We're very excited to announce the lineup for the first Ossicles Fest happening in Richmond VA March 24-25. March 24 at Reveler is @marcribot.bsky.social Solo. March 25 is a triple bill of @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, Nicole Mitchell, and Laura Ann Singh Fracas Quintet. Tickets on sale Mon. 2/9!

you may not know it until it's slinking through your immediate environment but you need this new tune by Tomeka Reid so so much outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/track/oo-long

Something Else! Reviews Source: Something Else!. Tomeka Reid Quartet, “Oo long!” from ‘Dance! Skip! Hop!’ (2026): Something Else! sneak peek Christopher Hoffman - 'REX' (2026) Camila Nebbia, James Banner + Max Andrzejewski - 'Presencia' (2025) Ivo Perelman + Wadada Leo Smith – ‘Duologues 5’ (2026)…

Special shows in February @wfmu.bsky.social now lined up. STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/OV

Oo long! 2nd single from dance! skip! hop! by Tomeka Reid @ooyhrecords.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social absolutely shredding on guitar! outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/track/oo-long

Oo long!, the second single from Tomeka Reid's forthcoming dance! skip! hop! (OOYH 041) feat. Mary Halvorson, Jason Roebke, and Tomas Fujiwara is OUT NOW! Check it out on Bandcamp or limited streaming (only Tidal, Qobuz, Apple). dance! skip! hop! out February 13! outofyourheadrecords.lnk.to/oolong

#NowPlaying Adam O'Farrill – Eleanor’s Dance Elephant (Out Of Your Head Records) adamofarrill.bandcamp.com/album/elephant @ooyhrecords.bsky.social

Ossicles Fest. Richmond VA, March 24-25. We're starting a music festival, details soon. Logo by TJ Huff.

Now listening to the new album *REX* by Christopher Hoffman. It’s cello-centric experimental jazz that often veers into instrumental rock. I really like it.

jazztoday.co.uk on Cambridge Radio Sun 18th Jan at 4pm GMT here: cambridge.radio/listen/ w music from Christopher Hoffman, Liam Noble, Airelle Besson & Lionel Suarez, Misha Mullov Abbado & James Davison, the trio S-E-A, the Max Nagl Ensemble and Alon Farber’s Hagiga

Another interview in the can; I just got off a Zoom call with Jazz cellist Tomeka Reid for a 3hr special @wfmu.bsky.social devoted to her creative music & forthcoming new album "dance! skip! hop!" @ooyhrecords.bsky.social Stay tuned! wfmu.org/playlists/OV

Christopher Hoffman - REX (OOYH 040) out now! This is a really special one (see Chris’ words in the thread), and we very much hope you enjoy it: outofyourheadrecords.lnk.to/REX

The Tomeka Reid Quartet—🎸 @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, bassist Jason Roebke, 🥁 Tomas Fujiwara, & cellist Reid—perform music from their upcoming album DANCE! SKIP! HOP! at Baby’s All Right as part of the #nycwjf Brooklyn Marathon, Williamsburg. More 📹 at www.instagram.com/p/DTbrqBWjVG...

Big thanks to Anna Heflin at Which Sinfonia for giving Christopher Hoffman space to talk about his upcoming album REX (out 1/16, listening party tonight 8pm EST!) We hope you enjoy his essay Entry Point: www.whichsinfonia.com/entry-point/

The music of WRENS- trumpeter Ryan Easter, keys wizard Elias Stemeseder, cellist Lester St. Louis & drummer Jason Nazary - is packed with many references and pushes to many directions that it barely contains its commotion. My review for Percorsi Musicali: www.percorsimusicali.eu/2026/01/14/w...

SO good

one of our current improvised music luminaries bsky.app/profile/ooyh...

Sea Triptych, the 3-song EP preview from Adam O'Farrill's forthcoming ELEPHANT (out 3/20) is out today! There is a video for the track Iris Murdoch as well, all in the link below. Enjoy! outofyourheadrecords.lnk.to/SeaTriptych

Alright here are my top album charts for 2025. Arranged by genre and release date. Hope you find something you might have missed! I love music so much omg. Here's to more great music in 2026.

The final single from Christopher Hoffman - REX (out January 16), Buffalo Mountain, is out now! outofyourheadrecords.lnk.to/BuffaloMount...

Ches Smith Clone Row w/ Mary Halvorson, Liberty Ellman, and Nick Dunston Monday 1/12 at Reveler in Richmond! This takes the place of the monthly OOYH Second Mondays series at Artspace, which will be back to normal in February.

Tomeka Reid performing music from dance! skip! hop! (OOYH 041) as one of six can’t miss performances at Winter Jazz Fest, thanks @qobuz.bsky.social magazine! www.qobuz.com/us-en/magazi...

Adam O'Farrill • Elephant March 20 • Out Of Your Head Records adamofarrill.bandcamp.com/album/elephant

Finally got around to playing this.

Great cover story on Tomeka Reid in the Jan. 2026 NYC Jazz Record! Also very honored to be listed as one of five Labels of the Year, Dream Up in Albums of the Year, Unseparate as Large Ensemble Albums of the Year, and For These Streets as one of the 100 Best. nycjazzrecord.com/wp-content/u...

jazztoday.co.uk on Cambridge Radio Sun 4th Jan at 4pm GMT here: cambridge.radio/listen/ w music from Christopher Hoffman, Byron Wallen, Pedro Velasco, the Jung Stratmann Quartet, the Dabin Ryu Trio, the Amaury Faye NOLA Quartet and Daniele Cavallanti’s A World of Sound.

Wax Mage drop for WRENS - Half of What You See is tomorrow (12/31 NYE) at 1:00pm EST on the Bandcamp page for the album. These are crazy! Message for info, or check our IG or Bandcamp. Enjoy! outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/half-o...

The ten albums that have given me most pleasure over the past year. Most released in 2025, but a few from 2024. Most are on small independent labels and few appear on other end of year listings. So, who knows, you might find a hidden gem in amongst! jazztoday-cambridge105.blogspot.com

Still rules.

Awesome to have all the great @avantmusicnews.bsky.social reviews of OOYH albums in one place! Big thanks to Mike for this, and for making Avant Music News one of our favorite places to discover new music.

Big thanks for including Tomas Fujiwara - Dream Up!

Amazing and thorough review of Christopher Hoffman - REX in The Millerton News today. Gives a lot of great background on Chris' process, Rex Brasher himself, and the property where this all took place. Enjoy! millertonnews.com/between-feat...

AMN Reviews: Tomeka Reid – dance! skip! hop! (2026; Out Of Your Head Records) Each time a new album from Tomeka Reid, Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara, or a number of others who circulate among these musicians is released, I have the same reaction. I am tempted to state, "If you like their last…

jazztoday.co.uk on Cambridge Radio Sun 21st Dec at 4pm GMT here: cambridge.radio/listen/ w music from Rob Clearfield, Chad Taylor Quintet, Gulliver & Roberto Ottaviano, Christian Wallumrod, Joe Fonda & Bass of Operation, The Tomeka Reid Quartet, Shirley Smart & Robert Mitchell

On the next episode Rare #Vinyl Rare Live Sun Ra, Heavy Sounds, Blue Note Deep Grooves, Free Improv, Vietnam Vibes, Ornithology, Nuclear War, Peruvian Galaxia Tropical and so much more Sat, Dec 20, 7-10pm(ET) @wfmu.bsky.social STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

Ches Smith Clone Row (w/ Mary Halvorson, Liberty Ellman, Nick Dunston) will be at Reveler in Richmond on Jan. 12. That's a second Monday, so we won't be at Artspace in January. Go to this instead, it'll be great! Tickets just went on sale, link right here: www.revelerexperiences.com/event/ches-s...

There's a new Tomeka Reid Quartet (w/Mary Halvorson, Jason Roebke & Tomas Fujiwara) album coming in February, and the first "single" RULES. I swear, Halvorson's guitar sounds like a clavinet on this. outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/track/dance-...

OUT TODAY! First single and title track from Tomeka Reid - dance! skip! hop! (feat. Mary Halvorson, Jason Roebke, Tomas Fujiwara) is available on Bandcamp, Tidal, Qobuz, and Apple only. Listen via the link below, it's very very good! outofyourheadrecords.lnk.to/danceskiphop...

Yo this new Tomeka Reid outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dance-...

Jon Garelick reviews new albums from Billy Hart, Phil Haynes & Free Country, Pat Thomas, Kalia Vandever, and the Webber/Morris Big Band. artsfuse.org/321053/jazz-...

Snow Owls, the next single of Christopher Hoffman's forthcoming album REX (out 1/16) is out today! REX is Chris' tribute to Rex Brasher, written and recorded on Brasher's 116-acre property where Chris now lives. More soon, this one is fascinating! outofyourheadrecords.lnk.to/SnowOwls

Some new stuff going up tomorrow for Bandcamp Friday (Tomeka Reid + Christopher Hoffman color vinyl options) plus some LP bundles at a huge discount. All goes up tomorrow at 9am EST, thread for info: outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com

Thanks to Will Layman and PopMatters for including Webber/Morris Big Band - Unseparate here!

This week's edition of the Nowhere Street newsletter looks at recent music from Das B., Michiko Ogawa, Webber/Morris Big Band, and Craig Taborn/ Tomeka Reid/ Ches Smith. It's free to subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/petermar...

New one coming February 2026: Tomeka Reid Quartet: "dance! skip! hop!" Tomeka Reid - cello Jason Roebke - bass, cassette Mary Halvorson - guitar Tomas Fujiwara - drums outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dance-...

WRENS - Half of What You See is out now! CDs shipping, LP in stock any day now, stream anywhere except Spotify below. This one is crazy! outofyourheadrecords.lnk.to/halfofwhatyo...

Tomeka Reid Quartet :: dance! skip! hop! February 13 :: Out of Your Head Records outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dance-...

ANNOUNCING Tomeka Reid - dance! skip! hop! (OOYH 041) out Feb 13 on LP (color options soon!)/CD/digital, featuring Tomeka with Mary Halvorson (guitar), Jason Roebke (bass), and Tomas Fujiwarwa (drums)! CDs are in stock, LPs soon, quick preview on Bandamp: outofyourheadrecords.lnk.to/danceskiphop

Christopher Hoffman - Saboteur from the forthcoming album REX. Live video take is different than the album track, both up on Bandcamp now. Enjoy! youtu.be/aZTbjEcia_8?...

Hello November! Here is a playlist of my current Bandcamp favorites that include many Courtesy Desk longtime crushes: KCIDY, Laura Ann Singh, Sunno))), Dalek, and Verity Den. www.buymusic.club/list/courtes...