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Maiani Da Silva -- Photo by Franklin Yeep

Album

Maiani da Silva Renews Sonic Connections to Nature on “Brouhaha”

Fjóla Evans, Ian Gottlieb, Jascha Narveson, Kelley Polar, Maiani da Silva, Sono Luminus, Zachary Good

On Brouhaha: Shaped by Fire (Sono Luminus, 2026), violinist Maiani da Silva suggests that listeners might renew their connection to nature by attuning to different rhythms and cycles in music. The rec…

Kathleen McGowan

Apr 16, 2026

Allison Loggins-Hull -- Photo by Roger Mastroianni

Interview

For Allison Loggins-Hull, Community and Reciprocity Feed Place-Based Music Making

Allison Loggins-Hull, Avie Records, Castle of our Skins, Franz Welser-Möst, Jessie Montgomery, Joshua Smith, Julia Bullock, Laquita Mitchell, Roomful of Teeth, Spoleto Festival, TCO Media, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Everything Band, Valerie Coleman

This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. Flutist and composer Allison Loggins-Hull has always been focused on storytelling. Her projects tend to include history and social commentary, as se…

Lana Norris

Apr 15, 2026

Amina Claudine Myers -- Photo by Steve Baboun

Interview

Perpetual Adaptability: Amina Claudine Myers at 84

AACM, Amina Claudine Myers, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Henry Threadgill, Muhal Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith

Defining the full scope of Amina Claudine Myers’ artistry feels impossible. At 84, she has nurtured an expansive practice defying genre and boundaries across classical, jazz, gospel, and avant-garde i…

Yaz Lancaster

Apr 14, 2026

Xavier Emmanuel -- Photo by Adriane Baker

Playlist

ListN Up Playlist: Xavier Emmanuel (April 9, 2026)

Angela McCluskey, Elijah Fox, Knxwledge, Les Halles, Nala Sinephro, Xavier Emmanuel, Xavley, Yves Tumor

Denver, Colorado born Xavier Emmanuel (he/him) is a multi-hyphenate artist/scholar and PhD candidate in Creative Practice and Critical Inquiry at the Harvard University Department of Music. His work a…

I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

Apr 9, 2026

Éliane Radigue -- Courtesy of Éliane Radigue, Yves Arman, Foundation A.R.M.A.N.

Essay

Éliane Radigue: A Legacy of Listening Closely, Together

Annea Lockwood, Charles Curtis, Éliane Radigue, Laurie Spiegel, Nate Wooley, Pierre Schaeffer, Rhodri Davies, Rhys Chatham, Silvia Tarozzi

On a spring day in 2022, an uninterrupted hum emanates from the center of a room, as natural as the human voice yet produced by electronic instruments. As I stand in the corner listening to Éliane Rad…

Vanessa Ague

Apr 8, 2026

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As the label of American Composers Forum, innova Recordings serves as a home for visionary and genre-defying creative music.

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