Monk’D, the new album from Dayna Stephens, will be released October 10 on his in-house label, Contagious Music. Recorded in a single day at the legendary Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, the album features pianist Ethan Iverson, tenor saxophonist Stephen Riley, and drummer Eric McPherson in a stripped-down, deeply personal tribute to Thelonious Monk.

A jazz standard reimagined without nostalgia—bare, exposed, and emotionally raw. The first listen from Niia’s upcoming project on the relaunched heritage Jazz label Candid Records. On Angel Eyes, Niia reimagines the beloved 1946 jazz standard by Matt Dennis & Earl B. Brent—famously interpreted by many of the jazz greats, but most notably by Chet Baker, whose cool‑jazz rendition remains a defining touchstone of Niia’s musical center. Slow phrasing, minimal vibrato, and soft reharmonization deliver a farewell to tradition. Niia’s version, produced with Spencer Zahn, bridges vintage elegance with modern warmth. A bold, heartfelt nod to tradition—and a thrilling first glimpse of what’s to come. This is the sound of a modern day Jazz Singer.

Unifying Sounds debuts its first album release entitled The Blues Around Us by former Blue Note Records pianist, Chano Domínguez and avant-garde guitarist Ethan Margolis, aka “Emaginario,”. Both artists have dedicated their lives to the human connections found in genre-fusing music. Domínguez hails from Cádiz, Spain and Margolis was raised outside of Cleveland, OH, but their musical bond was founded on the belief that music is meant to connect and to transcend boundaries.

Los Angeles-based keyboardist Bill Cunliffe is in excellent form on his Discovery CD, performing two standards, Wayne Shorter's "Miyako," and seven of his originals. Cunliffe utilizes some of L.A.'s top players (Bob Sheppard on tenor and bass clarinet, trumpeter Clay Jenkins, trombonist Bruce Paulson, bassist Dave Carpenter, drummer Peter Erskine, and percussionist Kurt Rasmussen) for a set of modern mainstream jazz that is straight-ahead but not without some surprising twists and turns. "Jamaican Lounge Lizards," which Cunliffe describes as going "from having a Jamaican reggae feel to a barroom brawl," is a highlight of this enjoyable disc.

Spandau Ballet, one of the most influential bands in British music, announce the release of their definitive early years collection, Everything Is Now – Vol 1: 1978-1982 - a comprehensive 9-disc box set featuring their groundbreaking first two albums alongside a wealth of previously unavailable material. It includes a beautiful 44 page book with original photos from fellow Blitz Kid Graham Smith and new commentary from the whole band.

Think was one of many German incidents in the early 1970s which produced one album and then disappeared for ever and ever. The band featured skilled musicians, for example two from Hungary and one Czech who some day played in Germany with the Philharmonia Hungarica… and then decided to stay. Soon they found some German mates to build up a six-piece crew and came in contact with the Marl/Ruhrgebiet based label Menga which 1973 released their sole album 'Variety', that fused together radically different cultures into a complex progressive rock featuring flute, violin and guitars in a richly folk and classical intoned style, hinting at Pell Mell and Eden yet original with an atmospheric beauty.

The 16 songs inspire with their unique mix of warm acoustic sounds and subtle electronic refinements. Hand-picked guest singers such as Carolie Clément, Mike Francis, Jason Caesar, Emma Brammer and Zoe Dee give the Spring Summer Lounge a very special touch.
Piet Blank and Jaspa Jones - the producers known worldwide. For two they have let out already many albums and tens magnificent singles, reliably having fixed in world history of dancing music. Their hits more than once appeared at tops of charts, and each new album stably got to number 50 of the best to Germany.

Sammy Hagar's new live album, SAMMY HAGAR & THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS BAND - THE RESIDENCY, captures the explosive energy of his Las Vegas run at Dolby Live at Park MGM. Featuring Van Halen classics, deep cuts, and fan favorites, the album showcases Sammy alongside Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, and Kenny Aronoff. This is the sound of rock legends firing on all cylinders.

From Irish ballads to cult film soundtracks, via The Cranberries, U2, Enya, Sting, The Pogues and Secret Garden, Camille Berthollet brings us 16 new tracks on this new solo album accompanied by the talented musician and arranger Johan Daalgard. This programme was recorded in an ancient monastery in Brittany and reveals the intimate, emotion-filled dialogue between the artist and her instruments.

With her new album, Sol Gabetta shines a spotlight on Lise Cristiani (1825–1853), the first professional female cellist to perform publicly. To mark the 200th anniversary in December 2025 of Lise Cristiani’s birth, Sol Gabetta pays tribute here to a musical trailblazer of great historic significance on her new album, set to be released on October 10 by Sony Classical. As the first woman cellist to have had the courage and opportunity to perform in front of live audiences, Cristiani broke social conventions, inspired numerous composers of her time, and became a role model for generations of women musicians. In close collaboration with musicologists, Sol Gabetta has spent recent years exploring the fascinating - if tragically short - career of this exceptional artist Lise Cristiani and to reconstructing her musical repertoire. On a sonic journey through works by the virtuoso cellists who were close to Cristiani, Sol Gabetta invites listeners to rediscover a captivating body of music and one that powerfully showcases the cello’s full virtuosic potential and rich Romantic expressiveness.

Robert Finley returns in full force with Hallelujah! Don’t Let The Devil Fool Ya—testifying with grit, fire, and a voice forged in the juke joints and backwoods churches of North Louisiana. It's a soul-stirring album on Easy Eye Sound that blends deep blues, Southern grit, and spiritual fire. Backed by his daughter, Christy Johnson, and produced by Dan Auerbach, Finley delivers a powerful testament to faith, family, and the music that made him.