CLASSICAL/ JAZZ/ BLUES

James Shumway returns with another deeply intimate composition in “So Glad You’re Mine.” Hot off the acclaim of his award-winning piece “To the One I Love,” Shumway continues to carve out a space where classical romanticism meets modern emotional clarity. Known for writing from the heart rather than the ivory…

Ambrosia II by Rotterdam drummer-composer Ruud Voesten arrives in late 2025 as the next chapter in his Dante-inspired saga. It’s a leap from the flames of Inferno into the slow, spiraling ascent of Purgatorio. Voesten, who first cut his teeth on punk before finding his home in jazz and improvisation,…

The Awakening arrives as OHNomad’s most ambitious statement to date, a ten-movement suite shaped in the spirit of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition but filtered through Eastern philosophy, myth, and modern introspection. Performed by longtime collaborator Chi-Jo Lee and recorded with Grammy-winning engineer Matthew Snyder, this piano EP is more…

Soek’s new single “We Were Taller Then” arrives like a memory caught between light and shadow, as it meditates on the strange magic of childhood and the ache that follows once it’s gone. Released October 3, 2025, the track extends composer Grant Borland’s signature blend of organic warmth and electronic…

Bei Bei’s new single “Two Moons,” released ahead of her upcoming album of the same name, comes as a doorway between eras, with ancient strings brushing up against tomorrow’s circuitry. The internationally celebrated guzheng virtuoso, now also blossoming as a guqin performer and composer, crafted the piece in collaboration with…

The musical project New Laconia continues its interstellar storytelling with the new single “New Laconia,” an instrumental odyssey that blurs the line between cosmic fantasy and cinematic soundscape. This is a new chapter in the ongoing saga of the Traveler, whose journey through portals, planets, and forgotten universes began in…

Under the name The Floodshark, William Blake Hyatt continues to build his own self-contained sonic world, where composition, instrumentation, production, artwork, and concept all come from a single creative source. Through Hallow Leaves is a two-track release that leans into mood and atmosphere over conventional structure, drawing on influences that…

Experimental duo EVIL GIMA returns with their latest avant-garde project, Elements, released on October 30, 2025, under Fire, Fire, Red Star Down! Records. Founded in 2015 by award-winning film composer Dave Wirth, the project later expanded when Wirth teamed up with musician and artist Jorge Martinez to create Alluvion in…

Jazz-soul artist Anton Commissaris continues to cultivate his warm, timeless musical universe with “Keep My Faith in Love,” a new single that glows with a soft, steady optimism. Recorded in the San Francisco Bay Area and inspired by greats like Stevie Wonder and Antônio Carlos Jobim, the track sits comfortably…

Sharon Ruchman’s new album From the Heart does exactly what its title promises, as it communicates feeling first, without theatrics or excess, relying on the natural conversation between violin and piano to carry emotional weight. It’s her sixth album overall, but her first devoted solely to violin–piano duets, created in…