New York City, NY

Avinoam Ettun is a contemporary guitarist/composer/improviser based in New York City. With a focus on creating compositions for large ensembles and his own string quartet, Avinoam combines the sounds of electric guitar and chamber music. Ettun actively collaborates with animators, painters, filmmakers, and dancers and explores the intersections of different art forms.

Take Five With Guitarist / Composer Avinoam Ettun

Blanco, TX

Community Voices represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program but not yet verified their accounts. Community Voices are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

community_voice

Brigid Pfeifer

There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

Pianist/composer Satoko Fujii has released over one hundred albums since 1996 and, in line with that prolific output, Aloft is the third record she has appeared on just in 2024; see also the Kaze ensemble's Unwritten (Libra Records, 2024) and the Tokyo Trio's Jet Black (Libra Records, 2024). While it...

Natsuki Tamura / Satoko Fujii: Aloft

The Linder Brothers, Alex Skolnick, Cosmosquad, John Scofield, David Sancious, Evan Marien and Spanish guitarist Chema Vilchez. Allan Holdsworth, Brandon Coleman quartet and bassist Damien Erskine. Playlist. Linder Brothers "When I Was 16" from Linder Brothers (Verve) 00:00. Alex Skolnick Trio "Scorch" from Transformation (Magnatude) 06:23. Cosmosquad "Epapo Funk" from...

Linder Brothers, John Scofield, David Sancious, Allan Holdsworth and Brandon Coleman Quartet

Daisy Chain launches a new home for experimental dance music, Daisy Chain Recordings, and its first release arrives from Player Dave and sumthin sumthin. San Diego-based brand Daisy Chain has sunk its teeth into the scene since 2022 with standout underground events and those that have resided above the surface. While these tastemakers have brought everyone from TRUTH and Justin Martin to the stage while collaborating with other impressive promoters like DEF, their hunger for creating more remained. Enter Daisy Chain Recordings, the newfound label division of the blossoming brand that intends to put experimental dance music in the spotlight on an even larger scale.

Daisy Chain Recordings Officially Opens Doors with Debut Release

The US Sun

SINGER Shaun Martin has died at the age of 45. The Grammy-winning singer is known for being in the jazz band Snarky Puppy. His cause of death is unknown. However, he was recovering from an undisclosed illness and had a benefit concert coming up for him on September 14. “This special evening is about celebrating […]

Snarky Puppy member Shaun Martin dead at 45 as band calls musician ‘a beautiful and luminous human being’

Chicago, IL

Writers represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. Writers are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

writer

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

The Byrds stand as icons of mid-1960s rock, pioneering genres like folk rock, psychedelic rock, and country rock—a quintessential American response to the British Invasion led by the Beatles. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in January 1991, The Byrds’ original lineup performed together for the...

5 Songs From The Byrds That Take You Back To The 1960s

Legendary mandolinist David Grisman celebrated the 82nd birthday of his late friend and collaborator guitarist Jerry Garcia 82nd birthday by announcing a series of three Bare Bones – The Duo Recordings compilations recorded at Grisman’s Dawg Studios from 1990 – 1993. Most of the tracks on the forthcoming sets are previously unreleased according to Grisman.

David Grisman To Release Rare ‘Bare Bones’ Duo Recordings With Jerry Garcia

New music from Scott Kinsey, Al Di Meola, Mike Stern, Mark Lettieri and Jubu Smith. MMCircle with Enrico Pinna, Igor Willcox Quartet, Aurora Clara plus some Jazz from Kavyesh Kaviraj and Juan Dhas. Playlist. Scott Kinsey "Domino Theory" from Luniwaz-Live (Whirlwind) 00:00. Al Di Meola "Paradox Of Puppets" from Twentyfour...

New music from Scott Kinsey, Al Di Meola, Mike Stern, Aurora Clara and Juan Dhas

Today, the Spotlight was meant to shine On drummer, percussionist, and composer Ches Smith and his album Laugh Ash (Pyroclastic Records). As we arranged to get together, Ches suggested we include Shara Lunon, the trans-disciplinary poet, vocalist, composer, and improviser featured on the album. Laugh Ash is one of the...

Ches Smith & Shara Lunon: Dismantling Musical Conventions

With Long As You're Living ace jazz vocalist m: Lisa Rich and a team of New York A-listers soar across a dozen tracks of superior jazz. The album, her first since Highwire (Tritone Records, 2019) is a tour de force of musical talents and it once again validates Rich as one of our finest vocal artists.

Lisa Rich: Long As You're Living

From harpist Amanda Whiting, we begin the 865th Episode of Neon Jazz with music from her album The Liminality of Her. From there, we dive into music from Sofia Goodman's Receptive followed by Robby Ameen, Andy James, Anthony Stanco and Bruno Herbert. The final track puts a bow on the show with music from Twin Talk's Live.

Bruno Herbert, Robby Ameen, Sofia Goodman & Amanda Whiting

Detroit, MI

It’s like a family, we’re all living life through music. As a jazz journalist, attending summer festivals is almost a rite of passage, a journey to a place where so many pieces of the international jazz community are gathered in one spot to sample, or to indulge oneself. Over the years, accompanied by repeated visits, the sights and sounds of the festival locations become clearer and more familiar, the vibe more encompassing. You come to realize that many festival sites become jazz deserts once the festival circus leaves town. They are simply geographic annual event coordinates, a brief gathering spot. There are others however, that rise to international acclaim as an outgrowth of a local scene that includes a thriving mentorship cycle creating a jazz continuum of sorts. A city where music comes first, and generations of talent are produced to inevitably leave and impact the jazz community worldwide. Detroit is such a place. While jazz journalists typically are aware of the city's impact on jazz and pop music culture, few outside of the state of Michigan would ever have ventured there to experience the thriving local scene if not for the annual jazz festival that takes place for four days out of each year.

Kasan Belgrave Takes Off

There is an elusive, impossible logic to Live In Munich, an album that could sound so much like so many before it. But it does not. Because the music that roils tidal between Catalan pianist Jordina Millà and British bassist Barry Guy on their debut concert performance may be more the sound of creation than music as listeners have come to comfortably conceive it.

Jordina Millà and Barry Guy: Live In Munich

Swift Ford

Team USA has been struggling to dominate the Paris Olympics, with a slow start on day three. After claiming two gold medals and seven overall on Sunday, the US failed to capture any gold medals on Monday, dropping them down in the standings. Team USA captured six bronze medals and two silver medals - eight overall, but no golds.

Team USA fails to win a single gold medal on day three at Paris Olympics.

American Songwriter

Fifty years ago, Bob Dylan returned to touring after an eight-year hiatus. Dylan broke his neck in a motorcycle accident in 1966 and his return reunited him with The Band for 30 concerts. The historic 1974 arena tour has been captured in a sprawling 431-song box set collection, The 1974 Live Recordings. It arrives September 20 with a colored vinyl version available via Jack White’s Third Man Records.

4 Essential Tracks from Bob Dylan and The Band

Virginia State

Bryshere Gray's name has been added to a growing list. Some Virginians have been keeping up with the ever-increasing tales of celebrities and their alleged connections to the saga of Sean Diddy Combs. There are now rumors that Empire actor Bryshere Gray is suing Diddy and Will Smith.

Empire actor Bryshere Gray is allegedly suing Will Smith and Sean Combs

Abundant in gorgeous orchestral-laden arrangements and sparsely affecting soundscapes alike, SUAS is the riveting debut album from Sour Blood, the project of theatre artist and musician Kevin Gleeson. Hailing from Tipperary, Ireland, Gleeson excels in crafting textured songs with ornate orchestration, often emerging from his delicately unveiling vocals and simmering structural growth. Brendan Jenkinson also contributes to the album, which was written and recorded between Gothenburg and Dublin.

Sour Blood – ‘SUAS’

NewsBreak

Vadims Dmitrijevs Quintet: Integration!

If discovery is an element, and most certainly it is if one is an adventurous listener, uncovering new talent motivates your listening habits. With a release...

Vadims Dmitrijevs Quintet: Integration!

Comments / 0