“I have wanted to make an album like this for a long time, and I felt that Coleman's works provided the perfect basis for it. In free jazz, freedom is the main goal, but that doesn't mean you can play haphazardly. Our goal was to convey our message in an honest, deep, and systematic way – that's the most important thing for us and for the audience, too.”

Purple Spirits is a collection of tributes to artists Ancient Future has historical connections with. "Punjabi Jhinzaki" is a tribute to tabla master Ustad Zakir Hussain, who was very instrumental in the development of Ancient Future and appears on Ancient Future's World Without Walls release. "Spirit of Nirvana" acknowledges the surprising history between Ancient Future and the band Nirvana. "East of the Sun (Studio Version)" features wind virtuoso Paul McCandless of Oregon. Sadly, this is the last oboe recording featuring him to be released, as in 2017 he was diagnosed with a health condition that led him to retire from playing oboe, although he kept a busy performance schedule on his other wind instruments until 2025. "Tres Tarantas Tres" is a tribute to David Easley, Matthew Montfort's high school guitar student who became a master flamenco player. "Purple Nam and Purple Haze (Vietnamese Đàn Bầu Style)" is a tribute to Jimi Hendrix that incorporates Indian raga and Vietnamese music.

On Cadillac Woman, Isao Suzuki steers his bass into sleek crossover territory, blending jazz‑funk, fusion and soulful vocals into a polished, club‑ready ride that still carries his unmistakable sense of groove and melodic finesse. Cadillac Woman finds Isao Suzuki at one of the most intriguing junctions in his long career. Known primarily as a formidable jazz bassist who helped shape the post‑bop and fusion scenes in Japan, Suzuki here leans decisively into crossover territory. Originally released in the late 1970s, the album takes the virtuosity and harmonic sophistication of his earlier work and routes it through the smoother contours of jazz‑funk, fusion and soul, creating a sound that feels equally at home in an audiophile’s listening room and on a crowded dancefloor. It is a record that wears its polish with ease but never loses the sense of curiosity that has always driven Suzuki’s music.

On My Spare Time, Isao Suzuki steps out front on piccolo bass in a luminous set of standards and ballads, wrapping bossa, Ellington and songbook classics in a warm, conversational post‑bop glow with some of Japan’s finest players. Recorded in 1978 at Tokyo’s Onkio Haus studio, My Spare Time offers a beautifully unhurried portrait of Isao Suzuki away from the more hard‑driving, electric settings that made his name. Here the master bassist focuses on acoustic colour and song form, leading a small ensemble through a carefully chosen set of standards that range from Jobim’s “Wave” and Ellington’s “Solitude” to “A Child Is Born,” “Killing Me Softly with Her Song,” “Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair,” “Good Morning Heartache” and “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life.” Across these seven tunes, Suzuki favours his singing piccolo bass, using its higher register not as a novelty but as a lyrical frontline voice, while Nobuyoshi Ino’s acoustic bass anchors the harmonic floor.

An Evening With Yellow Pills (Live @ Beat Kitchen, Chicago, IL, March 17th 2025) is a live album by the Chicago-based project Yellow Pills, led by musician Ryan Miera. Released on April 3, 2026, via Mint 400 Records, the album captures a performance from St. Patrick's Day 2025 at the Beat Kitchen.

The music you are going to listen to is in the image of Ugo Lemarchand. A tidal bore. It takes you from one end of the work to the other with mixed sensations of power and softness. Voluble, sincere and fair, between vibrant standards and personal compositions, the heart which speaks for Thalia, without being overwhelmed by emotion, Ce22, who reasons like an affirmation, the intriguing One Shot, the notebook describes a long journey including All the steps appear clearly to us from the first listen. As if the doubts of the man with the pen and the saxophone vanish as the notes become anchored. No doubt you will sometimes hear the colors of John Coltrane or Joe Henderson, his first inspirations.

Emeralds, the second album by Ohio's Parlor Greens, proves that the funky jazz organ trio is an idea that never gets old. The musicians have clearly logged lots of time marinating in the sounds of Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott, Charles Earland, Baby Face Willette, et al, but they've found a middle ground between honoring their influences and putting a fresh spin on a style that's been around longer than they've been alive.

Norwegian bassist & composer Mats Eilertsen has done his best to stay active during the pandemic. His previous solo album Solitude Central (Hemli, 2021) was drawn from his captivating improvised performance during the 2020 Norwegian Digital Jazz Festival. Hymn For Hope is a quartet album, with Eilertsen's compositions augmented by a few brief collective improvisations. He is joined by saxophonist Tore Brunborg—a member of the band Masqualero, as well as appearing on ECM albums by Tord Gustavsen and Mathias Eick—guitarist Thomas Dahl—who previously played on Eilertsen's album Rubicon (ECM Records, 2016), with Eilersen in the Skydive Trio and led his own debut Thomas Dahl & Court: Quilter (Losen Records, 2019)—and drummer Hans Hulbækmo (Moskus, Hanna Paulsberg Concept).

Modern Double Bass Trio is composed of Augusto Mattoso on double bass, Pille-Rite Rei on piano & vocals, and Marcio Villa Bahia on drums …

German-born, London-based pianist Bruno Heinen has long occupied a distinctive space between contemporary classical music and modern jazz, and Mikrokosmos, recorded with his quartet The W, may be his most fully realised statement yet.

The Man with the Red Horn. Nils Landgren’s nickname is apt. It brings to mind the fiery, coruscating energy with which the charismatic, soulful trombonist leads his Funk Unit. And yet there are many other facets to this hugely popular Swedish musician. In the course of a 40-year career, he has taken on many roles, producing albums, directing festivals, leading big bands, teaching in universities…

rombonist and composer Eli Howell delivers his sophomore release with a muscular team of Brian Lynch/tp, Sharel Cassity/sax, Xavier Davis/p, Rodney Whitaker/b, Xavier Davis/p, Ulysses Owens Jr/dr and guest Wycliffe Gordon/tb with a second team with bassist Langston Kitchens leading the way for a hip and bold “ A Clear Sky” featuring the bright alto sax of Thomas Noble.

For the first time in his career, Mario Biondi, in the twentieth anniversary year of "This Is What You Are" and "Handful of Soul," releases a project entirely in Italian. A work that sees him as the undisputed protagonist not only as a performer, but also as a writer and composer, in addition to his responsibilities as arranger and producer. Twenty tracks to celebrate the anniversary of an extraordinary artistic journey.

This album highlights the remarkable talents of Markolino, who wrote and arranged every selection. His expressive keyboard work serves as the driving force behind the orchestra, guiding dynamic arrangements that flow effortlessly and invite the listener into the music. This album delivers energy, groove, and artistry in every note.

Indigo Garden is a record shaped by the radical tradition of sharing and listening. Across its movements, Black Nile approaches jazz not as performance but as process.