CLASSICAL/ JAZZ/ BLUES

Oreaganomics’s latest single, “Audacity,” might sound breezy on first listen with its mellow strumming guitars, rustling percussive layers, playful horns, and the sweet twang of harmonica, but it’s anything but light. Released on February 6, 2025, the track sneaks in like a summer jam, but unravels into a sharply crafted…

In a world increasingly defined by fleeting sounds and fast consumption, Darren Pickering Small Worlds’ latest album “Three” dares to slow the listener down. Released on April 30, 2025, via New Zealand’s Rattle label, Three is a cinematic and contemplative body of work that straddles modern jazz, ambient textures, and…

Gal Hecht is and interesting and innovative musician and educator playing piano and keyboard, specializing in jazz, and fusion, living in New York City. Check out the exclusive interview below: 1. Your roots can often shape your journey. Can you share a story or moment from your early life that…

Raynald Grenier’s The Compilation Album is a sweeping testament to his refined command of classical composition and emotional storytelling through music. Drawn from his expansive repertoire, this collection showcases the Quebec-born composer’s unmistakable signature: cinematic elegance, melodic sensitivity, and a deep reverence for classical tradition. Inspired by the greats—Mozart, Beethoven,…

Orage (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Jordan Paul Rousseau is a full-body ache in slow motion. It’s soaked in Mediterranean sun and goodbyes you didn’t see coming. From the first notes of “Orage (Main Theme)”, Rousseau brings the music like a soft cinematic sigh, oceanic, airy, pulsing like waves kissing…

If you ever wondered what a musical time machine might sound like, “American Velocity” by Marc Soucy might just be the closest thing to it—no flux capacitor required. In this masterfully crafted single, Soucy shows you what he got as a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer chops and launches you headfirst…

There’s something magical about musicians who know how to throw caution to the wind and just play—and that’s exactly the vibe Ari Joshua, John Medeski, and Billy Martin bottle up in this new track “Blurry Face.” Tracked live in a single take (yes, seriously—one take!), “Blurry Face” glows with raw,…

If poetry had a pulse and classical music grew roots in Korean soil, then YAJAC’s “옛낫@My Flower 진달내꽃” would be its living, breathing bloom. Released on April 7, 2025, this single is a stunning cultural revival wrapped in velvet melodies and historical soul. YAJAC, the genre-melting maestro, brings his signature…

“Return to Lullaby Mountain” by Robert McGinty is the piano piece that speaks. It starts off with shimmering, delicate keys, twinkling between longing and hope, before effortlessly building into something deeper, something that aches in the most beautiful way. Every note feels intentional yet spontaneous, like McGinty is discovering the…

“Rose Waltz” by Michael Yanis is a fleeting yet mesmerizing waltz, like a rose blooming in fast-forward, graceful, intricate, and gone too soon. Clocking in at just 1:47, this neoclassical gem wastes no time sweeping listeners into its delicate embrace. From the first rippling keystrokes, it’s like stepping into a…