The New Yorker has profiled Alabaster DePlume—writer Nick Paumgarten joined him for a jiu-jitsu lesson in the process. From the mat to the stage. Alabaster explores presence, poetry, and the art of graciously receiving.
Read the full feature here: https://t.co/2cMLXjdsaH
The Maxim (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello) the latest single from Kaleidoscopic Visions is out now. @OfficialMeshell
Directed + edited by Sam Blair
Watch the official video on Youtube now https://t.co/s8WV0Ggxlh
@brownswood@intlanthem
Annie Caldwell can’t quite believe the adventures her family has had in the last year, as their debut album of disco-tinged Gospel has received rave reviews, with Elton John calling it a “great record” https://t.co/wkas2lg5ul
Chicago post-rock veterans Tortoise (@intlanthem@NonesuchRecords) have announced the release of their first full-length album in nine years.
https://t.co/dYK1VxmC8g
Today, Annie & The Caldwells release Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right (Mixes — Part II) via @luakabop, handing their gospel-rooted belters to leftfield dance visionaries Ryan Hope (Gabriels), Alexis Taylor and Chicago’s own
Rahaan: https://t.co/4Ft9YwgESg
The August Digest: Cover stars and review of Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople on @Atles_Music , Ingebrigt Håker Flaten’s (Exit) Knarr ‘Drops’, Andy Haas & Brian g Skol ‘The Honeybee Twist’ and Maria Elena Silva.
https://t.co/19ASusD4SY
The A side track “Stone Piece I” is available as a single on all DSPs today. The track is a gorgeously textural multidimensional abstraction of time and timbre, landing somewhere on the outskirts of minimalist classical, modern improvisation, ambient and pastoral music idioms.
Today Chicago-based violist/composer Whitney Johnson, cellist/composer Lia Kohl, and violinist/composer Macie Stewart announce a new trio project with the release of BODY SOUND [STONE PIECE] on cassette via @intlanthem
https://t.co/3YDWn8nfPN
Korwar launches his new album with a special show at The ICA on 15 Nov 2025 for EFG London Jazz Fest — featuring 12 drummers and live improvs through the album's percussive journey.
Tickets: https://t.co/G4a4pz9vhK
@SarathyKorwar, genre-breaking drummer, producer and composer, has announced his seventh album, There Is Beauty, There Already, out on Otherland on 7th November 2025. Presave ‘There Is Beauty, There Already’ and preorder on vinyl and CD: https://t.co/IRF4Sf28bW
A 40-minute suite of hypnotic, transcendent drum improvisations, the album pulses with circular rhythms—echoing Indian folk, Max Roach’s M’Boom, and the minimalism of Riley & Reich.
A coming together of her two musical worlds—jazz and folk—drawing on the traditional instrumentation of Jurd’s English and Scottish heritage and diverse European folk influences, laced with deep modal harmonies and vibrant rhythms of drama and beauty.
Today, New Soil announces a new album from visionary jazz trumpeter and composer Laura Jurd, Rites & Revelations, out October 17, 2025.
Presave: https://t.co/abpu1JZ5Yu
The album’s lead single, “Offering,” is available now on all DSPs: https://t.co/pCL58o3Miv
Known for her work as part of Mercury-nominated jazz quartet Dinosaur, Rites & Revelations represents a powerful return and creative re-emergence for Jurd, who had stepped away from regular performance and recording for several years to focus on her family.
The album’s opener “Sound then Words” is available on all DSPs today as lead single.
The album was recorded live underneath black oak and walnut trees in Coldwater Canyon Park, Los Angeles, on Dec 18, 2024.
https://t.co/sI6y3CGsOT
Today, @intlanthem announces Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople, the first collaborative album from poet/vocalist @SaulWilliams and percussionist/producer Carlos Niño, out August 28th, 2025.
Stream: https://t.co/sI6y3CGsOT