Federico Llach -- Photo by Jonathan Morgan
Interview

5 Questions to Federico Llach (composer)

Federico Llach, Felix Cristiani, Maggie Parkins, Nick Photinos
Federico Llach was raised in Argentina, where he trained as both a jazz performer and a classical composer, but his artistic practice has evolved and expanded from its early foundations in Buenos Aire…
SML -- Photo by Charlie Weinmann
Album

SML Balance Individual Creativity and Group Dynamism on Formidable New Album

Anna Butterss, Booker Stardrum, Gregory Uhlmann, International Anthem, International Anthem Recording Co., Jeremiah Chiu, Josh Johnson, SML
Experimental jazz supergroup SML has never rehearsed together. In fact, they barely ever talk about the music, preferring to leave everything for the stage, where — improvising in front of live audien…
Tufawon -- Courtesy of artist
Interview

Tufawon Centers Indigenous Ways of Being Through Musical Expression

ALLSZN, AntoineX, Christina Wood, DAI, Duluth Art Institute, Madeline Kayser, Rafael Gonzalez, Tufawon
“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.” This famous phrase comes with a lot of baggage. As we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Inde…
Eden Girma -- Courtesy of artist
Playlist

ListN Up: Eden Girma (December 18, 2025)

Billy Strayhorn, Bobby McFerrin, Cecilia Bartoli, Gigi, Girlpool, Guilio Caccini, Lorez Alexandria, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Take 6
Eden Girma is a multi-instrumental musician, vocalist, producer, and composer hailing from Madison, WI.  Having grown up at the nexus of widely varying and vibrant musical traditions, Eden creates thr…
EOY Album Listicle Covers 2025
Album

Our Top Contemporary Classical and Experimental Albums of 2025

Alex Paxton, Amina Claudine Myers, Darian Donovan Thomas, Errollyn Wallen, Gabriela Ortiz, ganavya, Ganavya Doraiswamy, Jessica Moss, Katie Porter, Los Thuthanaka, Rafiq Bhatia, Sphinx Virtuosi
It’s that time of year again, and we’re excited to share a list of our contributors’ top albums of 2025. Some of the artists are new on the scene; others have been in the game for 30…
Ashley DuBose -- Photo by Jayme Halbritter
Ashley DuBose — Photo by Jayme Halbritter

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Sivan Cohen Elias -- Photo by Patrick Pelham
Sivan Cohen Elias — Photo by Patrick Pelham

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