CLASSICAL/ JAZZ/ BLUES

With ““Hallelujah” Just Keep Your Heads Up Now (Instrumental),” Ohio-based artist Dianne Forte demonstrates that a powerful message does not always require words. Known for crafting faith-driven songs centered on encouragement, gratitude, and perseverance, Forte takes a different route here, allowing melody and rhythm to carry the emotional weight. The…

Few pieces of contemporary chamber music manage to feel both deeply personal and broadly universal, but “Piano Trio No. 2 ‘Mary Margaret’” by composers Jim Klein and Ian Jamison accomplishes precisely that. Written as an elegy for Klein’s infant granddaughter, the five-movement work transforms grief into something profoundly moving, inviting…

As part of his ambitious debut album Statue, “Familiar Disturbance” finds London trumpeter and composer Dylan Jones at his most introspective and emotionally direct. Already respected for his work alongside some of the capital’s most influential jazz institutions and musicians, Jones uses this project to step fully into his own…

Long before his upcoming collaboration “Orbit” arrives, New York-based producer and artist Rayrick had already laid the groundwork for his musical identity with Experiment, a genre-hopping EP that remains a fascinating snapshot of his creative evolution. Originally released in 2022, the project showcases Rayrick’s ability to blend melodic dubstep, future…

Kirk Monteux’s Total Tranquility arrives with a title that leaves little room for ambiguity, yet the album more than lives up to its promise. Created after the composer’s move from the bustle of Frankfurt to a quieter life surrounded by nature, this eleven-track instrumental collection feels less like a conventional…

Some songs feel like destinations. Others feel like journeys. Connie Lansberg’s “Aeroplane,” the opening track from her collaborative album with veteran guitarist Brad Rabuchin, belongs firmly in the latter category. Recorded in a single day at a Pasadena studio with little more than instinct, trust, and musical chemistry to guide…

Few artists make instrumental music feel as vivid and emotionally revealing as Mighty Joe Belson. Known for creating minimalist ambient compositions filled with spaciousness, nuance, and quiet intensity, Belson invites listeners into deeply reflective inner worlds.  His latest release, “The Process Of Individuation,” arrives as a striking meditation on dreams,…

Paris-based neoclassical composer Serij d’Artosis has a gift for turning emotion into atmosphere, and with “Rêve 3: Narges,” he delivers one of his most affecting works to date. Featured on the EP Vestiges de Rêves, the composition draws inspiration from the resilience of a single mother navigating the horrors of…

Based between Milan and London, composer Richard Green has built a fascinating musical bridge between classical elegance and contemporary expression. At the heart of his ambitious trilogy project, A Journey, sits “Sad but Beautiful,” an instrumental composition that captures how joy and sorrow often travel hand in hand. From its…

Lucian Lacewing’s “Night Of Whispers” drifts in like fog rolling across ancient stones at midnight. The second single from the enigmatic artist feels less interested in conventional structure and more invested in atmosphere, sensation, and ritual. Inspired by places like Stonehenge, Avebury Stones, and Glastonbury Tor during the Summer Solstice,…