CLASSICAL/ JAZZ/ BLUES

Synthonic’s latest album Lampin’ lives up to its title in all the best ways with laid-back, grooves, steeped in the warm soul of ‘90s Acid Jazz, but with a modern, genre-fluid edge. From the quiet coastal town of Sidmouth, Synthonic is redefining chill, drawing on inspirations like Jamiroquai and Incognito…

Gavin Murphy’s debut album Moment, released on May 30, 2025, is a tranquil cinematic escape that feels more like a visual experience than just music. An ambient and instrumental collection, it is rooted in the Irish countryside and decades of musical mastery. For someone who’s spent over twenty years arranging…

THE SUPER 3’s The Sun of a New Beginning “Winter to Spring,” released March 29, 2025, is less an album and more a meditation in motion. Inspired by the resilience of plum blossoms blooming through snow, the trio—drummer Shigeo “sanpei” Hirayama, bassist Tatsuya Fujimura, and pianist Toshiyuki Kokubu—offer a genre-defying…

Arnab Sengupta’s fifth studio album, What Goes Around Comes Around, released on May 22, 2025, is a luminous blend of introspection, groove, and lyrical elegance. With his signature blend of contemporary soul, jazz-pop, and singer-songwriter storytelling, the Bangalore-based multi-instrumentalist offers eight carefully sculpted, intimate, and philosophical tracks. The opener, “Here’s…

“Reversible Submersible” immerses. Released this May 23, 2025, via Music Factory Records, this psychedelic jazz-funk voyage from guitarist-composer Ari Joshua, organ wizard John Medeski, groove master Billy Martin, and bassist Jason Fraticelli delivers sonic depth and surface shimmer. Where their previous collaboration, “Blurry Face,” was a one-take live spark, “Reversible…

On February 14, 2025, French electronic music composer Jean-Philippe Ruelle released his newest single, “Switeewave,” which lives up to its delicate name with a warm, cocoon-like charm. Inspired by ambient pioneers like Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Air, Ruelle crafts a sonic world where simplicity becomes a sanctuary. Fittingly released on…

In Universal Connection – Junko, OHNomad (the musical alias of classical composer Owens Huang) transcends borders with this tribute. Composed for flute, cello, and piano, the piece is the third in his ongoing Universal Connection series and a cultural and intimate homage to friends from around the world. On the…

Ian Rae returns with a lush, cinematic dream in his new instrumental single “Rio in the Rain,” a genre-defying track that floats somewhere between bossa nova, film score, and jazzy nostalgia. Known for dabbling (or, as he calls it, “RAEcreating”) across musical landscapes from orchestral epics to trance, Rae goes…

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…