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Joe Bonamassa, Breakthrough was released on July 18, 2025.

 

"Produced by longtime collaborator Kevin Shirley (Iron Maiden, Journey, The Black Crowes), Breakthrough was recorded across Los Angeles, Nashville, and Greece. It captures Bonamassa at his most fearless, venturing beyond his blues roots and leaning fully into a wide-open palette of sound and story. From Texas swing and singer-songwriter intimacy to swaggering rock and funky soul, the album brings together everything he’s honed over more than 50 releases."

 

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Maria Muldaur, One Hour Mama - The Blues of Victoria Spivey was released on July 11, 2025

 

"From the opening, you’ll wonder if the set was recorded in the late 1920s or now. But that’s the finesse Maria Muldaur offers. Authenticity is added to “My Handy Man,” filled with clever double-entendre lyrics written when we were all molecules. Maria’s voice is suited to these slices of cool & her sultry bluesy narrative possesses the necessary originality before the Legion of Decency reared its ugly head.

 

The music’s played in the spirit of an era enlivened by playfully suggestive lyrics. Call it race music, bawdy music hall, or vaudeville. Maria never tosses in any thought of imitation or parody. Lonnie Johnson’s 1930 “What Makes You Act Like That?” features Elvin Bishop sounding remarkably like an octogenarian blues legend. Impressive."

 

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Bruce Harris & Ehud Asherie, Thank You Barry Harris was released on January 17, 2025.

 

"Thank You, Barry Harris is a musical note of gratitude from two of the many students who he inspired  — trumpeter Bruce Harris and pianist Ehud Asherie. Together, they explore seven Barry Harris compositions plus two originals they dedicate to their mentor, teacher and friend. "

 

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Jimmy Greene, As We Are Now was released on July 25, 2025.

 

"Named the critics’ choice in DownBeat magazine’s annual poll, As We Are Now is more than a triumph of musicianship, it is a poignant musical meditation on personal wellness and, by extension, the collective healing of Greene’s family and community. The album arrives more than a dozen years after the unthinkable loss of his daughter Ana, who was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. While previous albums such as Beautiful Life offered grief distilled into melody, As We Are Now emerges not from the ruins, but from the soil turned anew, resilient, questioning, and full of breath."

 

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Danny Widdicombe & Trichotomy, Iridescence was released on July 25, 2025.

 

"Insightful collaboration is at the heart of amazing jazz. Australian group Trichotomy joins with singer-songwriter Danny Widdicombe on Iridescence with conviction and conscientiousness. Jazz infused with roots and folk music makes this release something somewhat rare, featuring a variety of songs, from pure instrumentals to vocal tracks; these two artists achieve an amiable and inspired balance. There is a tender warmth, heartfelt devotion, and retro attitude that propels the ten originals."

 

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Carlos Camilo, Allure was released on July 15, 2025.

 

I couldn't find any reviews of this album, so you get to suffer through my prose.

 

Carlos Camilo is a Cuban pianist, singer, composer now based in Miami. His music is certainly Cuban flavored with North American influences. When I first listened to this, I thought great Salsa rhythms, and he was playing a guitar. Fooled me completely, but a synthesizer can do strange and wonderful things.  

 

According to his website, carloscamilo.com, he has released 55 albums, 7 this year and 10 last year. Busy man...

 

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/carlos-camilo/452012928/see-all?section=full-albums

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Marcus Rutz, Many Moons was released on August 4, 2025.

 

"The album’s title, Many Moons, serves as a thematic anchor: a poetic nod to the way time shapes music, as a marker of experience, as a sculptor of memory, and as a companion to creativity. Each track reflects a phase in that continuum, with the music unfolding like journal entries written under different skies, across different seasons. In Rutz’s own words, the process of composing, performing, and recording stretched across months, becoming a form of living research into the present moment, a study in artistic mindfulness. This isn’t just a collection of tunes; it’s a chronicle."

 

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Ryan Keberle, Choro Das Aguas was released on July 18, 2025.

 

"It’s rare that an album commands attention so swiftly and decisively as the latest release from trombonist Ryan Keberle and his ensemble, Catharsis. This sixth studio effort is a genuine revelation, not merely because it is exquisitely arranged and thoughtfully constructed, but because it achieves what once might have seemed improbable: placing the trombone front and center in the vibrant, rhythm-laced world of Brazilian jazz, and doing so with breathtaking elegance."

 

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Theo Coker, Dream Manifest was released on Jun 13, 2025.

 

"Yes, if you must categorize his music, then Croker is a true jazz artist. However, as a citizen of the world who lived and worked seven years in China and now splits his time between Orlando, Fla., and São Paulo, Brazil, Croker has a very different definition of jazz than the standard American interpretation."

 

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Buddy Guy, Ain't Done Witt The Blues was released on July 30, 2025.

 

"The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Buddy Guy kicks off the lead up to his new album with the release of new single “How Blues Is That?’ featuring legendary Eagles’ guitarist, Joe Walsh and co-written with Grammy Award winning producer/songwriter Tom Hambridge and Richard Fleming. Amid the track, Buddy’s leading bold and affirming vocals give recall to his life and journey, while fervently building in tandem with Rob McNelley’s slick electric guitar and growing tickles of Kevin McKendree’s piano chords."

 

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"From his home-base Nashville, producer/writer/drummer Hambridge has assembled a top notch team of musicians for this project. Besides superstar guests, Joe Walsh, Joe Bonamassa, Peter Frampton, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and the Blind Boys of Alabama, the album includes superb session artists Max Abams on saxophone, Kevin McKendree and Mike Rojas on keys, Steve Patrick on trumpet, Glen Worf on Bass and Rob McNelley with additional guitar.

 

And if that power-packed lineup wasn’t enough, the album also includes former Jeff Beck bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, and Chuck Leavell of the Allman Brothers on B3 and Wurlitzer."

 

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Julian Shore, Sub Rosa was released on 

 

"In an era where jazz albums often lean heavily on concept, explanation, and various degrees of spirituality, pianist Julian Shore’s SUB ROSA refreshingly embraces the mysterious. Like its Latin title—meaning “under the rose,” denoting secrecy—this second album from Shore’s intuitive trio with bassist Martin Nevin and drummer Allan Mednard resists the urge to explain itself. Instead, it lets the music do the talking, hinting at ideas rather than spelling them out, and trusting the listener to meet it halfway."

 

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This is excellent dinner music!

 

 

 

 

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Marc Seales, People & Places was released on August 29.2025.

 

"A Dream Album of People, Places, and Time: Marc Seales and Ernie Watts Deliver a Jazz Masterpiece for the Ages."

 

"People & Places is an album that not only offers immediate listening pleasure but, without a doubt, will take its place among the memorable jazz recordings of our time.

That’s no overstatement. We are, after all, in the presence of two legendary artists."

 

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Bask, The Turning was released on August 22, 2025.

 

"The Turning is defined by its peaks and valleys, never melodramatically swinging for awkward climactic moments. Instead, everything flows seamlessly in a confidently performed display of heavy psychedelia that's full of surprises. The album is passionate, soul searching, driven with purpose and a sense of adventure that doesn't involve pointless wandering. Their rock-based template is augmented with a tapestry that weaves heavy metal, even Tampa Bay death metal, along with bluegrass, folk and country. BASK is truly one of a kind. Sure, influences can be heard, assumed and even self-professed, but as a collective, BASK doesn't rip off any band, subgenre nor style. "The Turning" is a true exploration of sound, story and self."

 

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Michael Mani, Triangles was released on May 9, 2025.

 

"A classically trained pianist, Mani has plied his artistry to recording dates with Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, Al Jarreau, Michael Bolton, New Kids on the Block, Leona Lewis, Regina Belle, Tevin Campbell, Shanice Wilson, En Vogue, Siedah Garrett, and the Backstreet Boys. In addition to teaming with Walden, Mani contributed to recording projects by
multi-platinum-selling and GRAMMY-winning producer-songwriter Walter Afanasieff (Mariah Carey, Kenny G). Mani won a GRAMMY for the instrumental “The Calling” from Santana’s “Supernatural” album, which highlighted two Rock and Roll Hall of Famers: Santana and Clapton. Mani’s contributions to Saunders’ 2024 album, “The Romance Continues,” including the top 10 single, “Loving You Is Easy,” led to his own record deal with Baja/TSR Records. He cowrote and produced Saunders’ forthcoming single, “Swagalicious,” and upcoming projects by R&B/jazz vocalist Tommy Davidson and pop singer Stefan Benz. Mani has composed music for television, film, and commercials for mega brands such as Honda, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Apple, Taco Bell, and Hallmark.

In a music genre in need of new voices, different creative approaches, and imaginative sounds, Mani’s arrival should be a welcome and exciting breath of fresh air."

 

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Mirador, Mirador was released today, September 19, 2025.

 

"Instinctive side-project from Greta Van Fleet guitarist Jake Kiszka doubles down on the good stuff in MIRADOR’s classic rock bolt from the blue.

 

... the whole myth and folklore attached to rock’s genesis – that made Greta Van Fleet guitarist Jake Kiszka want to walk this dusty road alongside his friend, Englishman Chris Turpin of alt. folk duo Ida Mae. That, plus the opportunity to simply let rip on his six-string without compromise."

 

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Art Hirahara, Peace Unknow was released on July 18, 2025.

 

"Art Hirahara’s Peace Unknown is a vivid modern jazz program rooted in the rich history of jazz. Drawing on a lifetime of varied musical study, ranging from early improvisational training with unconventional classical mentors to immersion in West African, Balinese, and North Indian traditions, Hirahara has cultivated a jazz language that is both organic and architecturally precise. That balance comes to life in this septet setting, where horn textures, rhythmic design, and improvisational dialogue merge into a unified statement."

 

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Ana Popovic, Dance to the Rhythm was released on September 25, 2025

 

"Dance To The Rhythm is appropriately titled, as it is packed full of danceable tunes and great guitar work. Recorded on Electric Heel Records at Kona Town Recording Studio in Redondo Beach, California, the album is a ten-song offering of great music from an exceptional talent. Ana Popovic wrote, or co-wrote, every tune on this project except for a Paul Simon classic. A mix of R&B, blues, soul, rock, funk, and Latin-influenced styles and sounds, this album is sure to please even the most critical listener."

 

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