The first "Disturbance" of November! Tune in for new material from vibraphonist Yuhan Su, DJ Nicola Conte, composer/arranger Zhengtao Pan, and trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Payton. www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes *photo creds/ALT

WITHIN EARSHOT Sean Mason “A Breath of Fresh Air” Seanmason.net The title nudges at what we regularly seek. With a recurring four-on-the-floor backbeat, his quintet messages his personal growth and rejuvenation in one of the most satisfying releases to date. Rec: Secrets, Kiss Me *photo cred/ALT

Back with your RWD of new music - vibraphonist and composer Mark Sherman, the piano trio Prawntail, and composer Zihua Tan with the group No Hay Banda. On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com [photo credits in ALT]

WITHIN EARSHOT The Charlie Rouse Band “Cinnamon Flower” resonancerecords.org The archival release of tenor man Rouse’s '77 Brazilian album comparatively may sound showy to his work with Monk, but his congenial delivery and the collective talent overrides that notion. Rec: Clove and Cinnamon

Your RWD has been posted - multi-instrumentalist and composer Nicholas Payton, drummer Phil Haynes and his quartet Free Country, bassist and composer Anne Mette Iversen and Ternion Q Expanded, and pianist Chris Rottmayer. On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com [photo credits in ALT]

WITHIN EARSHOT Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura “Ki” librarecords.com I, too, listened with “quiet fascination”. Its stark, emotive delivery fits with a 1960’s suspense thriller (“Wait Until Dark”) or could drape a reading by Kerouac. Rec: Keyaki, Kusunoki [photo credits in ALT]

"The Jazz Disturbance" is up and runnin'! Picks from new releases by pianist Simon Chivallon, the Shout Section Big Band, saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Gwilyn Simcock, and bassist Rich Brown. www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes [photo credits in ALT]

Awakening to another Monday and your RWD of new music - the quartet Earscratcher's "Otoliths"; pianist and composer Kate Wyatt's "Murmurations"; and bassist Nick Joz’s"Hieroglyph & Stuttering". On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com [photo credits in ALT]

WITHIN EARSHOT Brittany Davis “Black Thunder” loosegroove.indiemerch.com Each piece holds personal, pinching truths, expressing her wants and longings, so aligned with ours. The pathos of “Black Thunder” will break you and then build you back up. Rec: Amid the Blackout of the Night, Mirrors

If you don't know who pianist and composer Carole Nelson is, well, why don't you tune into this week's "Situation Fluxus" get to know her and "Through the Storm". Also, pianist Eva Novoa and saxophonist Ron Blake...and prepare yourself for a little Latin tinge... www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes

Welcome to this week's RWD of new music - drummer Mike Clark, pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, vocalist and story-teller Allen Austin-Bishop, and composer and conductor Rin Seo’s Collective. On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com [photo credits in ALT]

Greetings - coast-to-coast, across the pond - here's this week's "The Jazz Disturbance" - vocalist Stella Cole, keyboardist Joe Alterman and DJ, bassist and producer Mocean Worker, guitarist Heather McKay, and the group OKAN. www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes

WITHIN EARSHOT Gary Bartz “Damage Control" facebook.com/garybartzofficial Bartz conjures the soul spirits of six-plus decades for a relaxing drive. He made this recording for himself but let me in as a passenger. Rec: In Search of My Heart/ Love Surrounds Us Everywhere [photo creds in ALT]

Welcome to the Fall Equinox 2025 and to this week's RWD - pianist David Kikoski, keyboardist Joe Alterman and DJ, bassist and producer Mocean Worker, and NEA Jazz Master saxophonist Gary Bartz and his group NTU. On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com [photo credits in ALT]

During this week's "Situation Fluxus", I spoke with Rob Adams, UK journalist and operator of his own Rob Adams Music Touring. Also, for your listening pleasure, selections from vocalists Allen Austin-Bishop and Nicole Zuraitis. Voila! www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes

Dig into this week's RWD with pianist-composer Satoko Fujii and trumpeter-composer Natsuki Tamura, pianist and composer Federico Bonifazi, and drummer Johnathan Blake. On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com [photo credits in ALT]

This week's "The Jazz Disturbance" - with vocalist Shiri Zorn, saxophonist Timo Vollbrecht, violinist Jason Kao Hwang, vocalist Samara Joy, and other suspects - is right here - www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes

WITHIN EARSHOT Ledisi “For Dinah” candidrecords.shop.musictoday.com Ledisi brings forth the spirit of The Queen of the Blues with class, sensitivity and the Dionysiac power that Black women possess. Rec: What a Difference a Day Makes, Let’s Do It

Your RWD of new music served up now - pianists Paul Harrison and Billy Lester and vocalists Jamile and Peter Campbell. On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com [photo credits in ALT]

Yes, it's the official unofficial start to fall - cooler temps and plenty of Jazz and improvised music! Tune in to this week's "Situation Fluxus" with my guest bassist, composer, and founder of Out of Your Head Records Adam Hopkins. www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes [photo credits in ALT]

The last "The Jazz Disturbance" for August 2025 - www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes

Your RWD of new music - "Vanguardia Subterránea"/saxophonist Miguel Zenón; "Chapter One/pianist Caelan Cardello; "Triune"/multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Payton; "Exotica Reborn: In Studio and Live at House Without A Key"/"The Waitiki 7. On the homepage of www.jazzfluxus.com [photo creds in ALT]

Here's my conversation with trombonist, keyboardist, and composer William Carn - www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes - and music from the duo Bitter:Sweet and composer Terry Riley. [photo credit in ALT]

WITHIN EARSHOT Lauren Henderson “Sonidos” laurenhendersonmusic.com “Sonidos” steps apart in its ebullience, elevated by the auxiliary of Ross-Fortner-Douglas-Dyson. Through the eyelet of the African Diaspora and Latin experiencia, love, faith, broken-ness. Rec: Flight, Ola [photo creds in ALT]

This week's RWD of new music includes new releases by trumpeter and composer Jason Charos, saxophonists Eric Alexander and Vincent Herring, and bassist Pino Palladino and guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, producer and Blake Mills. www.jazzfluxus.com [photo credits in ALT]

Make it through the dog days of August with "The Jazz Disturbance". This week, new and upcoming releases from bassist Pino Palladino and guitarist Blake Mills, saxophonist Ivo Perelman, and Ancient Future. www.jazzfluxus.com [photo credits in ALT]

WITHIN EARSHOT Lingyuan Yang “Cursed Month” chaospace.org Unrelated, the recording’s turbulence for me dramatizes the world’s outrage over tyranny and indifference; yet is discretionarily confined within the trio's taut playing. God save Washington, DC. Rec: Moondial, Send Off the Ghosts

More of what you love - RWD picks include guitarist Lingyuan Yang and vocalists Dara Starr Tucker and Allen Austin-Bishop! On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com

The latest "Situation Fluxus" has been posted! It contains my interview with pianist, arranger, and composer Dabin Ryu. Also, selections from the new releases by vocalists Lauren Henderson and Nicole Zuraitis. www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes

WITHIN EARSHOT Billy Lester “High Standards” ultrasoundrecords.it A September release, sure to exorcise those blahs. Pianist Lester’s take on eight standards is rich in complex simplicity. Rec: What Is This Thing Called Love, You Go to My Head

Glad you're here! This week's RWD includes selections from new releases by vocalist Nicole Zuraitis, pianist Andy Nevala, and guitarist and composer Kevin Brunkhorst. On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com

"The Jazz Disturbance" for this week includes cuts from new releases by pianist Bob Schlesinger, guitarist Luca Crispino, Flying Sutra with saxophonist Ayumi Ishito, and drummer Reid Hoyson. www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes

WITHIN EARSHOT Aruán Ortiz “Créole Renaissance” Intaktrec.ch In one corner of the room, Black experimentation perseveres through Ortiz’s declarations at the keyboard. His takes on the 1930's French Négritude movement is timely as well as necessary. Rec: L’Étudiant Noir, The Great Camouflage

It's never too hot for your RWD at Jazz/Fluxus - vocalist Emma Smith, pianist Bob Schlesinger, and drummer Chris Wabich. On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com

Your day just got brighter - my interview with British-Nigerian singer-songwriter Ola Onabulé is waiting for you at Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes

Your start to a new week - your RWD of new music! It includes selections from saxophonist Rico Jones and drummer Joe Farnsworth leading a sextet. On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com

During this week's "The Jazz Disturbance", vocalist and pianist Ben Sidran, trombonist William Carn's Choices, and vocalist Amanda Ekery - www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes

If you know nothing about the Freedom Art Quartet, well, then....my interview during "Situation Fluxus" is with the two founding members - drummer Lloyd Haber and trumpeter Omar Kabir. Stay tuned in for Quinn & Barrett and multi-instrumentalist Gunhild Carling. www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes

WITHIN EARSHOT Dee Dee Bridgewater + Bill Charlap “Elemental” mackavenue.com A pairing conjured by a “spiritual voice”; then, the pandemic thwarted immediate plans; and now, they begin again. These are effervescent moments; and in the future, I hope to catch them live. Rec: Mood Indigo, Caravan

Now the summer really heats up...here's your RWD - trombonist John Yao, pianist/organist Peter Johnstone, the quartet Kaze and vocalist Koichi Makigami (pictured/Ayako Makigami), and violinist Jason Kao Hwang. On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com

During this holiday weekend in the US, AAJ celebrates with its "Best Jazz Albums of 2025: All-Star Break Edition" and yes, I did submit my Top Three picks. Here it is, folks! www.allaboutjazz.com/best-jazz-al...

I'm most "disturbed"...read about it here - www.facebook.com/ckdisturbance/ During "The Jazz Disturbance" this week - pianist Maja Babyszka, reed player Gilad Atzmon, and drummer Nikos Sidirokastritis, percussionist/bandleader Joaquin Núñez & Habana Safari, and pianist/composer/poet David Leach.

WITHIN EARSHOT Alex "Apolo" Ayala “Afro-Puerto Rican Jazz” alexapoloayala.com miguelzenon.com This is just a stirring reminder to those of you who’ve forgotten that you still have spirit…enciende mi alma en llamas! Rec: Agonía (three-movement suite), Bomba Carambomba

My offering for this week's RWD of new music - singer-songwriter Ola Onabulé and guitarist Nicolas Meier, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, and the Kwan/Pauly/Shaw Trio.

Jasmine Crockett with the real talk!

Listen in, y'all, to my chat-chat with NYC-based vocalist Tyreek McDole about his debut "Open Up Your Senses" during this week's "Situation Fluxus"! Also, cuts from new releases by vocalist Tessa Souter and the Jazz-Funk group Azymuth (with a "y", not an "i".) www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes

WITHIN EARSHOT Wallace/Vazquez/von Schultz “Siesta” 577records.com I’d lose in a throwdown with pianist Eli Wallace, bassist Pablo Vazquez and drummer Marcelo von Schultz. Their fierce blows on their debut are potent. Rec: Saltando Nos, Vacios Expectantes Espectros Infinitos Reflejos

Let the music cool and soothe...during this week's RWD of new music, selections from pianist and composer Sumi Tonooka, Hammond B3 player Charles Kynard (circa 1972), and composer, saxophonist, and vocalist Joane Hétu. On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com

During this week's "Disturbance" - selections from new releases by pianist Grant Richards, composer Bobby West, producer and instrumentalist Adrian Younge, the Brian Molley Quartet and the Asin Langa Ensemble, drummer William Hooker, and saxophonist Jaleel Shaw. www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes

WITHIN EARSHOT Amina Claudine Myers “Solace of the Mind” Red Hook - redhookrecords.com The path of faith that I travel is lonely, but music accompanies me and leads me further. Myers’ solo recording is that companion’s hand that tows you past the exhaustion and pain. Rec: Sensuous, Twilight