam Kilter

Jazz Radio Jul 26

John Coltrane aurait eu 100 ans : le Sunset Sunside lui consacre un mois entier d'hommages exceptionnels

John Coltrane Kenny Burrell Tommy Smith Frédéric Borey

2 articles Jul 25

Suzanne Ciani Dee Alexander Nicole Mitchell Tomeka Reid Coco Elysses Renée Baker Camila Nebbia Robinson Khoury Nirosta Steel Nolan Hildebrand Metropole Orkest Simon Dobson

All About Jazz

Burning Ambulance Jul 24

Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman Prime Time Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia Howard Shore David Cronenberg Geri Allen

Overview

A wave of tributes and new releases marks the centennial of John Coltrane’s birth, featuring collaborations such as Dianne Reeves and Branford Marsalis on a Coltrane-themed album, and Colin Stetson & Brìghde Chaimbeul unveiling their new album 'All the Light in the World' on tour. Additional projects include avant-garde works from Haruna Fukakusa, Cécile McLorin Salvant with the Metropole Orkest, and archival releases from ECM Records, alongside live performances and salons celebrating Coltrane’s enduring influence.

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Steve Lacy accidentally spoils 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' character reveal on red carpet

Matador Records to release Alice Coltrane's Ashram Tapes

Tribute album to Shane MacGowan features U2, Tom Waits, Bob Geldof, and others

Patricia Brennan and Sylvie Courvoisier, Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Mick Goodrick and Fred Hersch perform i…

Suzanne Ciani and collaborators perform with Buchla synthesizers

Steve Lacy accidentally spoils 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' character reveal on red carpet

Tribute album to Shane MacGowan features U2, Tom Waits, Bob Geldof, and others

Matador Records to release Alice Coltrane's Ashram Tapes

Patricia Brennan and Sylvie Courvoisier, Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Mick Goodrick and Fred Hersch perform i…

Suzanne Ciani and collaborators perform with Buchla synthesizers

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